Thursday, June 8, 2023
The 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage hit a seven-month high last week after three straight increases, but fear of more increases eased after this week’s mortgage survey.
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Thursday, June 8, 2023
The Florida Legislature has taken steps to reduce insurance litigation, and it may be helping. The Fla.-operated “insurer of last resort” saw a decrease in 1Q lawsuits.
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Thursday, June 8, 2023
NAR’s Realtors Property Resource and Florida Realtors now offer commercial info and research via the RPR app and website – more than 1M commercial listings.
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Thursday, June 8, 2023
During the Great Recession, lenders charged-off second-mortgages and sold them to investors, who are now demanding payment from surprised homeowners.
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Thursday, June 8, 2023
Middle-income buyers can afford 23% of current listings; 5 years ago, they could afford 50%. Households making up to $75K need more homes at $256K or below.
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Thursday, June 8, 2023
Google Ads’ tools give marketers leeway, and some think combining two of those tools provides the strongest results when marketing online.
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Wednesday, June 7, 2023
The percentage of U.S. cash sales in April hit its highest level since 2014. In Fla., it ranges from 35.1% in Orlando up to 53.6% in West Palm Beach.
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Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Canadian tourists are returning to Fla. as COVID and visa problems fade away. The number of visiting Canadians has hit pre-pandemic levels in the past few months.
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Wednesday, June 7, 2023
A study finds that institutional investors keep many Atlanta residents from becoming homeowners and building wealth, with Black residents affected most.
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Wednesday, June 7, 2023
While most observers believe the Fed will keep interest rates steady at its meeting next week, they heatedly discuss if it’s a pause to study things or a one-time skip.
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Wednesday, June 7, 2023
A roster of disasters can disrupt business operations, and it’s too late to start planning if a storm is two days out. Analyze current insurance coverage to start.
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Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Every buyer should be warned upfront about potential wire scams related to closing, but agents should warn customers about other potential scams too.
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Tuesday, June 6, 2023
Has Erica given you banking advice, as in Bank of AmERICA? The U.S. consumer bureau is worried about AI chatbots doing increasingly sophisticated tasks.
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Tuesday, June 6, 2023
The state-run “insurer of last resort” has seen its number of policies surge to 1.3M, but it plans to move up to 26K of those to private companies later this summer.
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