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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,

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

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

For some time now, agents and analysts alike have wondered why so few Millennials are buying homes, but new Census data has provided a remarkably straightforward answer – they’re all living at home with their parents. Compiled by Time magazine,

Miami is a patchwork of neighborhoods – each defined by its culture, population, and residential and commercial makeup. Here’s why people are buying in Little Havana: Its walkability – Little Havana’s Walk Score is 87, making it the second

The National Association of Home Builders wants to organize its membership to help pass 15 of what it describes as “critical” building code changes. In its release, the association wrote: “NAHB is urging its members to get involved locally

Swire Properties Inc, one of South Florida’s leading international developer of urban real estate, has been granted a temporary certificate of occupancy (TCO) by the City of Miami for its second Brickell City Center residential tower, RISE. Residents will

On August 1, because of a small but alarming outbreak of the Zika virus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a travel warning for Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood. Today the CDC lifted its warning. The easing of precautions

Both economic and personal concerns are stopping renters from buying homes, according to the latest Housing Opportunities and Market Experience (HOME) survey from NAR. Conducted on a quarterly basis, the HOME survey polled Americans about their confidence in the