– $290,900 vs. $300,000: Which is better for pricing a listing? Many agents automatically round down to create the illusion that a recommended asking price is a bit less in buyers’ minds, but that’s not always the best strategy. 4 out of 5 buyers' agents say home staging helps...
– Top day to list a Fla. home? Depends where you live ATTOM: Fla. year-to-year foreclosure starts up 68% in Feb Fla.’s overall foreclosure rate – number of homes anywhere within the foreclosure process – rose 10% month-to-month and 31% year-to-year. The 68% represents the number of Fla. homeowners...
– Fla. homes spark almost 1 in 10 mortgage requests Lending Tree ranks Fla. No. 1 for U.S. buyers. It’s home to 9.1% of all mortgage requests and the go-to state for 12.4% of all moving company destinations. Golf courses disappear as developers seek new kind of green When...
– House hunters have an edge this spring Local markets vary, but spring 2019 may be the best time to buy a home as mortgage rates remain stable and more owners decide it’s time to list their home. Fla. cities top list of home vacancies – but in a...
– U.S. housing starts climbed 18.6% in Jan. Commerce Dept.: Builders ramped up construction of single-family houses to the fastest pace in eight months, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.23M. FBI opens Miami task force to stop foreign corruption It will concentrate on Miami and on international...
– NAR: Majority of real estate firms remain optimistic Challenges facing real estate firms include evolving technology, competition from nontraditional market participants and housing affordability, says NAR survey. Gov. DeSantis to lawmakers: Be bold on big issues In his State of the State speech, DeSantis said he’ll keep building...
– New-home sales in U.S. rose 3.7% in Dec. Commerce Dept.: With a boost from lower mortgage rates, new-home sales hit their highest pace in seven months, a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 621,000. America's 19- to 29-year-olds are facing $1 trillion in debt Debt among Generation Z and...
– 'It's pure hell': Hurricane Michael leaves housing crisis Of all the Florida Panhandle areas affected by Michael, Bay County was hardest hit: Officials said almost three-quarters of its 68,000 households were affected. What are 'granny flats' – are they next bargain homes? Years ago, the state passed legislation...
– 2019 Florida Legislature begins session For the next 60 days lawmakers will debate – and vote on –bills that will change Floridians’ lives, including issues that are legislative priorities for Realtors. U.S. homeownership rate hits highest level since 2014 Census Bureau: The U.S. homeownership rate climbed in 4Q...
– NAR: Pending home sales jump 4.6% in January Pending sales rebounded strongly, according to NAR. All four major regions saw growth last month, with the South, which includes Fla., seeing the largest surge. Push to stop real estate money laundering goes worldwide The U.S. has regulations to identify...
