We’ve covered multifamily ascendence before, but this is the most telling statistic of all. Earlier this week, we reported on two facets of new construction: first, that overall construction spending in Miami grew by hefty amounts in 2014; and second,

What is the marital status of the typical first-time homebuyer? What are the demographics? And finally, how have those stats changed in recent years, and what does America’s ever-diversifying landscape suggest? To find out, see our infographic below, which

Last week, we reported that lending standards have see-sawed up and down the spectrum the last few years, but does that trend change at all when we look at the separate lending standards for refinancing and purchasing loans? Once

We reported last week that in 2014, the median sales price for a newly built single-family home set a new record, closing out the year at $283,600. That’s not only 5.5 percent above 2013, but also a whopping 28.3 percent

Cuba is opening for business. Is the U.S. ready? The gates to Cuba have opened, pushing aside more than 60 years of animosity with the West for the promise of a more profitable century. The announcement came earlier this

Slow home prices in December are likely to roll over into 2015. Early today, February 3, CoreLogic released its Home Price Index for December 2014. While price appreciation was relatively flat from a month prior, CoreLogic researchers found prices

2014 was a VERY good year for new construction in Miami, according to the latest stats. Total residential construction spending in the Miami area was $6.623 billion in 2014, a 62 percent increase from 2013, according to new numbers from Dodge

Construction on the whole was positive in 2014, but that was mostly due to the surging multifamily sector. Private construction may have been up 4.5 percent in 2014, but it was the multifamily housing market that drove that activity,

Hundreds of thousands of potential homebuyers will be boomeranging back to the housing market over the next seven years. The Miami area is poised to see more than 322,000 potential homebuyers enter the housing market fray over the next seven

Existing-home sales may have bounced back to life in Dec 2014 (and carried median sales price to its highest mark since 2007), but that was hardly the most encouraging piece of news in NAR’s latest housing report. No, that

Pending home sales took a step back in December, but remain well above 2013 levels. The National Association of Realtors released its newest Pending Home Sales Index today, finding that despite persistently low interest rates, December pending home sales

We’re all waiting for Miami’s housing inventory situation to improve…and that could finally be happening. The inventory situation in Miami has been a dire one for some time, but 2014 closed out with some encouraging news, according to new numbers from realtor.com.

The Federal Housing Act has helped curb housing discrimination since the late 60s. A new lawsuit could see to extend those protections or limit them.   On April 4, 1968, a historic date by any measure, civil rights leader Martin

New home sales may have disappointed in 2014, but median sales price was an entirely different matter. December may have capped off a lackluster year of sales for newly built single-family homes, but when it came to the median

ListHub publishes letter offering new details on their forthcoming split with Zillow, while Zillow finds new MLS provider. In a bombshell statement released in early January, Zillow announced that as of April 7 the listing portal would no longer

Home prices in the Miami area continued to set the indices on fire in the latest Case-Shiller. Home prices in the Miami area continued to lead the nation in November, rising 0.6 percent from October and 8.6 percent from Nov. 2013, according to the