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Miami is one of the world’s premier international hubs. As a testament to the city’s international appeal, a Trulia analysis of home searches by foreign buyers found that of the 16 countries looking for U.S. homes reviewed, nearly half
Utah’s Department of Commerce released a statement on behalf of the Utah Division of Real Estate warning the public and industry professionals that hackers are targeting homebuyers. It’s the most recent reminder that an old scam can still find new
Recently, Redfin surveyed buyers on their concerns about the housing market. Surprisingly, the survey found that homebuyers are not as concerned about supply as they were in the past, despite it being the driving factor of homebuyers’ current concerns –
If a new preference survey from the National Association of Homebuilders is to be believed, demand for green features is here to stay. In a survey ranking 150 different home and community features, the NAHB confirmed late last month that ENERGY
This week was an active one for Miami’s real estate market, as the stories below bear out: •Thanks to new construction, Miami-Dade property values rose 8.6 percent in 2015. As the Miami Herald reports, North Miami Beach saw a particularly strong
As the residential construction industry expands, the cost and availability of labor becomes an issue for home builders and remodelers. According to NAHB industry surveys from 2013 to 2016, builders indicating that they expect cost and availability of workers to be
This spring homebuying season could be a difficult one for home sellers in Miami, according to a recent analysis from Zillow. According to the company’s April Real Estate Market Report, the inventory of homes in Miami has risen across
Our population is aging, and when the current retirement surge is complete, the nation’s real estate landscape may look very different. In a 2015 article from the National Association of Realtors’ Realtor magazine, citing a Counselors of Real Estate survey, the country’s forthcoming demographic shift was
Ten-X has released its latest Ten-X Residential Real Estate Nowcast, which projects continued growth in existing-home sales for May. According to the Nowcast, May existing-home sales will fall between seasonally adjusted annual rates of 5.47 and 5.83 million, with
Every year, the National Association of Realtors holds a number of events aimed at elevating its membership by introducing them to the cutting edge of the industry – the latest strategies, the trends and the technologies. But this year,
The country’s 25 top-selling subdivisions of 2015 have been named, and on the national stage, the top four are in Florida, and two of those are in Miami, according to Metrostudy data first reported by Builder. Miami’s top subdivision
Every year around October, Miami is hit with the King tide and the city floods. It is a reminder of the city’s vulnerability and penchant for taking on water – a fact confirmed in CoreLogic’s 2016 Storm Surge Report,
Across the country, the salary needed to live in the largest metro areas has fluctuated in 2016, according to a new report from HSH.com. In the metro Miami area, the median salary required to live is $62,370.25, a $512.75 decrease from last quarter. Although the salary
Home prices in the Miami area posted some of the best growth in the nation, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s. In March, Miami home prices rose 6.2 percent year-over-year, which was more
All parents want their children to go to a good school, but not all parents can afford to live in the districts that house them. That’s not the case in Buford, according to a recent analysis from HomeUnion. “The
The Miami new construction market continued its strong 2016 performance in April, according to new numbers from Dodge Data & Analytics. In April, Miami saw more than $321 million in total residential construction spending, a 35 percent decline from April 2015. Miami’s year-to-date
