– TaxWatch: Fla. ranks 48th in state tax comparison Fla. per-capita taxes at are at the lowest point in decades, but the state also has the nation’s highest local tax burdens. When combining both, Fla. ranks 44th. Beware of new WordPress vulnerability Realtors who use WordPress and allow comments...
– Why buy a home? The reasons have changed HomeServices study: Post-recession buyers focus less on a home’s size and location; instead, they want personal needs fulfilled as they build wealth. Floridians’ consumer confidence drops a bit in April The most significant part of the three-point drop came from...
– RealtyTrac: Fewer Fla. homeowners are underwater However, the U.S. saw its percent of underwater owners rise in the first quarter, due in part to the loss of property sold by owners who had positive equity.
– Fla.’s housing market continues growth trends in March 2015 Florida Realtors March report found a 24.6% year-to-year increase in single-family sales and 9.2% price boost. U.S. sales jumped a higher-than-expected 6.1%. Housing needs less regulation, more opportunity Major industry groups including NAR agreed at a D.C. forum that...
– Strong U.S. dollar encourages int’l home selling Europeans who own a Fla. home face increasing pressure to sell: If they do so while the U.S. dollar remains strong, they get a bigger return on their investment. HUD awards $3,791,216 to help homeless Fla. vets In Fla., 26 local...
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– NAR study: Return buyers to boost housing demand NAR expects Fla., along with Calif. and Ariz., to see the largest share of return buyers over the next decade. Almost 1M previous owners have already done so. The real reason millennials aren’t buying While young adults do face ownership...
They are most commonly found in mattresses, box springs, furniture, baseboards, carpeting, floorboards, behind wallpaper, and in electrical outlets near the bed. Although bed bugs are not known to carry disease, the itchy red welts they raise and the emotional toll of knowing you’re being nibbled on in your...
– NAR to Congress: Ease access to mortgages NAR told a Senate panel yesterday that strong lending standards protect buyers, but “We have yet to strike the right balance between regulation and opportunity.” NAR to Congress: Ease access to mortgages NAR told a Senate panel yesterday that strong lending...
– Housing starts edge up 2% in March The new-home sector continues to rebound, though at a slow pace. Single-family builds rose 4.4% for the month and permits rose 2.1%. RealtyTrac: Fla. again top foreclosure state While the state foreclosure rate dropped more than 8% year-to-year in March, it...
