By 2025, what will Miami’s downtown look like? If it’s not underwater, the Miami Downtown Development Authority (DDA) hopes the area will have been cultivated into the “business, social and cultural epicenter of the Americas.” It’s a lofty endeavor,

From Jan. 2013 to Oct. 2015, year-over-year decreases in the share of total home sales occurring in all cash have averaged 2.7 percentage points. However, in Nov. 2015 (the latest available data) the pace of decline slowed to 0.7

The housing market is improving, but first-time homebuyers still face challenges First-time homebuyers have dropped to their lowest share since 1987, and based on numerous reports and analyses by news organizations and industry groups, there are a number of barriers

EWM Realty International recently named Denise Sicuso the new managing broker of their Pinecrest office. In her new position, Sicuso will focus on the day-to-day oversight of EWM’s Pinecrest office, including management of sales activity, training exercises and the

Avatar Real Estate Services recently announced that the broker associate, Richard S. Green, joined its South Miami office. Prior to his new job, Green also worked with Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate. Green graduated from Florida State University with a degree

In true Miami fashion, despite a double-digit drop in sales across both property types (single-family homes and condominiums) home price growth continues to amaze. The city’s single-family market – a weaker counterpart to condos – has been slowing for

Thanks to stagnant incomes, Millennials are still missing from the housing market Two million households headed by 25-to-34-year-olds are missing from the current housing market, according to new National Association of Homebuilders research. The NAHB arrived at that number

New home sales were down in January, but that’s not the whole story Sales of new single-family homes declined in January, falling 9.2 percent from December and 5.2 percent from Jan. 2015 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 494,000,

The Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island area has the highest well-being in the country, according to a new analysis by Gallup and Healthways. For its analysis, Gallup assigned areas with a well-being score, and the Naples area had the highest well-being index score across

Once again, the Miami housing market proves a haven for flippers Miami is one of the nation’s top housing markets for home flipping activity, according to Trulia’s “Big Flippers and High Rollers” report. Trulia’s report measured home flipping activity through 2015’s

There are more than 49 million homeowners in the U.S. with a mortgage, and approximately half (46 percent) expect their equity to increase in 2016, according to research from loanDepot. That’s another way of saying seller confidence is on

In early 2015, we reported that less than 50 percent of Realtors said their brokerage had proactive safety procedures in place, which many found disconcerting, considering how vulnerable agents can make themselves when visiting with clients whom they might

Clinton’s “Breaking Every Barrier Agenda” proposes bold changes to aid homebuyers and renters Hillary Clinton announced a $25 billion housing reform plan as part of her “Breaking Every Barrier Agenda,” which outlines her plans for economic reform, should she be elected to the

Last year was a positive one for Miami real estate, but what do the specific trends tell us about the market’s health? We recently reported record-breaking sales in Mimi-Dade’s single-family home market. To get a better idea of the

In January, Niche, a website that ranks and reviews schools at every level of education, gave us the top high schools with the best teachers. This month, it’s the best private high schools. In its 2016 Best Private High Schools

Fewer undocumented immigrants may lead to higher costs A decline in undocumented immigrants may be causing construction costs – and by proxy, home prices – to rise, according to the Zillow Home Price Expectations Survey. The survey asked 100