– Lawmakers file 2014 bill to reduce Fla. lease tax Similar House and Senate bills submitted this week would reduce commercial lease tax by 1% – a change also pushed by Florida Realtors in letter to Gov. Scott. Fla.’s housing market continued upswing in Aug. 2013 Closed sales (12.5%),...
– Lawmakers file 2014 bill to reduce Fla. lease tax Similar House and Senate bills submitted this week would reduce commercial lease tax by 1% – a change also pushed by Florida Realtors in letter to Gov. Scott. Fla.’s housing market continued upswing in Aug. 2013 Closed sales (12.5%),...
– NAR: Obama’s on the right track President’s goals jibe with NAR’s goals, association said in a statement: mortgage interest deduction, family foreclosure help, 30-year FRMs and more.
– The Renaissance man of Rotary Realtor Ken Davis of Boca Raton is an NAR finalist for the Good Neighbor Award. Davis adopted a Bahamian orphanage and flies in supplies each month. Floridians support endangered species protections UF/IFAS survey: 78% of Floridians agreed that commercial land development should be...
– Fla. CFO rolls out healthcare webpage for small biz Brokers: CFO Atwater unveiled small business QandA webpage, scheduled webinars and offered a warning: Watch out for health insurance scams.
– As a good state for business, Fla. ranks pretty high Area Development Mag ranked state No. 1 for “renewed consideration post-recession.” Fla. also ranked high in five other categories, including business climate. Time running out for flood insurance rate fix Many U.S. lawmakers want to help people facing...
– Fla. foreclosure starts down 65% year-to-year RealtyTrac Aug. report: Overall, Fla. foreclosures down 43%. Nationally, foreclosure starts – a first notice sent to homeowners – were down 54% year-to-year. Rising interest rates could impact Fla. real estate UF 2Q survey: Fla. experts remain optimistic, but their rosy outlook...
– Investor demand starts to wane Investors made up 23% of homebuyers in Feb., but only about 20% in June – the lowest level since Sept. 2012. About 48% say they’ll cut back over the next year.
– Realtors: Lower taxes? Start with commercial leases Gov. Scott began a four-day tour asking Floridians what taxes to cut. Consider the commercial lease tax to create jobs and help businesses, Realtors told him. CoreLogic: 2.5M more U.S. homeowners not underwater Fla. ranked second for number of homes underwater...
– 1 in 5 marriages include a foreign-born spouse Census Bureau: In 2011, about 13% (7.3M) of U.S. households had two foreign-born spouses, and 7% (4.1M) had one native-born and one foreign-born spouse.
