Cervera Real Estate is expanding – the brokerage has opened five new offices in South

According to a New York Times report published earlier today, the U.S. Justice Department is investigating Standard & Poor’s (S&P), the nation’s largest credit ratings agency, for its questionable ratings of risky mortgage-backed securities in the run-up to the

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has raised $7.5 million for an multiple listing services (MLS) licensing agreement that will allow MLSs and Realtor associations full access to valuable property listings without legal

Interthinx, an analytics company, released its comprehensive Second Quarter Mortgage Fraud Risk Report late last week, and among its chief findings were that Florida is a “high risk” state for fraud with five of the 10 riskiest ZIP codes

With new data on housing starts out recently and July sales data on the horizon, economists and journalists are debating what role housing plays in the U.S. economic

After experiencing the side effects of the recession, a recent string of luxury and office developments in Coral Gables  have many residents thinking that the affluent area is emerging from the downturn stronger than

The National Association of Realtors announced in a recent report that its Housing Affordability Index, the 41-year-old index that measures household purchasing power, was at its third highest level ever after the first quarter of

The once highest priced listing on Sunset Island 1 was closed by ONE Sotheby’s International Realty for $19.8 million. This property, located at 1736 W 28th Street, is a historical property designed in

Freddie Mac released its Quarterly Product Transition Report today, and the report contained several findings on home refinancing, most notable that in the second quarter of 2011, fixed-rate loans accounted for about 95 percent of refinance

The Department of Commerce released data today on housing starts, showing a housing market  that, despite some low numbers, is showing signs of

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York today released its latest report on consumer credit, stating that credit continues to improve in the wake of the 2008 economic

The recent gymnastics on the Wall Street stock indexes has impacted businesses in America by varying degrees, and for Florida real estate, the outcome has been neither good or bad, but uneven – especially depending on whom you

During the housing boom of the mid-2000s, few states experienced the spectacular rise of Florida. Home values and housing starts skyrocketed, and many people – particularly in the mortgage broker industry – earned substantial incomes. When the market declined,

In an effort to combat the frequently negative reports on the U.S. housing market, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is crafting a new index that emphasizes growing and positive aspects of the

America’s real estate market could be on an “unsustainable path,” faced with an oversupply of homes inaccessible to either renters or buyers. That’s what three Morgan Stanley analysts argue in a recent paper that outlines steps that can be

According to the Miami Association of Realtors, foreign investors are continuing to invest in properties in Miami-Dade and Broward County. This has increased home sales by 49 percent in the second