July 19, 2021
Buyers’ Pressure Cooker Eases a Bit as Bidding Wars Drop
As reported by Florida Realtors.A survey of Redfin agents found a slow but steady drop in the percentage of listings...
July 17, 2021
Policy change puts $20 a month in home refinancers’ pockets
As reported in The Real Deal.In a major victory for the mortgage industry and homeowners who refinance their mortgages,...
July 16, 2021
Searching Online Listings Is a Hobby for Many People
As reported in Florida Realtors.Saturday Night Live did a sketch about non-homebuyers who habitually...
July 14, 2021
The Economics of Home Offers: Above or Below List Price?
As reported in Florida Realtors.Florida Realtors economist: In today’s market, prepare buyers to consider paying at...
July 13, 2021
Condo Owners Now Wondering: “What Does My Insurance Cover?
As reported in Florida Realtors.It’s complicated. A condo dweller could be covered by three separate types of policies....
July 12, 2021
Why rent will rise by 2.8% this year
As reported in The Real Deal.The white-hot housing market is now heating up the rental market too.Nationally, the...
July 10, 2021
Boomers’ grip on housing market leaves younger buyers out in the cold
As reported in The Real Dea.Baby boomers are holding on to their homes ‘til death do them part.Members of the cohort...
July 9, 2021
Mortgage Rates Move Lower Again
As reported in Florida RealtorsThe average 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage dropped to 2.9% from last week’s 2.98% in...
July 8, 2021
These hotel markets have entered a depression
As reported in The Real Deal.Some U.S. hotel markets are in such bad shape that a recession would look good.Though...
July 7, 2021
Home Equity Loans Barely Ding Credit Scores
As reported in Florida Realtors.Borrow money to fix up a home prior to sale? Sellers planning to buy again could hurt...
July 6, 2021
Home Price Increase: The Highest in More than 15 Years
As reported in Florida Realtors.The April Case-Shiller home price report found prices rising at their highest pace since...
July 5, 2021
Q&A: After Surfside, What Should I Know About Condos?
As reported in Florida Realtors.Shaken by the recent disaster in Surfside, many condo owners wonder what they don’t know...
July 3, 2021
40-Year FHA, VA Home Loans Coming in October?
As reported in Florida Realtors.Ginnie Mae – the funding arm behind FHA and VA loans – created a new “pool type” to...
July 2, 2021
Lumber prices are splintering
As reported in The Real Deal.Someone yell timber.June was the worst month on record for the lumber futures as prices for...
July 1, 2021
NAR: Solid Rebound for May Pending Home Sales
As reported in Florida Realtors.Pending sales rose 8% month-to-month in May and 13.1% year-to-year – the highest May...
June 30, 2021
U.S. home prices surge 14.6% in April, shattering records (again)
As reported in The Real Deal.Home prices accelerated to new highs in April, a “truly extraordinary” surge that outpaced...
June 29, 2021
Remote Work Losing Luster as Employers Call People Back
As reported in Florida Realtors.What’s the future for office space? Employees are being called back to the office, but...
June 28, 2021
Big city homebuyers are paying above asking prices
As reported in The Real Deal.More and more homebuyers are paying above asking price in America’s largest metros.Strong...
June 26, 2021
How to Win a Bidding War?
As reported in Florida Realtors.In the end, coming out on top largely depends on the highest offer. But one Realtor also...
June 25, 2021
Foreign Commercial Investors Pivot from Offices to Apartments
As reported in Florida Realtors.At one time, many foreign investors didn’t even know what “multifamily” means. Today,...
June 24, 2021
Vacation Home Sales Skyrocket as a Result of Pandemic
As reported by the National Association of Realtors.WASHINGTON (June 15, 2021) – The sale of and demand for vacation...
June 23, 2021
Don’t Need 20% to Get a Mortgage – but Maybe to Buy a Home
As reported in Florida Realtors.In April, half of mortgage homebuyers put down 20%; 25% of all buyers paid with cash....
June 22, 2021
Inflation Ahead? Top Economist Says It’s Complicated
As reported in Florida Realtors.The pandemic boosted consumer demand, but supply chains can’t keep up, causing...
June 21, 2021
EB-5 program set to expire at the end of June
As reported in The Real Deal.A U.S. visa program that gave green cards to investors and was popular among real estate...
June 19, 2021
These metro areas have the most — and fewest — million-dollar homes
As reported in The Real Deal.Where are all the million dollar homes? Spoiler alert: Wherever more people can afford...
June 18, 2021
Mortgage Rates Drop Again, Falling to Average 2.93%
As reported by Florida Realtors.Inflation hasn’t pushed mortgage rates higher because the market believes it’s only...
June 17, 2021
Single-family rent growth more than doubles in April
As reported in The Real Deal.April showers bring May flowers — but this year, daffodils aren’t the only things sprouting...
June 16, 2021
A Look at What the National Flood Insurance Program Does
As reported by Florida Realtors.This federal program, which is crucial to the Florida real estate industry, helps keep...
June 15, 2021
8 Out of 10 Homes Sold at or Above List Price
As reported by Florida Realtors.Homes.com: In the past six months, 82% of listings sold for list price or higher, plus 1...
June 14, 2021
Why investors are rushing into real estate ETFs
As reported in The Real Deal.Investors are pouring money into real estate exchange-traded funds, in part as a bet on the...
June 12, 2021
Migration Study Finds Big Gains in Some Fla. Metros
As reported in Florida Realtors.The study looked at net gain – people moving in vs. people moving out – and Fort...
June 11, 2021
Long-distance movers found cheaper and larger homes in 2020
As reported in The Real Deal.Long-distance movers got more bang for their buck in 2020.The average out-of-town mover...
June 10, 2021
Rising Prices Change Answer to “Should I Buy or Rent?”
As reported in Florida RealtorsRenters are traditionally told that it makes sense to buy if they’ll live in a home at...
June 9, 2021
Condo Q&A: Can We Hold a Special Election?
As reported in Florida Realtors.Also: Property insurance costs skyrocketed. Is it OK for the board to take out a loan...
June 8, 2021
Expanding Economy Makes Foreclosure Wave Less Likely
As reported in Florida Realtors.Two-thirds of homeowners in forbearance have already started making monthly payments –...
June 7, 2021
What Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan holds for real estate
As reported in The Real Deal.President Joe Biden offered a series of concessions to Senate Republicans this week, the...
June 4, 2021
All-cash home sales are on the up
As reported in The Real Deal.In a housing market with an inventory squeeze, overwhelming demand...
June 3, 2021
Buying a Home? When to Check Credit Score
As reported by Forida Realtors.ORLANDO, Fla. – Certain credit-based applications need more preparation than others, and...
June 2, 2021
The money’s moving to South Florida. Will the office leases follow?
As reported in The Real Deal.Law firm Levine Kellogg Lehman Schneider + Grossman, now at downtown Miami’s Citigroup...
June 1, 2021
How to Win a Bidding War Before It Starts
As reportd in The New York Times.A raging seller’s market has made it harder than ever to buy the home you want. But...
May 29, 2021
South Florida residential construction starts surge again in April
As reported in The Real Deal.South Florida residential construction starts surged in April, but commercial starts...
May 28, 2021
How to Navigate a Hot Housing Market
As reported in The New York TimesCompetition for homes in many cities is leading potential buyers to take steps they may...
May 27, 2021
I’m Buying a House. Can the Seller Really Take the Chandeliers?
As reported in The New York Times.In a typical sale, anything affixed to the walls, floors or ceilings stays with the...
May 26, 2021
Home prices rise for 10th straight month, skyrocketing above 2006 peak
As reported in The Real Deal.During the housing bubble, home prices peaked in July 2006 before plunging to new lows in a...
May 25, 2021
Aging in Place Comfortably and Stylishly
As reported in The New York TimesAs more baby boomers move toward retirement, more and more are designing homes that...
May 24, 2021
CRE investors hedge bets in suburbs despite hope for urban office revival
As reported in The Real Deal.Commercial real estate investors have high hopes that major office markets will return to...
May 22, 2021
Institutional buyers are flooding single-family market
As reported in The Real Deal.Institutional buyers are in spending mode.Investors dropped a record $77 billion...
May 21, 2021
The return to the workplace is re-shaping the workspace
As reported in The Real Deal.As more Americans get vaccinated, the return-to-office movement is gathering steam....
May 20, 2021
Should You Renovate the Kitchen Before You Sell?
As reported in The New York Times.One outdated room can stand out and hurt a sale. But before you do any last-minute...
May 19, 2021
Pension funds, private equity splurge on real estate
As reported in The Real Deal.Some of the largest pension funds and private equity firms are once again gearing up to...
May 18, 2021
In CDC we trust: Mask guidance prompts changes
As reported in The Real Deal.Aliza Bixon had insisted clients wear masks while exercising at her Miami Beach Pilates...
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