– Appraisal Institute: Expect continued growth Survey: Residential appraisers top areas of anticipated growth include mortgage lending, reviews, REO/foreclosures/short sales and litigation valuation. Investors bought 14% of U.S. homes in Sept. RealtyTrac: 62% of Jacksonville sales were all-cash with high number (23%) bought by investors. Miami (69%) and Tampa...
– Feds could change flood insurance rules for lenders Proposed rule forces lenders to accept private flood ins. policies, offer owners a monthly escrow billing cycle, and other things. Comment period to Dec. 10. Overview: What’s happening in real estate The real estate market rarely remains steady – it’s...
– Haunted house? 62% would consider buying one Realtor.com: While most buyers say they would consider a supposedly haunted house, far fewer would do so if they actually saw signs of a haunting. Realtor.com enhances mobile rentals app Users can get notifications if close to rental property they previously...
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– Fla. conducting more random broker escrow audits In DBPR’s latest update, Sec. Lawson says he’s reinstituted random audits of real estate offices to “identify potential fraud and escrow account violations.” Better Business Bureau scam targets real estate The Council of Better Business Bureaus issued a media release warning...
– Home flipping down 13%, but high-end flipping up 34% RealtyTrac: Some hot cities for home flips, including Tampa and Orlando, saw a drop in 2013’s third quarter. Overall, Fla. second to Calif. in number of flips. Fannie Mae changes mortgage loan restrictions On Nov. 16, Fannie Mae’s minimum...
– FREC announces college scholarships Fla. students pursuing a real estate career can apply for $1,500 to $2,500 in scholarship money from the Florida Real Estate Commission. Keep up with Fla. insurance changes on Facebook Thanks to a new Fla. Office of Insurance Regulation Facebook page, you can keep...
– Show your commitment to the Fair Housing Act HUD rolled out a consumer education campaign, and it encourages Realtors to download posters for their wall and promote fair housing on social networks.
– FHFA moves to change Fannie and Freddie The Federal Housing Finance Agency has established a subsidiary of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in an effort to build a secondary mortgage market infrastructure. Fake online reviewers face penalties If you pay a company to post great online reviews about...
– FHFA moves to change Fannie and Freddie The Federal Housing Finance Agency has established a subsidiary of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in an effort to build a secondary mortgage market infrastructure. Fake online reviewers face penalties If you pay a company to post great online reviews about...
