NEW YORK — Hoping to buy a home in 2025? You’re not alone. According to a survey commissioned by NerdWallet and conducted online by The Harris Poll in November 2024, 15% of Americans plan to buy a home in the next 12 months. That is the highest share since we first asked that question […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. last week shed about 100,000 policies, with its number of customers dropping to the lowest total in nearly three years. Citizens, which was created as an insurer of last resort but ballooned in recent years to become the state’s largest insurer, had 844,688 policies as […]
WASHINGTON — Pending home sales pulled back 4.6% in January according to the National Association of Realtors®. The Midwest, South and West experienced month-over-month losses in transactions – with the most significant drop in the South – while the Northeast saw a modest gain. Year-over-year, contract signings lowered in all four U.S. regions, with […]
CHICAGO — Starting this year, all National Association of Realtors® members will be required to complete approved fair housing training in sync with the three-year Code of Ethics cycle from Jan. 1, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2027. You can satisfy this requirement online at no cost with Fairhaven 2.0, NAR’s innovative fair housing education […]
ORLANDO, Fla. – Now that we’re in a post-NAR settlement landscape, if a Realtor® or MLS participant is working with a buyer, they will need a written agreement prior to touring a home. Florida Realtors® has created and updated multiple buyer agreements options in recent months. One of those updates makes it so that […]
ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida law states that unless a residential real estate broker provides a single agent or no brokerage relationship disclosure to their customer, the broker is presumed to be a transaction broker. But what does that mean? Transaction broker is defined in Section 475.01(1)(l), Florida Statutes. A transaction broker can represent a […]
Dear Shannon: I’m a longtime broker and run a large, well-known brokerage. Recently, certain behavior was brought to my attention regarding one of my top sales associates, and I’m a little concerned. Evidently, my top sales associate has been reposting false, misleading statements on social media about a local appraiser and the businesses of […]
CHICAGO – With 75.5 million Americans living in communities governed by homeowners associations (or HOAs) and 3,000 new HOAs expected to form in 2024, community associations are quickly becoming an important aspect of real estate transactions. An HOA is an organization that creates and enforces rules and regulations for the properties and residents of […]
NEW YORK – Commercial property insurance can help with theft coverage and financial losses to replace stolen property so your business can quickly return to normal business operations after a crime. Business property—office equipment, tools, inventory and the like—can be a thief magnet. Forbes advisor reports that 90% of small business retailers nationwide have […]
News & Media NEW YORK – Rugs have always been the unsung heroes of interior design. We lay them on our floors, let them anchor our furniture and occasionally marvel at their intricate patterns. But rugs are so much more than just floor decor. With a little imagination, they can become the centerpiece of […]
CHICAGO — Many Americans may think because they work from home, they can take tax deductions for a portion of their rent, utilities and more. Not so fast. Not everyone qualifies to do that. Wage employees who choose to work from home take on the full weight of their related expenses, tax experts said. […]
News & Media By Mae Anderson NEW YORK — Small business owners felt more uncertain about the future in January, as they continue to deal with labor challenges and lingering inflation. According to a monthly poll of small business owners from the National Federation of Independent Business, the uncertainty index in January rose 14 […]