News & Media By Amy Connolly TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Realtors® from across Florida are at the state Capitol this week for Great American Realtors Days, delivering a clear message to lawmakers as the 2026 session opens: expand housing options, continue to fund successful homebuying and home hardening programs, keep property-insurance markets steady and protect […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — As 2025 came to a close, Florida’s housing market showed positive momentum, with closed sales of existing single-family homes up year-over-year, inventory (active listings) levels suggesting a return to normal seasonal patterns, and stabilizing statewide median prices, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®. Year end 2025 Florida […]
WASHINGTON – Builder confidence moved lower to start the year as affordability concerns continue to weigh heavily with buyers, and builders continue to contend with rising construction costs. Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes fell two points to 37 in January, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells […]
CHICAGO – Once households form, their starting point in housing matters just as much as the number of households formed. In 2024, the U.S. added about 1.4 million new households compared with the year before. However, that growth wasn’t evenly split between renters and owners. Owner households increased by roughly 941,400, while renter households […]
NEW YORK – If 2025 was the year AI-generated content flooded social media platforms, 2026 will be the year both brands and creators truly reckon with it. With AI-generated content so easy to make, it’s crunch time for brands, creators, and platforms. Particularly given a deepening desire among consumers for something only humans can […]
News & Media By Alex Veiga MCLEAN, Va. — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate is now down to its lowest level in more than three years. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate eased to 6.06% this week, down from 6.16% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One year ago, the […]
NEW YORK — January is such a common time to file for divorce that it’s been long known as “divorce month” among family lawyers. It marks both the end of the holidays and the start of a new tax year, which can make it simpler to financially separate from your ex. A key part […]
News & Media WASHINGTON — The National Association of Home Builders said remodeling market conditions strengthened at the end of 2025, even as higher costs and economic uncertainty continued to weigh on some homeowners’ decisions. The NAHB/Westlake Royal Remodeling Market Index rose to 64 in the fourth quarter, up four points from the previous […]
from LendingTree suggests home buyers could save an average of $23,000 by purchasing in January rather than waiting until May on a 1,500-square-foot home. “That’s a significant difference,” says Matt Schulz, LendingTree’s chief consumer finance analyst. “That can shave tens of thousands off the cost of the home, making something affordable that might not […]
News & Media NEW YORK – Homes located near newly constructed highway sound barriers tend to see meaningful price increases, according to a recent study analyzing nearly 600,000 Florida properties. Researchers found that properties closest to sound barriers experienced the largest gains, with values rising about 6.8% in the years following construction, the Wall […]
NEW YORK — After weeks of gift wrapping, light hanging and tree trimming, yelling “Happy New Year” marks the end of the holiday season. And now we’re in that strange in-between stretch when your house suddenly looks a little bare. But don’t worry: This is prime time to reset your home for the winter […]
News & Media NEW YORK — The 2026 Luxury Outlook report by Sotheby’s International Realty finds that many wealthy buyers are looking for homes that can accommodate multiple generations, with Gen Xers and millennials looking for properties that work for aging parents and young children. The report found that one in five home purchases […]
