# making moves (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover making moves. Page: Feed: --- ## [Mattamy Homes US COO Chris Lindhorst to replace CEO Keith Bass on Sept. 1](https://southfloridaagentmagazine.com/2026/08/21/mattamy-homes-ceo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mattamy-homes-ceo) _2026-08-21 · John Yellig · South Florida Agent Magazine_ Lindhorst joined Mattamy as COO in February after working at D.R. Horton for the previous 16 years. ## [Kickflip into this skate compound](https://southfloridaagentmagazine.com/2026/08/20/skate-compound/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skate-compound) _2026-08-20 · Emily Marek · South Florida Agent Magazine_ Calling all skateboarding enthusiasts! This Austin-area home — known as the River Road Skate Compound — has a huge skate bowl in the backyard. ## [Are buyers over the ‘dream home’ sales pitch?](https://southfloridaagentmagazine.com/2026/08/20/are-buyers-over-the-dream-home-sales-pitch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-buyers-over-the-dream-home-sales-pitch) _2026-08-20 · Jacqui Mueller · South Florida Agent Magazine_ Buyers are reportedly looking for homes that reflect how they actually live, not how they could be living. ## [REMAX: Miami home sales surge in July](https://southfloridaagentmagazine.com/2026/08/20/remax-july-home-sales/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=remax-july-home-sales) _2026-08-20 · John Yellig · South Florida Agent Magazine_ Nationally, home sales in the 46 metro areas surveyed by REMAX rose 2.5% year over year and slipped 5.7% month over month. ## [Jumbo or conforming? What the 2026 loan limits mean for pricing South Florida listings](https://southfloridaagentmagazine.com/2026/08/20/jumbo-vs-conforming-in-2026/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jumbo-vs-conforming-in-2026) _2026-08-20 · South Florida Agent · South Florida Agent Magazine_ Every year, FHFA's conforming-loan limit resets, and every year, most agents file the announcement away as lender trivia. In South Florida, that is a mistake. ## [The United States’ ‘K-shaped’ housing market](https://southfloridaagentmagazine.com/2026/08/19/us-k-shaped-housing-market/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=us-k-shaped-housing-market) _2026-08-19 · Emily Marek · South Florida Agent Magazine_ Active buyers are looking for more expensive homes, while price-constrained buyers are looking at fewer homes altogether. ## [Douglas Elliman adds Andrea Pelaez and Brian Partie to St. Petersburg, Sarasota offices](https://southfloridaagentmagazine.com/2026/08/19/douglas-elliman-pelaez-partie/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=douglas-elliman-pelaez-partie) _2026-08-19 · John Yellig · South Florida Agent Magazine_ Pelaez previously worked at Premier Sotheby’s International Realty's St. Petersburg office, while Partie worked at Engel & Völkers' Suncoast office. ## [NAR: Pending home sales dip in July with pockets of growth](https://southfloridaagentmagazine.com/2026/08/18/nar-pending-home-sales-july/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nar-pending-home-sales-july) _2026-08-18 · John Yellig · South Florida Agent Magazine_ Of the 50 metro areas surveyed by NAR, several stood out for year-over-year gains in contract signings. ## [Builder confidence rises in August](https://southfloridaagentmagazine.com/2026/08/18/august-builder-confidence/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=august-builder-confidence) _2026-08-18 · John Yellig · South Florida Agent Magazine_ The move was an improvement over July, but sentiment still remained in negative territory. ## [Julian Johnston joins ONE Sotheby’s International Realty](https://southfloridaagentmagazine.com/2026/08/13/julian-johnston-one-sothebys/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=julian-johnston-one-sothebys) _2026-08-13 · John Yellig · South Florida Agent Magazine_ The South Florida luxury real estate veteran will bring over $400 million in active listing inventory to the firm. ## [One OS for your AI workforce (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/oYXFXkVZD6eh) _2026-08-13 · **Sponsored**_ Build, direct, and supervise an AI workforce from a single operating workspace. ## [Cotality: Midwest, Northeast markets drive overall US home-price growth in June](https://southfloridaagentmagazine.com/2026/08/12/cotality-june-home-price-growth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cotality-june-home-price-growth) _2026-08-12 · John Yellig · South Florida Agent Magazine_ Looking ahead, Cotality expects the median price of a home to increase 1.5% through June 2027.