Posts Tagged "real estate"
– NAR: First-time buyers hit 30-year low Annual NAR buyer-seller survey finds many first-time buyer challenges: Rising rents, student loans, low inventory, investor competition, tight credit and more. Student debt, car payments block Fla. home sales RealtyTrac: In all Fla. counties analyzed, first-timers without debt can buy a median-price...
– HUD grants go to city revitalization efforts A group of public and private groups with expertise and funding will provide “on-the-ground technical assistance and human resources … to build for the future.”
– Fla.’s decline in homeless population leads U.S. Report: In a one-day snapshot of U.S. homelessness taken each Jan., HUD found Fla. ranked first in year-to-year population decline and third over seven years. NAHB: New-home sales will ‘rev up’ in 2015 The nation’s builders are “feeling good.” Multifamily construction...
– Fla. ranked No. 5 for best ‘business tax climate’ The Tax Foundation says 45 U.S. states are worse for business than Fla. in a comparison of tax climates, while only four states are considered more competitive. What do buyers want? And what do they fear? BMO survey: The...
– Fla.’s consumer confidence down 1 point in Oct. It’s the first decline since May and suggests Floridians see things differently. In yesterday’s national report, American attitudes surged 5 points higher.
– U.S. consumer confidence surges 5 points in Oct. The index rose to 94.5. Consumers feel better about the current job market and business conditions, and more optimistic about the country’s short-term outlook. Fla. cities have more short sales, public auctions RealtyTrac: 8 of 9 top U.S. short-sale cities...
– NAR: Pending sales up for first time in 2014 In Oct., pending home sales rose marginally (0.3%) above Sept. pending sales, but they’re 1% higher in the year-to-year comparison to Sept. 2013. Fannie Mae expects stronger homes sales in 2015 The mortgage giant toned down its expectations for...
– Homebuyers aren’t budging for low rates Buyers once rushed to lock in a lower mortgage rate, but a tight credit market makes it impossible for many buyers to move, even as rates hit 18-month lows. 28% of Fla.’s mortgaged homes still underwater The state ranked second nationally behind...
– Fed’s final QRM mortgage rule should help sales That’s good news: At one time, Realtors feared that new rules for qualified residential mortgages (QRM) would hurt buyers by mandating 20% or higher downpayments.
– Fla.’s housing market: More sales, rising prices in Sept. Home sales rose 13.5% year-to-year and condos 9.8%. Statewide, prices have now risen 34 months in a row. NAR: Home sales back to highest annual pace of year. NAR: Existing-home sales rebound in Sept. NAR: Existing-home sales rebound in...
