ATTOM: In second quarter 2023, 49% of U.S. mortgaged residential properties were considered equity-rich – the highest point in at least four years.
To avoid future family fights, parents leaving a treasured holiday home to kids and grandkids should consider ownership, management, and usage – as well as costs.
Idalia caused flooding in communities along Fla.’s west coast before making landfall in rural Taylor County, but some say the insurance industry “dodged a bullet.”
The median U.S. asking rent in July was $2,038, just $16 below the record high set in August 2022. But that asking rent was up just 0.3% from a year earlier in July.
Fla. Insurance Commissioner’s order prevents insurers from cancelling or issuing non-renewals of customers’ policies until Oct. 31 in areas affected by Hurricane Idalia.
Feeling more optimistic about their personal finances, Floridians’ consumer sentiment inched up eight-tenths of a point in August to 67.6 from July’s revised 66.8.
Agents can help buyers and sellers see them as a local expert on YouTube by creating market and trend update videos, video walkthroughs of properties and more.
The fed disaster declaration now covers Columbia, Gilchrist, Hernando, Jefferson, Madison, Pasco, Citrus, Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy, Suwannee and Taylor counties.
Two Fla. agencies will receive $425K each – one in C. Fla., one in the Palm Beaches – for fair housing testing and enforcement to eliminate discriminatory practices.
Agents offer buyers and sellers their market expertise, but that expertise can quickly become stale in a fast-changing RE market without regular educational updates.
