On Friday morning Alex Rodriguez, member of the New York Yankees, closed the sale of his Miami Beach home in North Bay Road for $30 million. The sale of his home is one of the highest ever-recorded in Miami

The “wage gap” is among the more prominent topics in gender equality, and new Census Bureau numbers suggest real estate has an issue with the topic. The “wage gap,” which addresses the difference in pay that men and women

Home prices in Miami remained among the strongest in the nation, with prices up both monthly and yearly in March’s Case-Shiller. Home prices in Miami were positive as ever in the March Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s,

Memorial Day weekend officially starts today, and many people will be out vacationing; what vacationing communities, though, are the most popular? Memorial Day weekend is finally here, and numerous families will be taking advantage of the holiday to travel

Immigration reform has been a hot topic the last month or so, though the politics of the issue obscures one main fact: that immigration is good for housing! U.S. immigration policy has always been among the more prominent issues

Some overzealous folks have begun throwing around the “bubble” word in their coverage of the current housing market, but such statements are way off. Home prices on the national scale have been doing quite well in recent months; in

Though existing-home sales posted yearly and monthly increases in April, they were held back by low housing inventory and tight lending standards…or so we’re told! Existing-home sales in April may have increased 0.6 percent from March and 9.7 percent

Redfin, a national real estate brokerage, will establish a presence in the South Florida real estate market. The Seattle-based brokerage will list and sell homes across Palm Beach, Broward and Miami counties. This is Redfin’s first Florida market and

Generation Y, the 80 million or so Americans born between 1979 and 1995, are expected to reverse the last 60 years or so of housing policy in the U.S. One of the more persistent questions among housing analysts is

The housing market cannot truly recover without a healthy mortgage market, but new research from LPS shines an optimistic light on the topic. Homes sales are up, inventory has stabilized, and by many accounts, new construction it putting up

South Florida home prices increase, yet still remain more affordable than renting Despite the fact that South Florida home prices have increased, statistics show that it is more affordable to buy a home than rent after two years. A

The Census Bureau’s latest new construction numbers were a topsy turvy bunch, with housing starts plunging but building permits soaring. If the Census Bureau’s latest numbers are any indicator, April was a wild month for new housing construction in

What income is necessary to afford the typical house in Miami? And how do those requirements compare with other major metro areas? “Housing affordability” is a term that gets thrown around quite a bit nowadays, and for good reason;

Builder confidence for both the general housing market and the 55+ market increased in May on the strength of homebuyer urgency. Builder confidence at all levels of the homebuilding industry showed some of its strongest numbers in years in

Along with its economic findings, NAR’s 2012 Member Profile also offered great insight into the demographics of today’s Realtors – including median age. The average Realtor is 57 years old, and only 2 percent of the entire Realtor class

Is it still tough to get a mortgage? New numbers from the Federal Reserve offer an enlightening perspective on the issue. It’s the question on everyone’s mind, now that the housing market is on a slow, sustainable path to