A report from Tampa Bay News 9. "Florida’s ever-changing real estate market is currently experiencing a shake up: There is more inventory, meaning more homes for sale, but fewer motivated buyers. A real estate agent said this is a bit…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "It was a dream, but a Citrus Springs home is now Frank Sherrill’s nightmare. 'I need flooring. I need all the baseboards put in. All the framing for the doors,' he said…
A report from Click Orlando in Florida. "Residents of Dockside At Ventura Condominiums in Central Florida are still waiting to return to their homes nearly three years after Hurricane Ian caused severe flooding and damage. Nicole Kolling-Carter, a resident, expressed…
A report from the Baltimore Banner. "Charles and Prince George’s counties, Maryland neighbors with intertwined histories, are the nation’s richest majority-Black counties, with median household incomes that exceed $100,000. Nowhere else comes close. Now President Donald Trump’s mass firings of…
This month marks the 20th year for us at this blog. What are your housing bubble predictions for the new year? Six months ago: "'I predict lots of victim sob stories among rate daters who didn’t anticipate rates would stay…
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…
A report from the Floridian Press. "Governor Ron DeSantis has called for the Florida Legislature to modify the Condo Safety Law he signed after the Surfside tragedy of 2021 to ease the financial burden on condo owners. Since the Law…
A report from Fox 54 in Alabama. "'It's a good time to buy,' Lore Hislop, president of the Huntsville Area Association of Realtors shares. 'You know, the old buyer-seller's market is a very common term. You hear all over the…
A report from Yahoo Finance. "The Federal Reserve chairman this week doused any hope homebuyers had that mortgage rates would soften anytime soon. Instead, rates jumped above 7% after Jerome Powell said inflation was taking longer to come down to…
A report from the Mortgage Research Center. "Critics of the 'date the rate' strategy are having their day in the sun. They were right in saying that the strategy could be harder to implement than it sounds. Realtor.com offered solid…