Forecast: Fla. Will Keep Growing – But a Bit Slower

Forecast: Fla. Will Keep Growing – But a Bit Slower

Budget Realistically for Home Repairs

Budget Realistically for Home Repairs: It happens: Stuff at your home wears out or breaks. But saving 1% to 4% of your home’s value each year for maintenance and repairs isn’t easy.

NAR Chief Economist Addresses Senate Committee - Sales will slow but prices remain high

NAR Chief Economist Addresses Senate Committee

Fla.: A Top 10 State for ‘Stable’ Housing

Fla.: A Top 10 State for ‘Stable’ Housing: Realtor.com’s high-level view of housing markets – foreclosures, underwater mortgages, rising prices, etc. – finds Fla. ranking third in overall stability.

Advice for Renters Priced Out of Home Buying

Advice for Renters Priced Out of Home Buying: For many homebuyers, their ownership goal seems to be kicked farther down the field with every price increase and mortgage rate rise.

Disagree with a Home’s Flood Map? Contest It

Disagree with a Home’s Flood Map? Contest It

Real Estate Investing: 8 Things to Avoid

Real Estate Investing: 8 Things to Avoid: Real estate often make a great investment but investors expect a return on that investment. Seemingly attractive investments can sometimes have problems.

FHA Will Ignore COVID-Era Employment Lapse

FHA Will Ignore COVID-Era Employment Lapse

Fla. Focus of 1 Out of Every 7 Out-of-State Moves

Fla. Focus of 1 Out of Every 7 Out-of-State Moves

When Can You Claim $10K for Home Upgrades?

When Can You Claim $10K for Home Upgrades?: The My Safe Florida Home program will subsidize owners’ efforts to boost their home’s storm defenses – but not before the peak of the 2022 hurricane season.

Technology Making It Easier to Age In Place

Technology Making It Easier to Age In Place: Older adults often want to stay in their home, and new tech tools – smart beds, fall detectors, security cameras, etc. – make it easier to do that.

Some Owners’ Theory: Sell Now, Rent, Buy Later

Some Owners’ Theory: Sell Now, Rent, Buy Later: Home prices took a dive during the Great Recession and some homeowners think that will happen again, so they’re selling now and waiting for bargains to arrive.