ORLANDO, Fla. – July 16, 2018 – A study looked at energy costs by state. Overall, Florida ranks dead last in the number of people who use natural gas, perhaps because it costs more than in any other U.S state. But Floridians rank No. 4 in their use of electricity, and the cost is fairly low. The state ranked No. 39 in a state-by-state comparison. …continue →

ORLANDO, Fla. – July 10, 2018 – A RentCafe study that looked at average rents in many Fla. cities found that Hollywood (up 9.6 percent) and Orlando (up 8.4 percent) had the greatest year-to-year increases. Out of 19 Fla. cities included in the study, only Davie saw a year-to-year decrease (down 0.3 percent). …continue →

WASHINGTON – June 29, 2018 – Nearly one-fifth of Realtors® practicing in commercial real estate closed a sale with an international client in 2017, and one in three (35 percent) said they’ve had an increase in their number of international clients in the past five years, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). …continue →

WASHINGTON – June 27, 2018 – Pending home sales decreased modestly in May and have now fallen on an annualized basis for the fifth straight month, according to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). A larger drop in contract activity in the South offset gains in the Northeast, Midwest and West. …continue →

WASHINGTON – June 21, 2018 – Three out of four (75 percent) of Americans think it’s a good time to sell a house, while 68 percent think it’s a good time to buy, according to research from the National Association of Realtors®’ (NAR) second quarter Housing Opportunities and Market Experience (HOME) survey. …continue →