May 6, 2016 – Steady job growth, low mortgage rates and pent-up demand are prompting an increase in the demand for new single-family homes, and homebuilders say they’re ready to build them. However, builders also say they face plenty of … Continue reading →
April 12, 2016 – February 2016 National Foreclosure Report finds a 37.6 percent drop in Florida’s foreclosure inventory in just one year. Of 21 U.S. states that foreclose through the court system, the Fla. inventory decline outpaced second-place New Jersey’s … Continue reading →
Feb. 25, 2016 – Escaping from the chilly north, Canadians always have been eager buyers of Southwest Florida vacation and retirement homes. But now a lower loonie compared with the U.S. dollar is causing a reverse flow, heating up the … Continue reading →
WASHINGTON – Feb. 15, 2016 – A new survey of Realtors conducted by the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) attempted to find out exactly how well the TRID rules are, and are not, working. According to Realtors, the new disclosures … Continue reading →
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Feb. 5, 2016 – Citizens Property Insurance Corporation – operated by Florida as the state’s insurer of last resort – reports that it recovered more than $4.2 million in customer premiums in 2015 by aggressively pursuing third … Continue reading →
IRVINE, Calif. – Jan. 28, 2016 – RealtyTrac’s Year-End 2015 U.S. Home Equity & Underwater Report finds a drop in the number of Florida homes that are “seriously underwater” – ones that owe at least 25 percent more on mortgages … Continue reading →
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Sept. 14, 2015 – Call it the consumer-spooking warning that refused to die. Private insurers have issued bold-faced warnings of 45 percent storm taxes five months after state-run Citizens Property Insurance Corp. said it would drop a … Continue reading →
Aug. 21, 2015 – Don’t call it a comeback. Interest-only mortgages got a bad reputation in the aftermath of the housing bust, but they’ve managed to stick around as an option for homebuyers who can meet stricter lending guidelines enacted … Continue reading →
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – July 27, 2015 – There is the possibility that three constitutional amendments could appear on the 2016 ballot for Florida voters related to the buying, selling and distribution of solar power involving homes and businesses. There are … Continue reading →