News & Media Links to /media/4629 Florida Realtors has released four new forms — two compensation agreements and modification forms, for each compensation agreement. ➡️ CLICK HERE TO FIND THE FORMS & LEARN MORE ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida Realtors® released four new forms that incorporate the practice changes required for National Association of Realtors® […]
ORLANDO, Fla.– In May, Florida’s housing market reported more new listings, increased for-sale inventory and higher median prices compared to a year ago, according to Florida Realtors®’ latest housing data. Links to /media/4631 New listings and inventory climbed at the statewide level in May, but there’s a decent amount of variation at the county […]
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Question: We recently signed a contract to sell our home. Yesterday, our real estate agent told us the buyer was canceling because they could not get financing. We feel we should be able to keep the deposit because we denied other offers for this one and wasted more than a […]
NEW YORK – The $2.4 trillion office building sector continues to struggle with property values falling for aging buildings, high interest rates on new loans and refinancing, and poor tenant demand after the pandemic. Opportunistic buyers have found some large office buildings at a steep discount up to 70%, making the office market an […]
MINNEAPOLIS – Last year, after Deb Jerikovsky’s husband died, she decided to swap the lake home where they planned to spend retirement for a house in the metro that’s closer to family. She put that plan on hold, however, once she realized 7% mortgage rates would force her to dip too deeply into her […]
News & Media MIAMI – Even with more housing inventory available in the Florida market, developers of single-family homes appear undeterred. Ali Wolf, chief economist at Zonda, an analytics firm specializing in new construction, said, “The rise in [housing] inventory in Florida has definitely caused rumblings in the new home industry. We’ve had builders […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Home loan borrowing costs eased again this week as the average rate on a 30-year mortgage declined to its lowest level since early April. The rate fell to 6.87% from 6.95% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged 6.67%. This is the third straight weekly […]
WASHINGTON – Single-family and multifamily housing starts fell in May as high interest rates for construction and development loans and mortgage rates held back both housing supply and demand. Overall housing starts fell 5.5% in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.28 million units, according to a report from the U.S. Department […]
WASHINGTON – One in 3 adults between the ages of 18 and 34 are living with their parents, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Several economic factors are leading adult children back home, including student loan and credit card debt as well as rising rents. Bobbi Rebell, 54, chief executive officer of Financial Wellness […]
News & Media SEATTLE – U.S. home prices rose 0.3% month over month in May — the smallest increase on a seasonally adjusted basis since January 2023, per a new report from real estate brokerage Redfin. Prices climbed 7.2% from a year earlier, but annual growth showed signs of plateauing. Links to Realtors strive […]
WASHINGTON – Mortgage rates that continue to hover in the 7% range, along with elevated construction financing costs, continue to put a damper on builder sentiment. Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes was 43 in June, down two points from May, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — While saying Florida’s insurance market is improving, the Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Board of Governors on Wednesday backed a proposal that would lead to customers across the state seeing double-digit rate increases in 2025. The proposal, in part, would lead to an average 13.5% rate increase for the most-common type of […]
