Florida Realtors News

A state report this week found Fla. with 22.6M residents – 1.61% more than it had a year earlier. But they also predict growth will slow over the next several years.

University of Florida researchers found half of all households in Miami-Dade County are “cost-burdened,” with individuals pay more than 30% of their income on housing.

The $114B proposal looks to renew affordable housing programs, lower insurance costs, add tax holidays, encourage growth and boost home mitigation.

Citizens Property Ins. CEO Tim Cerio took issue with a Senate Budget committee info request, saying the Fla.-owned insurer has “never sought a federal bailout, period.”

A client gift says, “I appreciate your business” – and the more personalized the gift, the better. Consider, perhaps a  mini-me bobblehead doll that looks like you.

Survey: Sellers who go-it alone are twice as likely to be unsatisfied with the experience – and more likely to say their earlier opinion, “agents are overpaid,” was wrong.

49K more policies could be moved out of Fla’s. “insurer of last resort” by Feb. 20, though it still has twice as many policies (1.4M) as No. 2 State Farm (630K).

Florida Realtors: Remind friends, neighbors and clients to take precautions over the holidays like having a fire-resistant artificial tree or watering a real tree daily.

The new-homes' growth rate fell in 3Q, as it did in the two previous quarters, says NAHB. Single-family and multifamily saw the biggest expansion in U.S. exurbs.

Redfin released its annual housing forecast, predicting younger families will embrace the renter lifestyle with gusto in 2024, along with other thoughts on the new year.