A weekend topic starting with First Coast News. "Florida regulators will soon weigh in on a 14% average rate hike proposed by Citizens Property Insurance, which could impact more than a million policyholders. 'I remember I was around $1,000 a…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Two construction companies have filed lawsuits to foreclose on $3.5 million in construction liens placed on the unfinished Mandarin Oriental hotel and residential complex in downtown Boca Raton. The lawsuits follows five…
A report from the Idaho Press. "Idaho’s housing market is largely stuck in an expensive place, as is the nationwide market, with high interest rates keeping many people from buying and selling. 'We’re all just kind of sitting here frozen…
A report from Florida Today. "Looking only at single-family homes, the $359,450 median selling price in Brevard County was up 1.5% in May from $354,000 the month prior. Since May 2023, the sales price of single-family homes was down 2.6%…
A report from the Star Tribune in Minnesota. "Jordan Maetche and Alyssa Budion bought a townhouse in Plymouth two years ago — when mortgage rates were at record lows, and sellers called the shots — making their offer quickly and…
A report from Boston.com in Massachusetts. "The median sales prices for single-family homes and condominiums in Greater Boston broke records for July but were less than what buyers paid in June, according to the Greater Boston Association of Realtors. 'What…
A report from Fox 35. "The president of Florida’s Senate has confirmed that no special session will be convened to reconsider condominium safety legislation. 'For many years, people have elected to kick the can down the road,' said John Cadden,…
A report from the Dallas Morning News in Texas. "Things are changing ever so slightly in the Dallas-Fort Worth housing market. Year-over-year prices fell for the second straight month. A national real estate group estimates the price drop is one…
A report from the Rockland County Times in New York. "The housing market has truly exploded in Rockland County. Maria Kriesel, owner of Century 21 in New City, said she is also '…seeing some price adjustments which we would not…
A report from Fox 13 in Florida. "A St. Petersburg business owner is under investigation after reportedly orchestrating 'a classic Ponzi scheme,' according to federal investigators. Russell Todd Burkhalter is the founder and CEO of Drive Planning, a Georgia-based financial…