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The gender gap is real among Miami homeowners

It is a well known fact that women earn less income than men, but new research from RealtyTrac has found that the gender gap also extends into real estate – especially here in Miami. According to RealtyTrac’s research, Miami

NAR: Pending home sales hit 10-year high

Pending home sales rose for the third consecutive month in April and reached their highest level in over a decade, according to new analysis from NAR. The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings, hiked

The true cost of homeownership in Miami

Earlier this week, Estately Blog released its rankings of U.S. cities by percentage of income spent on owning a home. Miami was named No. 2. In recent years, the Magic City has taken on new life, with huge jumps

Millennials find housing opportunities in Miami

The Miami housing market is among the most open to Millennial homebuyers – especially those with student debt. That finding came from a new study by Apartment List, which looked at the number of years it takes Millennial consumers

Who do housing experts want for president?

By this time next year, the United States will have a new president – either Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump (though, at this point, one of the latter two seems most likely). It will be from the

This Week in Miami Real Estate: Builders opt for rentals, Miamians steal boats and more

It was a busy week in Miami real estate, as is so often the case. But if you weren’t able to keep up with everything, don’t worry; we’ve got you covered. Here’s what happened: Apartments replace condos – In

TRID haters quieted as April loans close quicker than previous year

Loans closed faster in April than in any time over the last 12 months (excluding last month), Ellie Mae’s new Origination Insights Report confirmed. Questions about the true impact of TRID are likely to follow. In the wake of TRID’s

Highlights from NAR’s new member profile

Sixty-five percent of Realtors are licensed sales agents, while 21 percent are licensed brokers and 16 percent are broker associates. Sixteen percent have at least one personal assistant. And 83 percent are very certain they will remain active as

15 Miami neighborhoods are mostly $1 million-plus homes

In the last four years, homes priced over $1 million have become more prevalent around the country, with their market share increasing from 1.6 to 3 percent, according to a report from Trulia. But that increase has been much

Miami is a top 25 city for startups. Here’s why

Miami is one of the best cities in the country for startup companies, according to a joint analysis from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, 1776 and Free Enterprise. And it has room to improve further. “We are at

Single-family construction is having a great year

Single-family homebuilding is showing encouraging strength in 2016, according to new numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau. Through April, single-family authorizations were at a rate of 736,000, which is 3.3 percent above the revised March rate of 725,000. Monthly new

What you need to know about NAR’s updated MLS policy

Today, the National Association of Realtors board of directors approved revisions to its Handbook on Multiple Listing Policy that will henceforth require all members have the rights to any listing content entered into the MLS. In response to a

Builder confidence points to strong construction in 2016

Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes remained unchanged in May at a level of 58 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). Ed Brady, the NAHB’s chairman, explained in the association’s report

This week in Miami real estate: A record-breaking condo sale, historic district nears height increase, and more

It was a busy week in Miami real estate, as is so often the case. But if you weren’t able to keep up with everything, don’t worry; we’ve got you covered. Here’s what happened: Record-breaking condo sale – Last month,

Millennials dream of homeownership…from their moms’ basements

Millennials may be America’s largest, most vivacious generation yet, but new research suggests that their homebuying prospects have only worsened with time. According to a new analysis from Zillow, more Millennials now live with their parents than at anytime

Miami mortgage activity jumps strongly in 2016

Overall mortgage activity is down in the Miami housing market this year, but that only tells half the story, according to RealtyTrac’s Q1 2016 U.S. Residential Property Loan Origination Report. Through the first quarter, RealtyTrac found, Miami lenders oversaw 29,934 originations, a

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