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Fla.’s “insurer of last resort” is the first resort for more and more homeowners. The company hopes to reverse that trend through a series of changes, including a rate hike.
The easiest way? Add a video to your feed – but start with an easy one, like a short piece filmed with a friend using the camera on your phone.
The drop compares to rents’ record high in August 2022. But instead of lowering rents, many landlords have offered perks like one-month free or cheaper parking.
The Hometown Heroes Program strongly backed by Florida Realtors received applications requesting $11M the first day the updated program went into effect.
Attom’s midyear report finds foreclosures inching closer to their historically normal level. In Fla., one out of every 527 housing units is in some level of foreclosure.
Gen Z (81%) and millennials (71%) felt the most stress, in part because many are first-time buyers. The main stress-triggers: Low inventory and rising loan rates.
Why do long-time homeowners rent when they can afford to buy? For more and more older adults, it’s simple: less responsibility with more money to spend.
NAR’s 2023 Member Profile finds a Realtor’s typical sales volume rose to $3.4M (2022) from $2.6M via 12 transactions – and 76% will stay at least two years.
Sellers love drone photography – and by extension, an agent who offers it. If owners are interviewing several RE agents, it could make a difference.
In 2022, only Texas saw more homebuyers using private mortgage insurance (PMI) than Fla., where 76,451 buyers (57%) relied on PMI to buy a home.