RE/MAX continues to grow in Broward county and southeast Florida with the addition of six RE/MAX offices, bringing the total RE/MAX office count to 40 with nearly 800 professional RE/MAX associates helping homebuyers and sellers every day.
Fort Lauderdale area RE/MAX associates are also the most productive and continue to lead all competitors claiming a 9.4% market share, or nearly 10% of all closed transactions in the Fort Lauderdale area. In addition to the office openings in Broward County, franchise sales for the entire RE/MAX organization are up 11.2% from the …

As the summer of 2010 comes to a close, market research provided by Brosda & Bentley REALTORS reports a noteable year thus far in the South Florida real estate market.
The average sales price of a downtown Miami condo in the first two quarters of 2010 was reportedly $356,100 or about 16 percent higher than in 2009. In March, April and May of 2010, 135 condos sold in Miami-Dade County priced $1 million and above, nearly double the number compared to the same time period in 2009. Total downtown Miami …

Majestic Properties, South Florida’s premier full-service real estate organization, today announces the launch of their new interactive web site, www.MajesticProperties.com.
The new site, designed and powered by marketing group CiaoBella, is optimized for iPads, iPhones, BlackBerrys and other PDA’s; and is fully optimized for the second generation of the web, providing an array of insight for those in need of real estate expertise.
One attractive feature of MajesticProperties.com is the fully searchable listing of MLS properties, made available through integration with the Zillow.com and Realtor.com web sites. Users can view available condos, …

RE/MAX has further broadened its international reach into two new countries: Bolivia and Tunisia.
New Region Owners Tarek Thabet of RE/MAX Tunisia and Oliver Viera of RE/MAX Bolivia said the brand’s strong global visibility and credibility were prime reasons they chose to purchase a RE/MAX master franchise. Both of the new owners predicted that the entrance of RE/MAX into their countries would increase the level of professionalism in their national real estate markets.
“Despite the recovering economies around the world, RE/MAX continues to attract enthusiastic entrepreneurs,” said William Soteroff, Senior Vice President, …

Data through June 2010, released today by Standard & Poor’s for its S&P/Case-Shiller1 Home Price Indices, show that the U.S. National Home Price Index rose 4.4 percent in the second quarter of 2010, after having fallen 2.8 percent in the first quarter. Nationally, home prices are currently 3.6 percent above their 2009 level.
The report indicates housing prices have rebounded from crisis lows, but illustrates how housing indicators point to more ominous signals ahead as tax incentives have ended and foreclosures continue.
Both the 10-City and 20-City Composites saw slower annual growth. …