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Florida Home Prices Post Moderate Increases in CoreLogic Price Index

The latest price index from CoreLogic covered home prices through January. Home prices in the state of Florida rose 6.5 percent year-over-year in January, according to the latest Home Price Index from CoreLogic; when distressed sales were excluded, that increase jumped

New Construction Wavers in January, But Long-Term Trends Highly Positive

January may have seemed like a disappointing month of construction, but a deeper look at the trends reveals much to smile about. Overall construction spending in January was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $971.4 billion, according to the

Pending Home Sales Hit Highest Mark in 18 Months

Pending home sales shot up in January, suggesting positive numbers down the road. Pending home sales hit their highest level in 18 months in January, according to the latest analysis from the National Association of Realtors. The Pending Home

What Qualifying Income Does Your Clients Need to Buy in Miami?

In the end, buying a home all comes down to dollars and cents, and Miami’s qualifying incomes differ in interesting ways with the rest of the U.S. To qualify for a mortgage on a 5 percent down payment, Miami homebuyers

CMO-less Century 21 Releases 2015 Strategy

Century has been without a CMO for months, but the company is still moving forward with an eventful 2015 strategy. It has been five months since Century 21’s Chief Marketing Officer Bev Thorne parted ways with the company, and

What Do Single Men, Single Women and Married Couples Value in a Home?

When it comes to a home’s features, does one’s gender/relationship status impact how they prioritize the features? Walk-in closets, new kitchen appliances, nine-foot ceilings, single-level living – all are distinctive features to a home, and research from NAR suggests

Another Sign That First-Time Buyers are Missing in Action

First-time homebuyers are a scarce bunch, these days. Just when it seemed that the news on first-time homebuyers could not get any more distressing, here comes a new report from RealtyTrac to pour salt on the wounds. In short,

3 Important Trends in New Construction Housing

It’s a whole new world out there for new construction, as stunning stat after stunning stat drives home. The Census Bureau’s latest report on new single-family home sales is out, and its findings, at least on the surface, were

Miami-Dade Saves More by Refinancing

SmartAsset evaluated refinancing around Florida and the country to find that Miami residents are saving more. In Miami-Dade County, Miamians are saving more each year on mortgage refinancing than anywhere else in the state, an analysis from SmartAsset, a personal finance

Zillow Wins the Battle – Move is Ready for the War

A California judge granted Zillow’s temporary restraining order to keep ListHub data flowing to Trulia. But will they win the case?   The verdict is in – at least for now – and until March 12, a California judge ruled

Huge Share of Millennials Return Home After Moving Out

The past few months, we’ve reported on the many thorny issues facing Millennials – that their wages in many industries have plummeted in recent years; that their savings rate is negative; that they have pushed roommate rates up to

Terrazas Miami Hit 100 Sales Milestone

Terrazas Miami, a 324-unit luxury waterfront, gated condominium community on the Miami River, has hit the 100 sales milestone. Priced starting in the mid-$200,000s, Terrazas Miami offers 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments, lofts, townhomes and penthouses. The units

Miami Posts Nation’s 2nd Best Price Growth in New Case-Shiller

Miami continued to lead the pack in the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Index. Home prices in the Miami metro area put up sterling numbers in the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, rising 0.7 percent from November to December and 8.4 percent from Dec. 2013. Not

3 Remarkable Charts on How Construction Has Shifted Towards Multifamily Developments

In a recent article on new construction, we reported that the multifamily share of total construction had risen from 17.2 percent of the market in Jan. 2002 to 35.1 percent of the market in Jan. 2014. Such a striking

MIAMI: Out-of-Towners Help Miami Grow

Miami continues to grow despite seasonal slump thanks to international and northeastern demand. Miami was 2014’s hotbed market, breaking records with high sales and surging prices, despite inventory shortages. A new report from the Miami Association of Realtors and

NAR: Existing-Home Sales Hit Nine-Month Low

Agents are working hard to make 2015 a profitable year, but low inventories are keeping sales slow. January marked the start of a new year, but it was hardly the hit the ground running beginning the market was hoping

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