Miami home sales jump 49 percent

Single family and condominium sales in Miami jumped 49 percent in the second quarter, with a total of 6,768 sales, according to the Miami Association of Realtors. "Miami sales have increased consistently for nearly three years," said Jack Levine, chairman of the board of the Miami Association of Realtors. "Residential sales exceeded last year's levels, which were boosted by the homebuyer tax credit. International buyers and investors continue to fuel the Miami real estate market unlike any other in the U.S." The median sales price in Miami-Dade county fell to $178,800 in the first quarter, according to the report. -- Alexander Britell