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Sometimes the smallest things we can do for our neighborhoods can have the biggest impact.
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Tampa Bay leads the state in home sales as prices jump 13.6%
The greatest demand continued to be for houses under $300,000, eagerly sought by first-time homebuyers.
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Freddie Mac: Pay no attention to the homeownership rate
People who worry about the homeownership rate’s 50-year low forget demographics. Millennials may be late to the party, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t coming.
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Don’t Disqualify Yourself… Over Half of All Loans Approved Have a FICO Score Under 750.
Potential home buyers, and even current homeowners, have an inflated view of what is really required to qualify for a mortgage in today’s market.
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Real estate news often confuses homeowners.
Reading or watching real estate news can make a homeowner’s head spin. In one day, they might hear that mortgage rates rose, sales fell and prices stagnated.
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Home Buyer Demand Remains Strong in September
Sales, as usual, retreat from August but hold up against the same month last year.
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Retirees Want Walkable, Urban Communities…
Interesting look at the shift of retirees from isolated gated sub-divisions or large home on golf courses to walkable urban communities.
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Reminder to all Realtors… Want to know everything about the “CFPB Integrated Mortgage Disclosure Rule” but were afraid to ask? Please attend our Coffee Corner presentation on Tuesday at 9:30AM.
10 Reasons The Housing Market Could Go Ballistic This Spring…
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Investors are buying fewer single-family homes. However, many investors continue to buy and seem committed to the business of renting out their portfolios of single-family homes.
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What Makes A City Beautiful?
A provocative new Video says beauty in Urban Settings must be objective—and to argue otherwise is a danger to our quality of life.
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The Urbanization of the ‘Burbs: How the Definition of “City” is Changing…
The right combination of urban amenities, transportation, and walkability will attract home buyers to nearly any suburban location.
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