August 2018 Blog Posts (9)

In the battle of West Coast versus East Coast, one might say the former just added another notch under its belt.

The price for a one-bedroom in Santa Ana, located in Orange County, climbed 3.4 percent, knocking Miami off the list of the top 10 most expensive places to rent, according to a new report from Zumper.

Otherwise, rents remained relatively flat nationwide last month, with one- and two-bedroom units rising just 0.1 percent since July. On average, rents for a one-bedroom…

According to the 2018 Q3 Zillow Home Price Expectations Survey, U.S. home sellers will continue to hold more negotiating power than buyers for the next 18 months.



The quarterly survey, sponsored by Zillow and conducted by Pulsenomics LLC, asked more than 100 real estate economists and experts for their predictions about the U.S. housing market, including when they expect the market to favor homebuyers over sellers.



Annual home-value…

According to Transwestern's second-quarter 2018 national office market report, continued improvement in the U.S. office sector was due in large part to a strong jobs market with remarkably low overall unemployment of 3.9 percent, and a 1.6 percent annual growth rate in office-using employment.



For the second quarter, office absorption totaled 18.8 million square feet, vacancy remained stable at 9.6 percent, and average asking rents increased by 3.4 percent…

Second-quarter 2018 saw increased sales, higher median prices and more new listings for Florida’s housing market, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®. Many local markets continued to report a lack of for-sale inventory, which impacts sales and puts pressure on rising median prices. Closed sales of single-family homes statewide totaled 80,711 in 2Q 2018, up 1 percent from the 2Q 2017 figure.

“During the second…

According to the Miami Association of Realtors, Miami-Dade County existing condominium sales surged 5.6 percent in 2Q 2018 as median prices for all properties rose for the 26th consecutive quarter.



Miami condo transactions jumped 5.6 percent, from 3,818 in 2Q 2017 to 4,033 in 2Q 2018. Miami existing single-family sales decreased 2.6 percent, from 3,882 to 3,782. The change is due to a lack of single-family home inventory in lower and mid-price…

Deciding to build a home is exciting—it's no wonder that more than 1,000,000 new residences are projected to go up this year. Still, if this thought has crossed your mind, you have also probably wondered: How much does it cost to build a home, anyway?

According to data from the …

Condo sales in Miami-Dade rose last week, led by a sale on Fisher Island.

Condo sales totaled 173 closings for a combined $63.2 million, 49 units and about $15 million more than the previous week. Condos last week sold for an average price of about $365,000 or about $300 per square foot.

The priciest…