ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida Realtors® created shareable social-media infographics with useful storm- and recovery-related information to help Realtors protect themselves and their businesses as Hurricane Milton barrels towards the state. Tech Helpline infographic: Provides details about the Tech Help Line to keep you connected. Click here to download. Legal Hotline infographic: Provides information about Florida […]
News & Media NEW YORK – Providing your market with unique, community-specific content can enhance a real-estate business’s SEO and increase its search rankings for local home buyers and sellers. The content should connect the business to the neighborhoods serviced, reflect a genuine investment in the community and its needs and highlight the vital […]
News & Media By Sara Filips TAMPA, Fla. – Food is truly to way to the hearts of Tampa residents. From trendy hotspots downtown to hole-in-the-wall staples, the city is no stranger to an array of tasty options, as restaurants cater to customers looking for local, high-quality choices when it comes to serving foodies. […]
NEW YORK – With the Federal Reserve reducing benchmark interest rates by 50 basis points, the expectation was that mortgage rates would fall as well, but they went up instead. One measure of mortgage rates did decline briefly, but pricing mortgages is complex and includes more than just Fed cuts. Some analysts have said […]
NEW YORK — The Small Business Administration could run out of money to fund disaster loans in the wake of Hurricane Helene’s devastation. As is typical after a disaster, the government is offering aid to small businesses that were in Helene’s path. The SBA is offering disaster loans for small businesses in some counties […]
News & Media CHICAGO – Florida Realtors CEO Margy Grant was among the three National Association of Realtors® association executives nationwide inducted into the Dr. Almon R. (Bud) Smith, RCE, AE Leadership Society for their contributions to the industry and profession. Grant and the other recipients – Denver Metro Association of Realtors CEO Brendan […]
NEW YORK – Strictly speaking, you don’t need a credit score to buy a house. If you’re paying cash, for example, no one necessarily cares whether you have good credit. However, if – like most aspiring American homeowners – you’ll need financing, then your credit score is crucial. Your credit score is one of […]
ORLANDO, Fla. – More than one million people are under evacuation orders ahead of Hurricane Milton, as millions more prepare their homes and businesses for the massive storm. Milton is expected to make landfall on the west coast, possibly in the Tampa area, late Wednesday as a Category 3 storm with winds of 111-129 […]
LOS ANGELES — While Americans continue to struggle under unrelentingly high rents, as many as 223,000 affordable housing units across the U.S. could disappear in the next five years alone. It leaves low-income tenants facing protracted eviction battles, scrambling to pay a two-fold rent increase or more, or shunted back into a housing market […]
News & Media By Daniel Vollrath CHICAGO – You’re in a rewarding profession – helping people realize a significant life goal. But selling real estate comes with distinct challenges. While constantly working to fill your pipeline, manage client expectations, and achieve a sense of work-life balance, you’re likely to face moments of financial uncertainty, […]
News & Media WASHINGTON – Realtor® Stacy Horst with Keller Williams Atlantic Partners in Fernandina Beach is one of five winners chosen as a 2024 recipient of the National Association of Realtors® Good Neighbor Awards. Celebrating its 25th year, these distinguished awards spotlight Realtors who are not only experts in their field but also […]
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – An aging condo on Fort Lauderdale’s barrier island ordered to evacuate because of an unsafe foundation could be among the first of a long line of condos in desperate need of long-delayed repairs, experts say. Nearly two weeks ago, unit owners at Springbrook Gardens – a former hospital turned condo […]