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Florida properties find interest on Chinese listing portal

Florida listings have made their way to China, and it’s helping drive buyer interest, a new report from Juwai found. Juwai.com is China’s biggest international listing portal, with more than 2.5 million property listings across 89 countries. The website

This week in Miami real estate: New cash sales data and an extended EB-5 visa program

Lots of interesting things happened this week in the world of real estate. Notable stories this week include new cash sales data and the announced extension of the EB-5 visa program. Catch up on this week’s top news with

One simple way to help buyer clients save money in Miami

The chief dilemma for the contemporary real estate agent is: how do I demonstrate my value? It’s a question that can be answered in a variety of ways (i.e. be an information source, develop neighborhood expertise, etc.) and for

The 10 biggest challenges for real estate firms in 2016

Last week, we reported on NAR’s “Profile of Real Estate Firms,” an exhaustive look at the composition of today’s realty businesses and a projection of where they are heading. Our first report looked at the state of real estate firms

Wage increases get lapped by surging home prices in Miami

Home prices in Miami are outpacing wage growth, new research from ATTOM Data Solutions confirmed. It’s a foundational problem that could lead to the market’s eventual implosion if the city can’t reverse it. Some people called the 2007-2008 downturn a

Miami new construction losing its footing in 2016

The Miami new construction market continues to slow in 2016, according to research from Dodge Data & Analytics. In August, Miami saw nearly $571 million in total residential construction spending – still a very high number, but down 20 percent from Aug. 2015. Similarly, the market’s strong

The reason why Miami is great for first-time buyers

The Miami area features one of the most accessible mortgage markets in the country, according to a Credit.com analysis. Utilizing new data from the Urban Institute, Credit.com found that the average loan-to-value in Miami is 84 percent, meaning the average down

The digital marketing strategy agents can’t afford to ignore

For most buyers and sellers, contacting a real estate agent isn’t their first step. Their first move is to go online. Sixty-six percent of Realtors and 70 percent of brokers have a website, the National Association of Realtors’ 2015 Member

5 reasons buyers from around the globe love Coconut Grove

Coconut Grove is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Miami, and existed as an independent city even before that. It has a rich history of luxury living; and that tradition has carried for more than 100 years, as it

Case Shiller: Miami home prices continue their ascent

Home prices in the Miami housing market remained ahead of the national averages in the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s. Although Miami’s monthly increase of 0.4 percent was behind the U.S. average of 0.7 percent, its yearly

How do agents stay safe in 2016? 3 trends from NAR’s new report

September is Realtor safety month – an important month for real estate. As a real estate agent, you are vulnerable to harassment, being robbed at gunpoint, kidnapping and even murder. Your job can be risky – in fact, nearly 40 percent

Cracking the code: the 10 secrets to maximizing client happiness

In one of his more famous speeches, Don Draper, the central character of the “Mad Men” television series, stated that advertising is based on one thing – happiness. And though his focus was on the ad world, Draper could

This week in Miami real estate: $55 million mansion goes on the market and a controversial replat is denied

Lots of interesting things happened this week in the world of real estate. Notable stories this week include Coconut Grove getting new Class A apartments and a Bay Harbor Islands condo tower launching sales. Catch up on this week’s top

Miami’s greater downtown population is now younger, wealthier and better educated

The makeup of Miami’s central business district is changing, the Miami Downtown Development Authority confirmed in a new report. It’s becoming younger, wealthier, and better educated. “Population continues to increase in greater downtown,” the report reads, defining Greater Downtown,

10 trends defining the real estate firm of the future

The “Profile of Real Estate Firms” is among the most interesting annual surveys from the National Association of Realtors. Conducted among its executive members, the profile offers an in-depth look at the higher echelons of the industry, as well

How bad is Miami’s need for new construction? Try 119,000 permits bad

Eighty percent of U.S. metro areas are lacking in single-family home construction, and few areas are in greater need than Miami, according to a new analysis from the National Association of Realtors. Comparing home construction to job gains from

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