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Miami Home Prices Continue Extravagant Gains in Case-Shiller

How are home prices looking, as the spring market gears up for action? Home prices in the Miami area continued their radical ascent in the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s. Per the Case-Shiller’s analysis, home prices in

Agent Safety: Half of Brokerages Failing

A new study from NAR shows more than 50 percent of brokerages are failing their agents in terms of providing proactive safety procedures. On Sept. 31, 2014, after an exhaustive search, Little Rock, Ark. police found the body of

$10 Trillion Up for Grabs in North American Luxury

A profile of the ultra rich from around the world reveal some interesting facts about luxury real estate buyers. Luxury is a butterfly concept, fluttering about the industry with a thousand hands trying to grab hold. But the idea of luxury

Are We Underestimating the Student Loan Problem?

Student loan debt may be an even bigger problem than we initially thought. Here’s an eye-opening statistic – 31.5 percent of Americans who are paying down their student debt are at least a month behind on their payments. That

4 Important Considerations Behind the ‘Bad’ New Home Sales Numbers

Some news outlets are hyperventilating about the latest new home sales report, but the reality is more encouraging. The Census Bureau released its latest report on new home sales this morning, and on the surface, it’s a doozy. Finishing

Douglas Elliman Names Gus Rubio Chief Operating Officer of the Firm’s Florida Brokerage

Douglas Elliman recently announced the addition of Gus Rubio as chief operating officer of the firm’s Florida brokerage. With more than 20 years of experience in the real estate industry, Rubio brings a wealth of national and international knowledge specifically

Demand Pushes Inventory, Prices and Sales Up in March

A new report from MIAMI and the local MLS paint Miami as one of the nation’s most active markets. Miami continued showing its strength in March, as international and domestic buyers fueled another month of improving sales, prices and

Could Miami’s Market Be Finally Slowing Down?

After a storming couple years of sales, is Miami’s housing market showing signs of a slowdown? Miami may have garnered a well-deserved reputation for a lively, fast-moving real estate market, but there are signs that the market could be slowing down. According

One Sotheby’s Named Exclusive Sales and Marketing Representative for Gale Boutique Hotel & Residences

South Florida’s preeminent luxury real estate brokerage, ONE Sotheby’s International Realty, has been selected to exclusively represent sales and marketing for Gale Boutique Hotel & Residences Fort Lauderdale Beach, developed by Miami-based Newgard Development Group. ONE Sotheby’s International Realty

NAR: March Home Sales Start Spring Off Right

NAR home sales report brings optimism. The National Association of Realtors released its existing-home sales report for March, and the early verdict is good, with sales, prices and inventory showing strong signs of improvement. Across all property types, existing-home sales

Investors Flip: Taking Back the Market

While banks took over the majority of flipping in the downturn, with high prices and low inventory, investors are again reentering the game. In the wake of the financial crisis, when home prices were low and demand nonexistent, the

Hundreds of Thousands of Foreclosed Homeowners Return to Housing in 2015

Foreclosures sidelines millions of consumers from the housing game, but many are now returning to the fray. More than five million American families underwent foreclosure proceedings from 2007 to 2014, but new research suggests that many of them – the

Marijuana: A Growing Real Estate Issue

The explosion of the legal cannabis market is have a significant impact on real estate. Here’s what you can expect… Breaking taboos and dusty standards, the impact of marijuana is proving more economically beneficial than previously imagined, leading to

Are Miami Home Sellers Undervaluing Their Properties?

We may think we have a firm grasp of our market’s value, but new research suggests that’s not the case. Miami homeowners undervalue their listings by 1.26 percent, at least compared to what certified appraisers judge as the value of the

Zillow Whistleblower Revealed

Following Move’s submission of an anonymous whistleblower letter to the court, ZIllow revealed who might be behind the insidious accusations: a former employee. The anonymous whistleblower who authored the now infamous letter to Move, Inc., which alleged a number

Do March’s Disappointing Homebuilding Stats Suggest Market Weakness?

Last month’s homebuilding numbers were a big letdown – what does that suggest about the larger economic climate? Housing construction turned in a disappointing month in March, according to the latest analysis from the U.S. Census Bureau. The numbers were

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