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New Zillow tool helps military vets find VA loan-eligible condos

The tool takes the guesswork out of the home-shopping process by highlighting condos eligible for Veterans Affairs (VA) financing.

RE/MAX begins major push for new brokerages, layoffs to come with third-party tech adoption

The residential-brokerage franchisor announced a host of company-wide steps it is taking to grow its business. 

Showing activity drifts toward 2020 levels

A new report from ShowingTime reveals a continued drop in home showings nationwide: During May, buyer traffic decreased 18.2% year over year.

Miami home price growth exceeds 24% in May, deceleration on the horizon

Florida registered the nation’s highest year-over-year home price growth, up 33.2%. Tampa led the country on a metropolitan level, with home prices up 33.4%. Miami also saw a significant surge in price growth, up 24.3%.

Decoupling broker commissions could be coming

Agent commissions of the future could look much different than they do today, as a Department of Justice investigation into the issue of decoupling buyer and broker commissions continues, class-action lawsuits are advancing and associations and MLSs are adjusting their policies.

Hole up in your very own hobbit house

More than 1,000 square feet are tucked away inside this real-life, hillside Hobbit house! It looks straight out of Middle Earth.

Rock out in a geological masterpiece

The Peterson Rock Garden and Museum, a beloved local attraction in central Oregon, is officially for sale. It’s listed for $825,000.

10 markets where buyers retain an edge

Realor.com has compiled a list of the 10 markets where homes are lingering the longest — giving buyers a rare edge.

Housing inventory rebounds at record rate in largest metros, but South Florida lags behind, Realtor.com reports

The number of homes available to buyers climbed 18.7% in June, the sharpest year-over-year increase in the history of the report.

Miami’s Fortune International Group forms alliance with Saunders & Associates in the Hamptons

As part of the partnership, Fortune in South Florida and Saunders & Associates in New York will refer clients between each market.

Miami among cities with strongest price growth, according to new S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index

The latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index reveals big news about South Florida real estate.

Jud Henry and Skye Louis Realty join The Keyes Company

Skye Louis has more than 140 agents, an annual sales volume of more than $200 million and offices in Coconut Creek and Delray Beach.

Pending-home sales post surprise increase in May

The increase ends a six-month string of monthly declines, the National Association of REALTORS® said.

Mortgage payments up 57.9% in Miami, as housing affordability hits 15-year low

The hit to affordability has lessened demand, eased price growth, slowed sales and boosted inventory

Surprise surge in new-home sales in May as median price falls

New-home inventory rose to 444,000 homes in May from 437,000 homes in April, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development reported.  

Maya Vander from ‘Selling Sunset’ joins Compass in South Florida

Vander will work with Compass in both Florida and California. Her new Maya Vander Group will be based in Coconut Grove. 

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