THE STREAM Blog
Miami Beach Listings Skyrocket!
In today’s luxury condo market, SoFi, Miami Beach’s South of Fifth Street enclave of designer towers -- Portofino, Icon, Apogee, Murano, Continuum -- is the place to invest.
...read morePre-Sales for SoFi Louver House Competitive
Louver House, a boutique multimillion-dollar condo on 3rd & Meridian in the South of Fifth neighborhood on Miami Beach, launched pre-construction sales last Wednesday, January 14. Mast Capital, the real estate investment firm developing the project, hired architect Rene Gonzalez as designer.
...read moreYoung Buyers Return to U.S. Housing Market En Masse
According to a recent Bloomberg article, more and more first-time home buyers are entering the real estate market because they feel more confident about the economic recovery. Faster economic growth and a labor market that’s approaching “full employment” (according to the Federal Reserve) are aiding in the rise in confidence among first-time home buyers.
...read moreInternational Buyers Lead Miami's Luxury Real Estate Boom
Year 2014 has brought Miami back as one of the world’s most exciting real estate markets. To date, Miami has attracted high-volume activity from foreign cash buyers from Europe, South America, Russia and China plus keen celebrity buyers who have stabilized South Florida’s real estate market and pushed it to record sales.
...read moreTurf's Up at Surf Club Four Seasons Residences
The Surf Club Four Seasons expansion project will be completed by early 2016 and will feature: two condo towers, the hotel, two restaurants, four pools, cabanas, a private membership club, gym and spa.
...read moreU.S. Home Inventory Low - It's a Great Time to Sell!
A recent report from the National Association of Realtors suggests there’s a good chance you can get a great price on your home right now. U.S. home sales recently hit a six-month low, with inventory at a low point, too. While this may seem discouraging at first, this actually suggests that those homes listed on the market are being met with increased demand.
...read more5 Predictions for the U.S. Housing Market in 2015
Realtor.com just released its top predictions for the housing market in the New Year. And, all of them seem to favor homesellers. Sales are expected to increase 8% during the New Year. Meanwhile, as more people gain employment and increase incomes, distressed property inventory is expected to decline. This means a lower real estate inventory, plus, coupled with a surplus of buyers, it will create a seller's market.
...read moreEasier Mortgage Rules & Stable Rates Bring U.S. Homebuyers Back
More and more home buyers are returning to the U.S. housing market because of favorable market conditions. According to a recent article by Reuters, buyers are feeling more comfortable thanks to interest-rate stabilization and easier mortgage rules.
...read moreNAR Report Shows U.S. Home Sales Rose In September
U.S. homes sold at a faster rate in September than any other time this year, a recent report from the National Association of Realtors said. Evidently, sales of existing homes increased 2.4 percent from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.17 million. Experts are saying that this increase is a great sign that the housing market is picking up and moving past the slowdown that started in mid-2013.
...read moreThe Great Outdoors at Miami's New Museum Park
Museum Park occupies 30 acres of downtown Miami’s waterfront area and has been a long time in coming. After a 14-year planning and construction phase, the park finally opened to the public in mid-June of 2014. Museum Park was first opened in 1976 as Bicentennial Park to celebrate the nation's bicentennial that year. The park had few attractions and thus was rarely used except for special events; it also had a design that walled it off from the street.
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