– Secretly record buyer conversations? Not so fast Fla. has strict laws on audio recordings. Security systems with hidden cameras can’t record buyer conversations without first getting permission. Robocalls banned to almost all U.S. phone numbers It’s illegal for telemarketers, which includes Realtors, to place robocalls to private homes...
– Three days only: Tax-free holiday on some appliances Floridians pay no sales tax Sept. 19-21 on the first $1,500 if buying a qualified energy-efficient product, such as a water heater, ceiling fan, washer, etc. Where are the higher mortgage rates? A slow economy and global tensions have kept...
– Terror insurance reauthorization on hold Congress appears to back an extension of terrorism insurance to protect commercial property, but passage isn’t assured, at least before the Nov. elections. Terror insurance reauthorization on hold Congress appears to back an extension of terrorism insurance to protect commercial property, but passage...
– Fannie: Minimum wait times shorter after foreclosure Fannie Mae nixed loan-to-value (LTV) requirements. All applications will soon have a four-year waiting period – two years with extenuating circumstances.
– Fannie: Minimum wait times shorter after foreclosure Fannie Mae nixed loan-to-value (LTV) requirements. All applications will soon have a four-year waiting period – two years with extenuating circumstances.
– Over half of Fla.’s June sales were all-cash CoreLogic: Fla. ranked No. 1 nationally with 51% all-cash sales, and Cape Coral-Fort Myers topped the list: 61.2% of home purchases didn’t require a mortgage. It pays to own a home Federal Reserve survey: Homeowners build net worth four times...
– The next big niche market? The number of active-adult housing buyers continues to grow. Builders say many must sell a home first, and as those sales pick up, they expect a spike in demand. Consumers a bit less optimistic about housing Fannie Mae predicts a calm in the...
– 25% of international investors buy a home in Fla. 2014 Profile of Int’l Home Buyers in Fla.: Foreigners bought 8% of the state’s homes. Most (82%) pay cash, and the top area isn’t Miami – it’s Central Fla. Fla. regulators approve Citizens’ 2015 rates Overall, the changes will...
– 425,000+ Citizens policies approved for removal Fla. regulators announced that more policies could be removed from the state-owned insurer on Nov. 16, though fewer will actually make a switch.
– Fla. a top destination for retiring baby boomers Four Fla. counties – three in SW Fla. and one in Central Fla. – made RealtyTrac’s top 10 list of boomer relocation destinations from 2007 to 2013. More commercial execs to increase capital spending KPMG survey: Almost two in three...
