South Florida Sees Record Multifamily Sales for Second Year in a Row

South Florida multi-family property sales increased to over $3.6 billion in 2016, which tops the record of $3.3 billion set in 2015. Strong fundamentals prevail, and growth is expected to continue. As the region’s population continues to…

Next Real Estate Frontier: Neighborhoods on Edge of Miami

Millennials and empty-nesters are moving in droves to city centers nationwide, but there are few places where the urban renaissance is more obvious than Miami.   The push has transformed the city into a multi-dimensional metropolis:…

The battle continues: Las Vegas & Hawaii crack down on Airbnb

Airbnb, which has already been feeling the squeeze in cities like New York, San Francisco and Seattle, are now facing further crackdowns in two additional major tourist destinations: Las Vegas and Hawaii.   Las Vegas property owners…

Miami-Dade Near Top Nationally in Struggle With Housing Affordability

A tight housing market has pushed prices out of reach for a large chunk of would-be buyers across the U.S., forcing millions into an apartment market that digs deep into monthly paychecks for rent, especially in high-cost markets like Miami.   Nearly…
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Seniors Housing Inventory Growing Fast

Developers and lenders in the seniors housing sector have for years only allowed new construction to proceed at a modest pace. The development community’s aim was to avoid the mistakes made in past booms, when too many inexperienced operators…

You Cannot Do That

Lawmakers cracking down on unethical practices by condo associations   State lawmakers have always looked to curb unethical behavior, and the trend is to continue. Recent grand jury cases have seemed to be about condo associations…

Guess The Best Investment In America Since 2000

Most guess wrong.   A recent survey has been released for RealityShares, and it shows the highest performing asset classes since the turn of the century. The results demonstrate how these investments are as well known to the public…
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This Can Not Be Right

Homes have not recovered since the housing bubble burst.   Trulia has just released its latest new study, and it has some eyebrows raising. Pulling from the study, we can look at a homeowner in Fresno, California and one from San…
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Real Estate Fraud Busted In South Florida

Man sentenced in ID theft fraud   November 2014 was the start of Kesner Joaseus’s new business in which he quickly became an overnight success. Joaseus pulled in over $380,000 leasing single-family houses all over Broward and Palm…
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FHA Mortgage Insurance Premium Reduction= Gone

HUD suspends it indefinitely   The Federal Housing Administration-insured (FHA) two weeks ago stated that they were in the process of cutting mortgage insurance premiums on FHA loans. This insurance is added onto loans to help offset…