Criminal king pins of the world beware – Miami’s under surveillance. In not so many words, that’s the message the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) was hoping to convey when it announced its new rules for monitoring

Builder’s are confident, and that bodes well for housing in the New Year Builders are starting out 2016 on confident footing, and that spells promising things for the year’s housing market. That was the central finding in the National Association

Richard Smith, the chairman and CEO of Realogy Holdings Corp., is the most powerful person in real estate. That is according to the Swanepoel 200 list, which ranks the 200 individuals who, in their words, “have the most power

According to the Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI) from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), mortgage credit availability declined 2.4 percent in Dec. 2015. A decline in the MCAI states that lending standards are tightening, while the increase in the index signifies loosening

If projections from monitoring entities are to be believed, then it’s entirely possible that Miami Beach will be completely underwater by 2100, with much of the mainland slipping into the sea right behind it. At the very least, flooding will

Higher interest rates may not be that big of a threat to housing’s future, after all With interest rates seeing their first increase since 2008, there is concern that the hike will harm the housing market either through harming

Douglas Elliman announced Tuesday the addition of Carolina Rainer as a licensed real estate broker associate at the company’s Design District office. According to a statement released by Douglas Elliman, Rainer has joined a team of agents overseeing Miami

More underemployed college graduates work in the office sector than service One of the common beliefs about the current job market is the underemployed college graduate being forced to work as a barista, or another form of unskilled labor for

Miami Beach was ranked No. 6 in realtor.com’s Top Ten Hottest Waterfront Real Estate Markets. Florida cities dominated the full top 10 list: 1. Sarasota, FL 2. Naples, FL 3. Myrtle Beach, SC 4. Delray Beach, FL 5. Vero Beach,

Since 2011, when South Florida entered its current real estate cycle, Miami-Dade-Broward and Palm Beach counties have added more than 4,200 units across 56 new condo buildings. By 2022, those figures are expected to have risen by an additional

Why has homebuying among single female consumers declined in recent years? During the mid and late stages of the housing boom, one of the more commonly reported success stories was that of the single female homebuyer. As tracked by

The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) has appointed Leo Pareja as their new president elect, as well as four new additions to the board, according to a statement released by NAHREP. “Leo Pareja is an outstanding example of

All-cash sales remain a pivotal component of Miami’s housing market The Miami housing market still sees more all-cash sales than any large metro area in the nation, according to new analysis from RealtyTrac. For Nov. 2015, all-cash sales comprised 59.7 percent

In its 2016 Florida Housing Market Forecast, research provider John Burns Real Estate Consulting outlined what it expects to be the defining characteristics of the state’s market this year. The Retiree Effect – In 2010, 27 percent (5 million)

Aaron Lewis, the man accused of kidnapping and murdering Beverly Carter in 2014, has filed a motion to change his plea to not guilty, due to mental diseases or defect to a defense of general denial. Carter was a

The 2015 job market finished out the year on a high note The economy added 292,000 jobs in December, while the unemployment rate held steady at 5.0 percent, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.