Brickell has once-again been honored. Miami’s “mini-Manhattan” and financial district has been named one of the 49 Coolest Neighborhoods in the World by Timeout.com, a website that dedicates itself to culture, things to do around the world and sights to see. The website sites what many of us locals already…
Bruce Eichner has recently announced his newest venture in the South Florida real estate market with plans to build an 8-story waterfront condo building in Bay Harbor Islands, La Baia. Designed by Luis Revuelta, La Baia will be a boutique condo building offering only 68 residences that will include…
Branded condo towers continue coming to Miami as the famous French crystal company, Baccarat, announces its new condo tower along the Miami River in the Brickell neighborhood of Miami. Baccarat is added to the list of brands that have teamed up with developers in Miami to create name-branded condos like…
Aria Reserve is a pre-construction condo development set to be the tallest waterfront residential twin condo towers in the U.S.. Designed by Arquitectonica and developed by Melo Group, Aria Reserve will consist of two, 62-story twin towers located along Biscayne Bay in the Edgewater neighborhood of Miami…
Mr. C Tigertail Residences, which was once planned as apartments, will now be a sister condo tower to Mr. C Residences in Coconut Grove as the latter is now 95% sold. The Tigertail Tower will also be 21 stories and have the same luxe interior finishes as Mr. C Residences but will offer more units…
Michael and Jaimee Light of The Light Group at Douglas Elliman are pleased to announce the expansion of their team adding a new Director of Operations and three new real estate advisors, who among them are fluent in Spanish, Portuguese and Italian…
Florida’s Department of Highway has proven what everyone in real estate has been talking about over the past year…New Yorkers have fled to South Florida in droves during the COVID-19 pandemic. At least 33,565 people exchanged their New York driver’s licenses for Florida driver’s licenses between September 2020 and March 2021…
Waldorf Astoria Residences Miami, which is a planned 100-story ultra-luxury condo/hotel tower, will soon soar 1,049 feet above the ground, making it Miami’s tallest tower once it is completed in 2025. Designed by Carlos Ott and Sieger Suarez Architects and developed by PMG, Waldorf Astoria Miami will be comprised of 9 vertical stacking glass “cubes” that will each…
Last week, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate from Freddie Mac inched up to 3.1%, and experts project rates will continue rising through 2022:
“The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 2.9% in the third quarter of 2021. We forecast mortgage rates to increase slightly through the remainder of the year and reach 3.0%, rising to 3.5% for full year 2022.”
If you’re thinking of buying a home, here are a few things to keep in mind so you can succeed even as mortgage rates rise.
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There are a lot of questions right now regarding the real estate market as we head into 2022. The forbearance program is coming to an end and mortgage rates are beginning to rise.
With all of this uncertainty, anyone with a megaphone – from the mainstream media to a lone blogger – has realized that bad news sells. Unfortunately, we’ll continue to see a rash of troublesome headlines over the next few months. To make sure you aren’t paralyzed by a headline, turn to reliable resources for a look at what to expect from the housing market next year.
There are already alarmist headlines starting...