Newsroom Archive

ORLANDO, Fla. — Hurricane season starts June 1 and lasts until Nov. 30, 2026. During this time, Floridians face the greatest possibility of major storms. Florida Realtors® – The Voice for Real Estate® in Florida – encourages all residents, including homeowners, renters and property managers, to take essential steps now to protect lives and property.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Buying a home remains one of the most important financial decisions many people will make, and preparation can go a long way toward making the process smoother and more successful. Florida Realtors® encourages prospective buyers to take a thoughtful, informed approach as they prepare for homeownership in today’s housing market.

VERO BEACH, Fla. — When Hollie Billero Buldo bought her first home at 23, she admits she was nervous. She had scraped together savings for a down payment and wondered if she was really ready.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida’s housing market reported more closed sales, increased pending sales and higher pending inventory in April 2026, compared to the previous year, according to Florida Realtors®’ latest housing data.

PANAMA CITY, Fla. — At a gym in Panama City Beach, a broker watched Charles Sower chat up strangers between sets and made a bold pitch: “You’d be good at real estate.” Sower laughed it off, but the seed was planted. After retiring from a 20-year Coast Guard career, he took a year off, learned he didn’t want to live on retirement alone, and decided to try the thing everyone said he’d be good at. Nine years later, the joke’s on him.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles (AAGLA) has selected Form Simplicity, one of the real estate industry’s most trusted and widely used transaction management solutions owned by Florida Realtors®, to provide members with an easier, more streamlined and accurate way to complete rental forms.