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How Agents Can Use Tablets for Business

Whether it’s an iPad, the Samsung Galaxy Tab or a Kindle Fire, the usage of tablets is growing fast. A study conducted by Staples predicted that there will be 82.1 million tablet users in the United States by 2015. Why should

What are the Preferences of the Most Active Foreign Homebuyers?

Homebuyers from Canada, China, Mexico, India and the UK make up 53 percent of all foreign home purchases in the U.S. What do they look for in homes? Foreign homebuyers accounted for $68.2 billion in home purchases from March

Apartment Vacancy Rate Remains Unchanged, But Promise Lies Ahead

Reis analysis on apartment vacancy and rental rates show small potential in the second quarter In April, we read the first quarter 2013 analysis from Reis and learned the apartment vacancy rate was at the lowest point in a

How Rising Mortgage Rates are Affecting Prospective Homebuyers

Mortgage rates are at their highest levels in years, but how are they impacting the decisions of potential homebuyers? A new Trulia survey explains. Well, it was fun while it lasted! After falling for a sustained, seemingly endless length

CoreLogic: Foreclosure Inventory Down 29 Percent in May

CoreLogic’s National Foreclosure Report for May offered another dose of positivity for housing, with foreclosure inventory down by nearly a third. The U.S. foreclosure markets continued to improve in May, according to the latest National Foreclosure Report from CoreLogic.

70 Percent of U.S. Metros Featured on NAHB’s Improving Markets Index

More than 70 percent of metro areas in the U.S. are now a proud part of the NAHB’s Improving Markets Index, according to the association’s latest tally. A total of 255 metropolitan areas were featured in the July Improving

The Biggest Challenge Facing Brokerages? Agents’ Age

Real estate brokerages face plenty of challenges, but according to a new survey, the increasing age of real estate agents comes out on top. It was just two months ago that the National Association of Realtors reported that only

Fannie Mae: Homebuyers Expected to Enter the Market Sooner

Fannie Mae’s National Housing Survey for June offered further evidence of the housing recovery, with more homebuyers looking to enter the marketplace. According to Fannie Mae’s June 2013 National Housing Survey, mortgage rates and housing prices are perceived to be

ISG World Appoints Gabriella Gonda As Senior Sales Executive for Sage Beach

International Sales Group (ISG) announced today the appointment of Gabriella Gonda to the position of Senior Sales Executive for Sage Beach, the highly anticipated beachfront luxury condominium development in Hollywood Beach. Gonda brings more than 17 years of extensive

The Rock Leaves Miami

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has sold his Miami-area mansion for $3 million as of last month, according to Radar Online. The wrestler-turned actor purchased the chataeu last year. It featured six bedrooms, six baths, fountains, picturesque landscaping, a fully

High Demand from Condo Buyers in Downtown Miami

Buyers are driving up property values, sales prices and occupancy in Miami’s real estate market International and growing domestic demand from condo buyers has increased in Downtown Miami’s residential real estate market. The market has experienced a strong rise

What are the Busiest Housing Markets in the U.S.?

Redfin’s Real-Time Fastest Markets Report offers an interesting glimpse at what housing markets are seeing the most activity. Is Miami among them? Housing demand lessened somewhat nationwide in May, according to the latest Real-Time Fastest Markets Report from Redfin,

5 Essential Details About Foreign Homebuyers

Foreign homebuyers made up nearly $70 billion in sales in 2012-2013, and they revealed distinctive patterns during that time frame that agents should know. We reported earlier this week that, though constrained by weak international economics and exchange rates,

Trulia: Miami Asking Prices Shoot Up 15.6 Percent in June

Asking prices in Miami were on a tear in June, according to the latest Trulia Price Monitor, posting double-digit increases. Asking prices in Miami soared in the June Trulia Price Monitor, increasing 15.6 percent year-over-year and 3.3 percent quarter-over-quarter.

Crimson Condominums Will Be the Third Installment to Edgewater

The Crimson – Residences on Biscayne Bay will be the third installment to the newly formed Edgewater neighborhood, according to Stephen Gietl and Fernando Levy Hara, principals of Mckafka Development Group. The Edgewater region of downtown Miami has recently

Construction Spending Hops 5.4 Percent in May

Another month, another rock-solid collection of data on the residential construction industry from the Census Bureau. May was another solid month for the construction industry, with spending on new projects increasing by 5.4 percent year-over-year, according to the latest

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