Mercedes Saavedra, a RE/MAX Advance Realty (RMA) broker-associate, has been named one of the Top 250 Latino Real Estate Agents in the U.S., according to a report from the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP). A Cuban native and

Michael Jordan is at it again. After three years of unsuccessful attempts to sell his Chicago-area mansion, the basketball star has decided to give it another try. With a new asking price at $14,855,000 (the numbers add up to

Over the last year, distressed home sales have become far less prominent in Florida’s housing market Distressed sales throughout Florida comprised 16.3 percent of all home sales in May, a marked drop from the 30.1 percent market share of a year

Two multi-million dollar properties were sold within one week of each other by Avatar Real Estate Services Cofounder and Realtor Associate Toni Schrager, resulting in two back-to-back record-breaking sales. The first property is 3305 South Moorings Way, a seven

Residential construction spending may be up in 2015, but some areas performing better than others Residential construction spending was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $359.5 billion in May, according to the latest data from the U.S. Census

A San Francisco broker got creative, casting two drag queens, Mercedez Munro and Katya Smirnoff-Skyy, in a Youtube video used to market one of his listings. The two drag queens used humor throughout the video to showcase to prospective

The much-anticipated Echo Brickell, a residential high-rise in Miami, originally had plans for a shark tank in the building’s lobby. Though, after a rendering of the shark tank was posted to Instagram, a change.org petition was established to put

Recession technically over, but challenges remain for housing market Six years ago, the recession officially ended. However, 41 percent of Americans still think the housing crisis is happening, and a new study by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University has

Architects find inspiration for their work in a variety of things, including celebrities as it would appear. A new skyscraper in Melbourne, Australia, planned by the architectural firm Elenberg Fraser, was inspired by Beyoncé’s “Ghost” music video, where the

A Clarendon, VT gristmill built in 1880 has been repurposed into a three-bedroom house on a 2.1-acre plot, and it can be yours for $1 million. The property offers a total of six buildings, including a colonial-style house and

In an attempt to challenge our ideas about living space, two Brazilian artists built a vertical house alongside a building using a climbing wall in Rio de Janeiro. Nailed to the wall are shelves, counters, a hammock, bed and

Home prices positive in latest Case-Shiller, but are there signs of a slow down? Home prices in the Miami area posted strong gains in Standard & Poor’s latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, rising 0.9 percent from March to April and 8.5 percent from

Construction is down in the market’s lower end, and economists say they know why The construction industry continues to make strides bringing more new homes to the market, a Census Bureau report on housing permits recently showed. But while

Instead of listing their home for $394,000, the appraised value of the property, a Houston-area Realtor and his wife decided on a more unique selling method. The couple launched www.150house.com, where buyers interested in their two bedroom, one bath

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau decided to again amend its proposal to extend the forthcoming TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure rule compliance deadline, this time pushing the effective date from Oct. 1 to Oct. 3. “The bureau proposed Oct. 3 as

May was a solid month for pending home sales activity, but uncertainty remains for housing’s future Pending home sales continued their hot streak in May, rising by monthly and yearly measurements to their highest level in nine years, according to