6 Things Professional Burglars Don’t Want You to Know

6 Things Professional Burglars Don’t Want You to Know: Even though a burglary occurs every 20 seconds in the U.S., you can still protect yourself without installing top-dollar security features.

Sally Davies,

Royal Shell Real Estate, Inc

Sanibel and Captiva Islands Florida.

4 Things NOT to Do When Putting Your Home on the Market

4 Things NOT to Do When Putting Your Home on the Market: So you've put your home on the market. Congratulations! As you start checking things off your to-do list, it's also important to pay mind of what NOT to do.

Buyer-Seller Survey: 1/3 of First-Timers Get Down Payment Help

Buyer-Seller Survey: 1/3 of First-Timers Get Down Payment Help: NAR’s 2019 survey finds the percentage of first-time buyers at historic lows – and many of the ones who do enter the market get financial help from their family.

Homeowners Don’t Sell as Inventory Declines

Homeowners Don’t Sell as Inventory Declines: Study: Thanks in part to low recession-era mortgage rates and seniors’ desire to age in place, the average tenure for same-homeownership today is five years longer.

5 Trends Affecting Housing for Seniors

5 Trends Affecting Housing for Seniors: The housing industry is monitoring older American’s evolving housing needs. In 2012, 27M household heads are 65 or older. In 2017 it was 31M; by 2013 it will be 34%.

NAR Report: These Are the Top Home Improvements

NAR Report: These Are the Top Home Improvements: The National Association of REALTORS®' report ranks the most popular home improvement projects among both homeowners and agents.

Fla.’s Closed and Pending Home Sales, Median Prices Up in July

Fla.’s Closed and Pending Home Sales, Median Prices Up in July: Fla. Realtors Pres. Sain: “Like the weather, July was a hot month for Fla.’s housing market.” Statewide existing single-family sales up 10.4% year-over-year, median price up 5.1% to $268K; condo sales up 4.3%, median price up 4.4% to $188K.