2.5M foreclosed owners qualify for a mortgage again

Foreclosures, short sales and bankruptcies remain on a credit report for seven years, which means those black marks will fall off the credit files of 2.5 million consumers between June 2016 and June 2017. And most will then qualify for another mortgage.

Ten-X study: 4 of 5 hottest home markets are in Fla.

1 Fort Lauderdale

2 Palm Beach County

3 Tampa

4 Orlando

5 Las Vegas

Fannie and Freddie plan to streamline underwriting

Faster, easier, more efficient loan underwriting coming to the market next year.

South Florida real estate: Home prices keep rising | Miami Herald

As in many cities, the slowdown has hit South Florida luxury real estate harder than the rest of the market. Tight inventory for affordable homes is leading to bidding wars and escalating prices.

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Single-family | Miami-Dade Broward Palm Beach County

September home sales slid across South Florida but median sale prices rose at double-digit rates in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach

Florida Existing Home Sales Flatten in September | Builder Magazine | Existing Home Sales

Forecast: 17M first-time buyers within 5 years

Dying suburban malls become housing mecca

Chinese Buyers US | Chinese Buyers Miami Real Estate

Chinese investment in U.S. real estate is expected to reach $50 billion by 2025,

Tenure in Home Has Steadily Increased in Last 30 Years

24 Percent of Housing Markets Less Affordable Than Historic Norms | RISMedia

EB-5 Real Estate | South Florida Foreign Investment

What happens when a home under contract is damaged?

4 Fla. metros at top of ‘best cities to invest’ list

Realtor.com® Forecasts Hottest Fall Housing Market in 10 Years:

Buyers of U.S. homes are finding lower inventories and higher prices.

Commercial real estate outlook sunny for Miami, experts say | Miami Herald