Broward County residents have been getting mostly good news about the real estate market for months, so many people were probably expecting at least a shade of a warning sign at some point. The warning, if it could be called that, comes from the authoritative...
Year: 2012
Keep it coming: More good news for Broward County real estate
Our South Florida readers have heard it before, and now it appears they'll hear it again: Broward County is still one of the pockets of good news for the housing market. A recent report shows that residential real estate transactions were up about one percent higher...
Is the South Florida condo market in danger of being oversold?
Some knew it would happen, others didn't. When the housing bubble burst a few years back, some people saw and experienced it as the loss of thousands of dollars of equity almost overnight. Others saw a unique opportunity to buy residential real estate at rock bottom...
Eurozone crisis shifts real estate investors to Broward County
As any of our Broward County readers who have followed our previous posts knows by now, the South Florida area is one of the bright spots among the dim national housing market. Real estate transactions throughout the area are up, both in number and in sales price. In...
Possible good news for real estate as existing home sales surge
As the country's economy continues on a sluggish pace toward recovery, many Americans, including those in South Florida, are looking for any positive sign pointing toward better conditions. The unemployment rate remains stagnant, and hopes of a swift end to the recent...
South Florida heat wave continues — condo market getting hot
The South Florida condo market has not experienced the same mini-boom that the single-family homes market has lately. Condo sales in the area have for the most part been in line with the ongoing residential real estate malaise that the rest of the country is enduring....
Foreclosures up in May — real estate market problems persist
Unfortunately, the bad news concerning the national housing market continues to flow, as the numbers for the month of May indicate that there was a 9 percent increase in the amount of foreclosure filings from just a month ago. If it seems to South Florida residents...
Can HARP revisions benefit South Florida residents?
Many of our readers in South Florida may be familiar with the government program known as the Home Affordable Refinance Program, or HARP. Under this program, which began in 2009, people who owe more on their homes than the homes are worth can refinance the associated...
Compared to the rest of the nation, Broward County looks great
Any of our readers who are familiar with our previous posts probably know that South Florida -- and in particular Broward County -- is an area of the country that is currently an exception among other downtrodden real estate markets. While statistics for the housing...
Canadians own 3 percent of homes in Broward County
Our South Florida readers have probably seen previous posts here referencing the widespread interest in Broward County real estate among international buyers. Our area is ideal for almost any kind of lifestyle, and international interest comes from the chance to...