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US home prices jump at record rate

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Home prices are on the up, but that may lead to trouble in the future.

The median cost of a single-family home jumped 12 percent in the third quarter to $313,500, marking the biggest year-over-year increase since 2013, according to data from the National Association of Realtors that was first reported by Bloomberg.

“Favorable mortgage rates will continue to bring fresh buyers to the market,” said Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist. “However, the affordability situation will not improve even ...

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Fisher Island to receive new residences by 2025. Will there be enough demand?

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It’s official: Fisher Island is set for 57 new condos and 12 single-family homes.

The Miami-Dade County Commission approved a plan last week that would bring the total number of residences on the private, 216-acre island to about 800 condo units and about 20 single-family homes.

Construction of the new residences is slated to begin in 2022, with completion in 2025, according to Kobi Karp, founder and principal of the Miami-based Kobi Karp Architecture & Interior Design, project architect.

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The COVID effect: The surprising impact of the pandemic on Miami-Dade real estate

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Months of stay-at-home orders, growing numbers of infections and deaths, working remotely while the kids are attending school in the next room, stop-and-start business closures, and no end in sight to the COVID-19 pandemichave all had an unexpected impact on Miami-Dade’s real estate market. It’s just not what you probably think it is.

COVID-19 has turned out to ...

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