StreetEasy’s Second Quarter 2013 Miami Residential Market Report shows that Miami is still riding a momentum of market strength. Median sales price has gone up – for the ninth consecutive quarter. Current median price has risen by over 25

Midtown Doral has had much success lately, with its first condo building selling out in only 20 days, and now the announcement of the start of pre-construction availability in its second building. Midtown Doral, the newest residential and commercial

The National Association of Realtors has approved changes to the Realtor.com website that will open the site to non-Realtor listings and rentals. The National Association of Realtors’ Board of Directors yesterday approved a number of amendments to its popular Realtor.com website

It’s the big question on everybody’s mind – will the rising mortgage rates of the last couple months produce a noticeable fall in home sales? Mortgage rates have been on the rise the last couple months. Since the beginning

June was a rollicking good month for new residential home sales, which posted strong increases on both monthly and yearly measures. New single-family home sales were up 38.1 percent year-over-year in June, in addition to an 8.3 percent monthly

The news was good for housing inventory in Monday’s existing-home sales report from NAR, but has the situation improved at all here at home? Housing inventory nationwide increased just under 2 percent from May to June, rising to a

Upscale buyers are a different breed of consumer, and their desires for their residences are outside the beaten path, as a new NAHB survey uncovered. What do the affluent want? That’s the question at the center of a very

Residents will no longer have to head across the bridge in order to experience Miami Beach; Biscayne Beach will be Miami’s first bayfront beach club experience. Biscayne Beach, a new luxury condominium will break ground in the first quarter

June’s existing-home sales may have fallen from May, but they retained strong yearly increases, while other fundamentals improved. Existing-home sales may have fallen by 1.2 percent from May to June, but June’s seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.08 million

Compromise is an inevitable component of the homebuying process…or is it? A new NAR survey has tracked what homebuyers do – and do not – compromise on. News flash: the homebuying process can be a darned frustrating experience. You

What were the most important features to homebuyers in 2013? What features of the home, and the greater area, were most valuable to them? There are many types of property available to today’s homebuyers, but as any savvy agents

Though builder confidence hit its highest mark in seven years this week, the latest construction report from the Census Bureau was underwhelming…or was it? June was a bit of a downer for new construction – at least on the

May was a great month for home prices in Miami, with the Magic City outpacing the nation. May was a good month nationally and locally for home prices, as the latest FNC Residential Price Index showed the housing recovery

July was a mighty good month for homebuilders, if the latest Housing Market Index from the National Association of Home Builders is any indicator. Builder confidence for newly built, single-family home market hit its highest mark in more than

Engel & Völkers is thrilled to announce the addition of Patricia Cassany as a new real estate advisor to its Miami Beach office. Cassany has more than 10 years of experience in the real estate industry and has worked

Stephan Gietl and Fernando Levy Hara, two friends from very different parts of the world who now live mostly in Miami, first met at Harvard graduate school, where they decided to make a joint venture buying distressed assets. They