Author name: Ricky Vasquez

Compass adds Miguel Salvat and Daniel Golik in Miami

Longtime Miami real estate partners and family duo Miguel Salvat and Daniel Golik have moved their luxury business to Compass in South Miami, the brokerage announced on Thursday. The uncle-and-nephew team brings a combined 35 years of experience and more than 1,500 closed transactions to Compass, according to the company announcement. They will focus on […]

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Urban Institute models risk for FHA zero-down loans

A new study from the Urban Institute concludes that the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) could offer zero-down payment mortgages to first-time homebuyers without significantly increasing default risk or endangering its insurance fund. “Allowing zero-down payment mortgages would level the playing field for potential homeowners without family wealth,” the researchers wrote in the report. “Moreover, FHA zero-down payment loans would

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Is Zillow a public utility? Attorneys weigh in on MRED, Compass suit

For many in the real estate industry, Zillow’s announcement that it had filed an antitrust lawsuit against Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) and Compass International Holdings earlier this month came with a sense of deja vu.  Bradley Weber, the co-chair of Troutman Pepper Locke’s antitrust practice group, views the allegations made by Zillow as the

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