Florida Realtors News

By the numbers, there are more self-storage businesses in the U.S. than there are McDonalds. In Ocala alone, self-storage space surged to $166M in 2022.

When considering marketing dollars, it’s generally easier and less expensive to build on your existing relationships than try to create new ones.

Gov. DeSantis recently signed SB 264, which restricts, in part, the sale and ownership of certain Fla. properties to “foreign principals, persons and entities.”

The White House’s “ALL INside” program hopes to help reduce homelessness 25% by 2025, with an initial focus on Calif. and five U.S. cities.

The goal is to drive traffic to your website, but what’s the best way to achieve that? Link building improves SEO though banner ads can get faster results.

Fla. Realtors Chief Economist: At $410K, it’s the same as April 2022, ending an 11-year (135 months) run of rising year-over-year prices. But condo prices rose 4.8%.

NAR President Parcell told a U.S. House committee that first-time homebuyers need support – but new loan fees by FHFA are “another hurdle to owning a home.”

The U.S. inventory of for-sale homes grew a bit: 7.2% month-to-month. But it’s still only a 2.9-months’ supply – below the amount economists consider “balanced.”

Would you buy a home priced 30% below comps if the repair costs could be anywhere between $1 and $100K?  Auction homes are high risk/high reward.

Low unemployment puts workers in the driver’s seat, postponing hoped-for boosts to the office market. On Wall Street, only 20% of firms require full-time office work.