– Fla. still top destination for international buyers NAR’s latest int’l buyer profile finds one in five foreign buyers (21%) picks Fla. – but it’s a drop from 31% in 2011 due, in part, to a spike in Chinese buyers. TransUnion forecast: 1.5M boomerang buyers In 2015 alone, about...
– 52% of Hispanics say it’s a good time to buy a home FAU study: Recent sentiment survey finds that Hispanic consumers are more optimistic about the current economy but have a few doubts about the future. Fla. Legislature’s budget stalemate finally ends The House and Senate agreed on...
– Housing on track for best year since 2006 Realtor.com economist: A decade ago, a bubble created a hot housing market; but today, sustainable changes, such as job growth, are bumping up demand. Report: Renter growth to explode by 2030 An Urban Institute report suggests that current trends will...
– Equifax deal to help credit-score-challenged buyers About 26 million “credit invisible” U.S. residents could eventually qualify for a mortgage as Equifax begins to consider non-financial data. Lenders sniffing out borrowers’ ‘white lies’ A loan applicant who says he’ll live in a home – but has no plans to...
– Removing squatters: Rules vary by district Is removing a squatter a civil matter or a crime? Removal depends on a number of things, including local ordinances. Website homepages an often-overlooked marketing tool Home pages are “often a battleground of competing interests, a hodge-podge of unfocused strategies … and...
– Fla.: Dramatic improvement in zombie foreclosures While the state still ranks near the top of RealtyTrac’s list for empty foreclosed homes, the percent dropped 43% year-to-year in the second quarter. Florida’s economic growth beats U.S. average U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis: Fla. real estate grew three times faster...
– UF: Fla. commercial brokers optimistic about future The Commercial Real Estate Sentiment Index, which gauges Fla. brokers’ attitudes about their personal businesses, hit its highest level since 2006. Fannie Mae: ‘Things are looking up for housing’ Attitudes about housing continue to improve. More consumers think it’s a good...
– Arrest made in St. Petersburg Realtor robberies Florida Realtors received notice this morning that St. Petersburg police arrested 58-year-old Paul Pinkston for allegedly robbing Realtors as they showed homes. Are mortgage rates into ‘panic mode’? Many experts predict mortgage rates will rise – and they’ve been wrong for...
– ENVY Award deadline approaches Enter now: July 8, 2015, is the deadline for Fla. developers to enter to win Florida Realtors’ top award for projects designed in harmony with the environment. House value jumping? Save home improvement receipts Higher home sale prices could spark more taxes. Single sellers...
– Economists deflate bubbling mumblings Rapid home price increases have caused some housing analysts to talk about a housing bubble, but economists say there’s nothing to worry about – this isn’t 2006.
