The Miami Association of Realtors released its report on international web searchers today, and, as has been the case for 14 of the last 15 months, Brazil ranked as the top foreign nation using Miamire.com. In Aug. 2015, Miami

The FHA’s reduction in insurance premiums may have led to a surge in demand The Federal Housing Administration’s effort to provide relief for homeowners through lower insurance premiums may have backfired, according to a MarketWatch report. The change, which went into effect

According to the BiggerPockets Real Estate Investment Market Index, Miami is third on the list of best cities to invest in real estate. For the index, BiggerPockets ranked the most profitable areas in the country for investors, analyzing such metrics as

Do these economic trends pose problems for housing’s future? America’s housing market is at a crossroads. In addition to the usual real estate entities that impact its progress – Realtor associations, homebuilders, lending institutions – housing is also privy to the wider

The country’s most expensive home sits in Beverly Hills on nearly 25 acres of land. A Mediterranean-style Palazzo di Amore, the property features 12 bedrooms, an in home movie theater, a pool, sauna, tennis facilities and room for 150

New home sales were down last month, but what about 2015 overall? Autumn has been a lackluster season thus far for new home sales, which rose 2.0 percent month-to-month but fell 11.5 percent year-over-year in September, ending the month at a seasonally adjusted

September was a strong month for Miami’s single-family market, as sales and prices rose in moderate tandem, signifying continued strong demand heading into a traditionally slower season, according to a new report from the Miami Association of Realtors (MIAMI)

Cash sales dropped ever closer to the pre-crisis norm of 25 percent in July, falling from 34.2 percent 12 months earlier to 30.8 percent, according to a new report from CoreLogic. With traditional financing becoming a more realistic option

Home prices in Miami continue to rise Home prices in the Miami metro area rose 0.4 percent monthly and 7.4 percent year-over-year in August, according to the new Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s. Though Miami’s monthly price growth was consistent

Looking to join the tiny home trendsetters? For $100,000 you can own a historic New Orleans’ home in the city’s popular Treme neighborhood. The 523-square-foot property was built in 1929 and has been remodeled with larger windows to brighten

Will Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac ever change? Investors and housing advocates alike have anxiously awaited government plans to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but recent comments by Obama administration officials indicate they’ll have to wait a bit longer.

A while back, news reports started trickling in that development company Peebles Corp. had plans to sell its much talked-about Bath Club Estates development site. After months of sifting through bids, the nearly 1-acre plot was finally sold to

This 7,747 square-foot Swiss chalet home in River Forest has a unique feature, a train. Built during the 1920s, the current homeowner, and railroad enthusiast, bought the property in 1974, according to Realtor.com. He experimented with a model railroad in his basement before

The economy on a whole may be doing better, but most Americans are not directly experiencing those gains The unemployment rate is currently 5.1 percent, down substantially from where it was five years ago. Since bottoming in March 2009, the

Employees of all backgrounds left the construction industry and didn’t come back More than five years after the housing downturn, homebuilders are still grappling with a lack of construction workers, according to a new Wall Street Journal report. There are 1.3 million

Trulia sought to find some of the most unnaturally hazardous places in the country Halloween is nearly upon us, which means it’s time to break out our jack-o-lanterns, cue up our YouTube mixes for Thriller and The Monster Mash,