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Partially built concrete house on sandy lot January: Housing Starts Down, Building Permits Up

While the number of housing starts declined 4.1% compared to Dec., the number of building permits – indicators of future housing-start numbers – rose 0.7%. …continue →

A for sale sign and a realtor sign side by side. RE Trends: What’s Driving Fla. Buyer Demand?

2022 Real Estate Trends: Millennials are prime homebuyers for years to come and interest rates will rise. This year’s wild cards? Inflation and unexpected virus variants. …continue →

A building that is being built in the middle of nowhere. Jan. Builder Confidence Dinged by Rising Prices

Builders remain extremely confident, but NAHB blamed a one point drop in its confidence index on inflation and the rising cost of raw materials. …continue →

A house made of money with an arrow pointing up. Fla.’s Nov. Sales: Single-Family Up, Prices Up

ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida’s housing market reported more closed sales, higher median prices, more pending sales and continuing tight inventory levels in November compared to a year ago, according to Florida Realtors® latest housing data. …continue →

A house with balloons flying in the sky FHFA: Fla. Metro Price Increases Top National Average

WASHINGTON – U.S. house prices rose 18.5% year-to-year – from the third quarter of 2020 to the third quarter (3Q) of 2021 – according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (FHFA HPI).
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