Our South Florida readers have probably seen a lot of the proposals batted around in the news about the best ways to help homeowners who are struggling to make their monthly payments. Previous posts here have detailed the historic $25 billion settlement between the...
Year: 2012
Bidding wars may be on the rise for South Florida real estate
Prospective buyers take note: the seller's market in South Florida may be here to stay. Reports continue to surface that not only are owners who are looking to make a real estate sale in a particular strong position these days, but they are also increasingly able to...
Individual South Florida communities seeing big price bounces
Although previous posts here have covered the rebounding South Florida real estate market extensively, it appears that even though the area at large is a hot market, individual areas are doing better than some others. And with the inventory of residential real estate...
More data suggests South Florida real estate is still hot
Most of our regular South Florida readers have probably seen plenty of our previous posts extolling the positive aspects of the area's real estate market. Residential property has been selling fast in South Florida, and it has been selling at increasingly higher...
Office buildings and retail property take a backseat
Even though the South Florida residential real estate has been popping in recent months, there appears to be a bit of a downside when it comes to the region's property market. According to a recent report, the commercial real estate market is not coming along quite as...
Settlement funds may help Floridians facing foreclosure
A previous post here back in September discussed the positive implications for homeowners in Florida coming out of the historic $25 billion settlement that the majority of states agreed to with some of the country's largest mortgage lenders. A large portion of the...
Evidence that the market is improving – and not just in Florida
All of the good news about real estate that our South Florida readers see through our previous posts and in the local news may be blurring out the fact that it appears the nationwide real estate market could be marching toward recovery. Individuals and families...
How long will the South Florida real estate hot streak last?
Although the good data on the South Florida real estate market has been coming for months, there have been no estimates about how long the hot streak will last. That changed recently, however, when a report was issued estimating that residential real estate prices...
Will the South Florida commercial real estate market heat up too?
Many of our South Florida readers who are familiar with previous posts here have seen plenty of good news regarding the residential real estate market in the area. Despite the continuing malaise of the housing market throughout much of the country, with a recovery...
Inventory down, prices up – looks like seller’s market is coming
A recent headline from the South Florida area may not come as much of a surprise to our regular readers. According to the reports, the inventory for residential homes throughout the South Florida area was down approximately 34 percent this September, when compared to...