In one of many efforts to reduce Miami Beach’s environmental impact, the City wants developers to either go green, or pay up. What will that mean for new construction buyers? Here’s what you need to know. Outlined in the

In June of last year, the U.S. Supreme Court saved the Fair Housing Act from being gutted, ruling that intention was a non-factor in disparate impact cases. Late last month, a Washington, D.C. district court handed a knife to

From stagnant wages to competition from cash buyers, first-time homebuyers face many challenges in today’s housing market, but perhaps none is greater than the inventory shortage – a fact that is especially true here in Miami. According to a

Though crime can be found in all major cities, the severity and frequency of it vary greatly from metro to metro, as two new reports from real estate analytics provider NeighborhoodScout recently pointed out. In part one of this two-part series

This year is shaping up to be a very positive one for residential construction in Miami, according to the latest numbers from Dodge Data & Analytics. In March, residential construction spending in Miami totaled $881 million, a whopping 50 percent increase

Walkability has become one of the chief concerns among U.S. homebuyers, especially Millennials. And as Redfin’s new “Most Walkable U.S. Cities of 2016” report confirms, some cities are responding to the demand better than others. “Improving a city’s Walk

Colombia ranked as the top country for global searches for South Florida real estate, according to new statistics from the Miami Association of Realtors (MIAMI). Colombia has led the ranking for three consecutive months, originally leading in the rankings

The Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Ft. Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce have entered into a “memorandum of understanding” that will see the two organizations explore the possibility of a merger, the groups announced this week. “This

  RLTY FL – RLTY INTL held an event celebrating the debut of its Miami office, RLTY FL, at The Deck at Island Gardens in partnership with Toys for Boys. RLTY FL’s new office will be located at 1680

In an April 28 letter to mortgage associations and professionals across the U.S., Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray acknowledged their concerns, and hinted at what could be a rewriting of the rule. In November of last year,

In 1963, the median price for a new construction home in the U.S. was $18,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau; in 1980 it was $64,000; in 2000 it was $169,000; and in 2015, after nearly 52 years of consecutive year-over-year

It’s now official – according to population estimates from the Census Bureau that Pew Research has compiled, Millennials are now the largest generation in the U.S. Millennials now number 75.4 million, overtaking the Baby Boomer generation’s 74.9 million; Millennials

In the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, Miami showed modest but consistent home price growth. Miami home prices rose 6.2 percent year-over-year in Feb. 2016 and showed a 0.1 percent increase over January. That monthly increase is half that

Miami real estate agents completed nearly $1 billion in residential sales in March, according to a new report from the Miami Association of Realtos and the MLS. In total, residential properties combined for $996.5 million in sales last month, MIAMI reported. But

The Miami Association of Realtors and the Realtors Association of the Palm Beaches announced today a joint agreement surrounding MLS access for members. When MIAMI absorbed the Jupiter-Tequesta-Hobe Sound Association of Realtors (JTHS) into its network in Sept. 2015,

The average homeowner in Palm Beach County pays more than $3,400 in yearly property taxes, which is the highest in the Miami metropolitan area, according to a new analysis from the NAHB. Additionally, Palm Beach County homeowners pay an average tax that is