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WCI Breaks Ground On 196 Homes in Parkland’s Heron Bay

WCI Communities announced today that it has released 196 new homes for sale in Parkland’s Heron Bay. Heron Bay is one of South Florida’s biggest and most prominent country club communities. The community is located on Coral Ridge Parkway,

Four Percent Increase in Mortgage Applications Last Week

Mortgage applications experienced a 4 percent increase last week (April 29), according to

NAR Proposed Due Increase: Voice your Opinion

The National Association of Realtors recently proposed a membership due increase of up to 50 percent, potentially increasing 2012 membership dues from the current $80, to $120, according to AgentGenius, in an effort to reshape campaign

Miami Home Prices Fall 6.2 Percent from 2010

Prices of single-family homes declined in 20 metropolitan areas by 0.2 percent from January to February, according to the S&P/Case Shiller composite index released today. This decrease places the current composite index of 139.7, just slightly above the 2009

Lil Wayne Lists Mansion for $12.9 Million

Confronted with a growing tax debt, rapper Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., known best as Lil Wayne, has listed his Miami Beach mansion on La Gorce Island for $12.9

New Bill to Streamline Short Sales

A new bill introduced earlier this week aims to change long lender delays with short

Miami Foreclosure Activity Decreases in Q1

RealtyTrac released Wednesday its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report for the first quarter of 2011, which shows foreclosure filings were reported at a 15 percent decrease from the previous quarter and a 27 percent decrease from the first quarter of

Miami Beach: A Buyer’s Market

As things heat up outside this spring season, so does activity in the real estate market. Despite the spike in demand for existing properties, though, many sellers are finding that to generate interest they must price their homes

EWM Adds Five New Associates to its Key Biscayne Office

Esslinger-Wooten-Maxwell (EWM) Realtors announced today that five new sales associates have joined their Key Biscayne team. Maria del Carmen Escolar, Karen Hollihan, Virginia Lattanzi, Encina Neira and Lourdes Suarez-Murias will be the new

Feds Settle with Major Lenders

Federal bank regulators yesterday announced settlements with the nation’s largest mortgage lenders for unethical foreclosure practices that were identified in 2010

Pew Poll Shows Americans Still Value Homeownership

Amidst one of the worst economic recessions in American history, a recent telephone poll conducted by the Pew Research Center shows that the majority of Americans still place a great deal of value in their

Mortgage Apps Decrease in Latest Weekly Survey

Mortgage applications decreased from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending April 8,

Webby Awards Nominees Announced

Nominees for the 15th annual Webby Awards were announced this morning, with numerous candidates emerging from the real estate

Chicago-based Firm Offers First Groupon Real Estate Deal

Chicago-based Dream Town Realty has capitalized on Groupon’s massive sphere of influence, offering the first real estate deal through the online coupon

March ComScore Stats Show Trulia Busier Than Zillow

Web traffic analytic service ComScore has released data on real estate sites Zillow and Trulia’s March 2011

J Lo’s Old Miami Beach Mansion for Sale

The 7-bed, 9.5-bath Miami Beach mansion owned formerly by pop star and American Idol panelist Jennifer Lopez is for sale for $29

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