News & Media TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Real Estate Commission (FREC) modified Rule 61J2-10.038: Mailing Address: Place of Practice: Requirement for Notification to allow licensees to designate a mailing address to report to the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulations (DBPR). Before this change, licensees were required to use their personal residential […]
News & Media ORLANDO – First-time homebuyers look no further. Florida has everything you need. A new WalletHub survey found Florida is home to six of the top ten best cities in the nation for first-time homebuyers. The survey looked at affordability, real estate and quality of life markers in 300 U.S. cities using […]
News & Media By Lisa Walker ORLANDO, Fla. – Your interactions with buyers and the terms of compensation between buyer and seller brokers change in 31 days. Here’s a recap of what’s available from Florida Realtors to help with the new requirements. Links to /law-ethics/nar-settlement-sitzer-burnett-lawsuit Latest: Florida Realtors has released four new buyer compensation forms. […]
NEW YORK – How would you feel if you lost your smartphone? It feels like your entire life is on your smartphone. That’s because it’s more than just your everyday tech device: it’s your computer in your pocket. You use it to communicate with clients, access your transactions, schedule appointments, navigate to showings, and […]
CHICAGO – When decorating a home, poor planning for the size of the space, such as ordering a rug that’s too big or small, is a common mistake. B2C Furniture, a sustainable furniture firm, crunched social media data to identify the most common furniture mistakes young adults make when outfitting a home for the […]
News & Media NEW YORK – Most buyers finance their homes, which is why real estate professionals should have collaborative relationships with a variety of lenders. Receiving any sort of compensation or direct benefits for referrals is not allowed, but there are significant benefits to having trusted lending partners, including getting firsthand information about […]
HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. — Before Hurricane Idalia smashed into a small fishing village in northwestern Florida, Charles Long, 68, was fixing up a two-bedroom house for him and his wife. After the August storm, he found remnants of it in a nearby canal and on a neighbor’s property. To rebuild a new home elevated […]
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden on Tuesday urged Congress and federal agencies to take steps to help reduce housing costs. Biden called on Congress to pass legislation that WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden on Tuesday urged Congress and federal agencies to take steps to help reduce housing costs. Biden called on Congress to pass […]
WASHINGTON — Chair Jerome Powell said Monday that the Federal Reserve is becoming more convinced that inflation is headed back to its 2% target and said the Fed would cut rates before the pace of price increases actually reached that point. “We’ve had three better readings, and if you average them, that’s a pretty […]
News & Media TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – In November, Floridians will have the opportunity to vote on Amendment 5 when they head to the ballot box. Amendment 5 would increase the value of a tax break known as the homestead property tax exemption by adjusting its value to match inflation. Amendment 5 was created by […]
NEW YORK — Data breaches like the most recent one involving AT&T customers are becoming an almost regular occurrence. As more of our lives move online, our personal data like email addresses, phone numbers, birthdates and even passcodes are becoming ever more vulnerable to theft or being mistakenly exposed. In malicious breaches, cybercriminals can […]
ST. PETERSBURG — Environmental groups and Florida regulators have settled a lawsuit over the 2021 leak of millions of gallons of polluted water from a phosphate plant reservoir into Tampa Bay, which triggered major fish kills and the temporary evacuation of dozens of nearby residents. The settlement, filed Monday in federal court in Tampa, […]