Today’s News August 21, 2019
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- Scammers Now Targeting Equifax Credit Score Victims
Fla.’s attorney general warns consumers about a new phishing scam: Fake websites are trying to steal from people who already lost data in the Equifax hack.
- Fla.’s Closed and Pending Home Sales, Median Prices Up in July
Fla. Realtors Pres. Sain: “Like the weather, July was a hot month for Fla.’s housing market.” Statewide existing single-family sales up 10.4% year-over-year, median price up 5.1% to $268K; condo sales up 4.3%, median price up 4.4% to $188K.
- NAR: Existing-Home Sales Climb 2.5% in July
National home sales rose in all U.S. areas – 2.5% month-to-month, 0.6% year-to-year – except the West. Two Fla. metros logged high sales numbers.
- Marketing: Original Music Video Promotes Agent’s Hometown
Your town doesn’t have its own song? Create one. A Colorado agent hired professionals to create an online music video that markets her services and her town.
- Atlantic Is Quiet: Why Should Fla. Expect a Hurricane?
It’s been 37 years since Fla. had no named storms before mid-August. But forecasters see changes and maybe a future chain of storms marching across the Atlantic.
- New Facebook Tool Blocks Off-Facebook Data Gathering
Facebook will allows users to opt-out of non-Facebook tracking, which may make it harder to get Realtor ads in front of buyers who search sites like realtor.com.
