Miami Beach Ranked #2 Largest Vacation Home Market in the U.S.
By Gay Cororaton, MIAMI REALTORS Chief Economist Key Takeaways Dollar sales volume rose 6.5% in 2025 in South Florida’s 25 vacation home markets, outperforming...
Category : Economic Insights
Miami Ranks No. 1 for Private Employment Growth in Florida
By Gay Cororaton, MIAMI REALTORS + RWorld Chief Economist Key takeaways: Miami-Dade County led numeric employment gains in 2025, with 10,608 private sector jobs...
South Florida Home Equity Now 1.9x U.S. Average
By MIAMI REALTORS Chief Economist Gay Cororaton Key Takeaways Single-family homeowners who purchased a home 15 years ago in 2011 Q1 have over $500,000...
South Florida Rents Outpace the Nation
By Gay Cororaton, MIAMI REALTORS + RWorld Chief Economist Key Takeaways Asking rents rose at stronger year-over-year pace in May 2026 than nationally (0.2%)...
South Florida Housing Market Strengthens as Luxury Sales Drive Growth
By Gay Cororaton, MIAMI REALTORS® + RWorld Chief Economist KEY TAKEAWAYS Year-to-date sales through May rose 5.7% from one year ago, the strongest YTD...
South Florida 2026-2027 Housing Outlook: Resilience Amid Elevated Mortgage Rates
By Gay Cororaton, MIAMI REALTORS + RWorld Chief Economist Key Takeaways: Mortgage rates are likely to remain elevated in 2026 , with mortgage rates...
South Florida Office Market Ranks No. 1 in Construction Intensity and Leads U.S. in Tight Vacancy
By MIAMI REALTORS + RWorld Chief Economist Gay Cororaton Key Takeaways West Palm Beach-Boca Raton Market Area and the Miami Market Area have the...
Wealth Migration Continues to Drive South Florida’s $1M+ Housing Boom
By MIAMI REALTORS® + RWorld Chief Economist Gay Cororaton Key Takeaways Sales that went under contract in April (pending sales) rose 12% year-over-year,...
Port St. Lucie Leads the Nation as America’s Fastest-Growing City
By Gay Cororaton, MIAMI REALTORS® + RWorld Chief Economist For the 5th consecutive year, Port St. Lucie had the fastest population growth among the...
Wealth and Population Growth Push South Florida Land Sales to Six-Year High
By Gay Cororaton, MIAMI REALTORS Chief Economist Key Takeaways Sales of non-agricultural land in South Florida rose to a high of $7.2 billion in...