It is normal to harbor fears about making the wrong decision when you’re looking at homes to buy. Many first-time home buyers wonder how they will know when they have found the right house. Here are 3 preliminary things you should know about finding the right house: First, an ethical real estate agent will never, […]
Watch out, Orlando: Miami-Dade County is getting into the amusement park game. The Miami-Dade County Commission voted 11-1 on Thursday to approve American Dream Miami, which would be the largest mall in North America and also include amusement park rides and the continent’s first indoor ski slope. The developer is Triple Five Group, owner of […]
Townhouse construction continues making gains as buyers’ appetites once again increase for this type of single-family attached housing. Over the last four quarters, ending with the first quarter of 2018, townhouse starts were 7 percent higher than the prior four quarters. Townhouses accounted for 21,000 starts during the first quarter of 2018. The market share […]
Mortgage rates reversed course and soared to the highest averages in seven years, Freddie Mac reports. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.61 percent this week, which matches the highest level since May 19, 2011. “Healthy consumer spending and higher commodity prices spooked the bond markets and led to higher mortgage rates over the past week,” […]