THE STREAM Blog
U.S. Housing Market Showed Fantastic Gains This Spring
Sales of newly-built homes, as well as home prices in general, saw some great increases during the month of April 2015.
...read moreWhy Chinese Buyers Love Miami!
China accounts for nearly 6% of all real estate purchases by non-resident foreigners in Florida, the same number as Brazil. Five percent (5%) of Chinese buyers purchased homes in Miami-Miami Beach in 2014. Approximately 79% of these buyers paid cash.
...read moreU.S. Housing Market Well-Positioned for Busy Summer Home-Buying Season
As we head into June, real estate analysts are saying that the national housing market is poised for a successful (and busy!) summer home-buying market. Experts say several factors are at play, including low-housing inventory, pent-up demand and increasingly optimistic sellers.
...read moreU.S. Pending Home Sales Rise Three Months in a Row
Let’s take a closer look at the recent report from the National Association of Realtors. According to recent data, the pending home-sales index (based on contract signings for purchases of previously owned homes) increased 1.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted level of 108.6 in March.
...read moreMiami Beach Is Architecture & Interior Design Central
With the prestigious Pritzker Prize Awards ceremony at the New World Center May 15, it's official Miami Beach is the grand new playing field of global architecture.
...read moreTop 5 Baby Boomer Housing Market Trends to Watch
Experts expect 76.4 million Baby Boomers to have a major impact on the local housing market. Many are expected to make major lifestyle decisions over the next few years as they start to retire. With that in mind, we bring you today's Top 5 Baby Boomer real estate trends to watch.
...read moreWe're Numero Uno at 1 Hotel & Homes
Last week, Streamline Properties' Wendy Doherty was the first broker to find a buyer and close on a residential unit at 1 Hotel & Homes. Yes, we are Numero Uno. First in the door. Price: $1.8 million.
...read moreReport Shows Signed Contracts for U.S. Homes Increase
The National Association of Realtors released data which shows that the seasonally adjusted pending home sales index increased 3.1 percent to 106.9 in February 2015. That’s the highest it’s been since June 2013!
...read moreReport: U.S. Home Prices See Gains in February
CoreLogic released its February 2015 CoreLogic Home Price Index and the conclusions are favorable for home sellers -- U.S. home prices (including distressed sales) increased by 5.6 percent in February 2015 compared to February 2014.
...read moreStreamline: The Back Story
In 1984, Saul Gross saw an open playing field, a chance for him to make a difference in Miami Beach. Bolstered by tax-credit incentives, he and his partners from a NY real estate investment company began buying and renovating many quaint Art Deco apartment buildings near Flamingo Park.
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