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Committed to public service? Want to grow your charity work? Five Realtors will receive a $1,000 grant and a year of mentoring to help expand their efforts.
31% of U.S. Dec. sales were for cash, though Fla. percentages ran as high as 52% in West Palm Beach. VA and FHA loans also rose in most Fla. metro areas studied.
There’s been an uptick in mortgage company bankruptcies as rates rise and biz declines. For buyers, that means a possible hiccup as they head toward closing.
A Realtor with little experience can learn a lot if they’re mentored by someone with tons of experience – but how does the former find the latter?
Flood insurance is complicated, so FEMA created a brochure for Realtors to help them answer client questions, such as, “What is an elevation certificate?”
NAR’s Realtors Relief Foundation helps people after a disaster threatens their homes, including Floridians after Hurricane Ian hit Fla. last year.
Of those helped, 63K followed Hurricane Ian and 4K Nicole. It comes to $5.2B in grants, disaster loans and flood insurance after Ian and $19.8M after Nicole.
Unlike boomers, millennials pay less attention to marketing materials they hold in their hands, like postcards or newspapers. Digital advertising is a better way to go.
U.S. home prices rose 4% compared to the last quarter of 2022, hitting $378K. But only 18% of metro markets saw double-digit growth in 4Q. In 3Q, it was 46%.
Foreclosures still don’t have a notable impact on the market, yet Attom’s latest report found Fla. saw a lot of initial filings – but few actually repossessed.