Some of the new laws that resulted from Florida Realtors' 2025 legislative priorities include more transparency in condo transactions and protections from squatters.
Help buyers focus on what matters when purchasing a home: a manageable budget, location, long-term suitability and realistic expectations.
Learn about Florida’s updated condo laws in today’s 1 p.m. webinar. New forms and contract changes take effect July 1, including extended review periods for buyers.
Gen Z makes up just 3% of buyers as debt, high costs and short-term money habits delay homeownership, even among high earners, data shows.
Consumer sentiment rose 16% in June, breaking a six-month slump, but remains below post-election highs as inflation concerns and tariff fears persist.
NAR: Pending home sales rose 1.1% year-over-year. The West led monthly gains, while the Midwest and South grew yearly. Rates still drive buyer decisions.
New legislation would prevent home buyers from being inundated with unsolicited calls, texts and emails from competing lenders offering loans.
Rates on 30-year mortgages fell to 6.77% from 6.81% last week, while 15-year rates dropped to 5.89% from 5.96%, Freddie Mac said.
Florida’s insurance market is rebounding, with rates stabilizing and Citizens' policy counts declining – progress proving reforms are working, CEO Tim Cerio said.
At the Realtors Legislative Meetings in Washington, D.C., NAR made multiple revisions to the Code of Ethics and Arbitration Manual that became effective June 5, 2025.
