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HB 919 contains new rules that impact homeowners associations to boost transparency. SB 170 gives businesses new rights if a local ordinance impacts them.
Three Fla. agencies will receive a total of $1,360,910, ranging from $29,824 for Citrus County to $1,262,250 for the Sarasota Housing Authority.
Organic leads are great – if you get them. Cost is always a consideration, but paid leads can be ideal for newbie agents who want to hit the ground running.
The nation’s consumer bureau took a first step to erase medical debt from credit reports and lending decisions because that type of debt “has little predictive value.”
How will your life change in a shutdown? RE agents should fast-track any government-related tasks, such as flood ins., if they have a post-Sept. 30 closing scheduled.
Sales fell 15.3% year-to-year, but prices rose 3.9% as demand continued to outpace supply. Listings were also down, with 0.9% fewer in Aug. month-to-month.
The package of regulatory and administrative waivers in seven HUD programs will give Hurricane Idalia-hit counties extra help during recovery efforts.
“Homebuyers waiting for mortgage rates to come down should expect no major relief until next year,” says Lisa Sturtevant, chief economist for Bright MLS.
Rather than drop property insurance altogether, some owners are choosing high deductibles to save money – a risky move that covers only catastrophic problems.
Single-family median price up 2% ($415K) YOY, condo median price up 6.2% ($324K). Chief Economist O’Connor: Mortgage interest rates continue to be “dominant factor.”