We’re often told how great home improvement projects are for home sellers, but what are the actual reasons that sellers pursue such projects? Home improvement projects are often pegged as one of the grandest reasons for owning a home

September was a solid month for home price growth in Florida, with prices rising in the latest index from CoreLogic. Home prices in the Sunshine State rose 12.14 percent year-over-year in September, according to the latest Home Price Index from CoreLogic. Though

A new National Housing Survey conducted by Fannie Mae indicates that delinquent mortgage borrowers possess a positive view of homeownership in 2013 that aligns with that of the general population of mortgage borrowers. One Fannie Mae executive wrote that the data

It’s been a slow, steady recovery for the nation’s foreclosure markets, but CoreLogic’s latest report solidified just how far they’ve traveled. The release of CoreLogic’s latest National Foreclosure Report, which covered economic data through September, made one thing clear

Was September was a positive month for Miami’s residential construction sector? Though residential construction in Miami remains relatively strong, the area posted weak numbers in September, according to numbers that McGraw Hill Construction provided us. Residential construction in Miami

This is Halloween, and cemeteries and gravestones are among the most quintessential images of the season. But year-round, how many transactions are near these arguably creepy areas? We associate many images with Halloween: witches, jack-o-lanterns, vampires, werewolves, and of

The real estate market continues to slow down nationwide, but are the national trends consistent here in Miami? The U.S. housing market continued to slow in September, according to the latest Real-Time Fastest Markets report from Redfin, which measured

August was another solid month for home prices in the Magic City in the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. Home prices in the Miami metropolitan area rose 13.5 percent year-over-year in August, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from

New data from NAR shows that pending home sales continued their downward progression in September. Pending home sales fell once again in September, with the Pending Home Sales Index from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) falling 5.6 percent

We’ve been seeing reports that housing inventory is beginning to stabilize; is that true here in Miami, though? Up, or down? That’s always the question when it comes to housing inventory, and with new realtor.com data in tow, we’re

There had been rumblings early on that there was more to the housing recovery than met the eye, and new data from NAR confirms those suspicions. Throughout 2013, there have been many positive developments in the housing market, and

Though it was delayed by the government shutdown, the Census Bureau’s numbers on construction spending were positive all the same. Well, it finally made it! Though delayed by three weeks because of the government shutdown, the Census Bureau’s latest

We all wonder if size truly matters, but in the case of newly built single-family homes, the answer is clear. What percentage of newly built homes have an entry foyer? What if the home is less than 2,000 square

Home sales were up in Miami, but more importantly, inventory was up as well. Home sales were up 4.6 percent year-over-year in Miami-Dade, with single-family home sales rising 21.8 percent and condo sales rising 4.6 percent, according to the

Existing-home sales declined a bit from August to September, though housing inventory continued to show promising signs. After hitting their highest level in nearly four years, existing-home sales came back down to earth in September, declining 1.9 percent to

Miami remains a hotbed for international homebuyers, and new data from MAR tells us where they’re coming from. Though it should come as no surprise, Miami was among the nation’s busiest housing markets for international homebuyers in September. In