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A large driveway with two garage doors and palm trees. Study: Most average Fla. rents rise 3%-8% year-to-year

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

A marina with boats and buildings in the background. Foreign investment in commercial real estate still strong

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

Piggy bank and model house on dollars NAR: Pending sales inch 0.5% lower in May

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

A house with balloons flying in the sky NAR: 75% think it’s a good time to sell a home

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

A large driveway with two garage doors and palm trees. Fastest-growing U.S. luxury market? Sarasota County

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – June 14, 2018 – Interest from prospective home buyers in Northern states have propelled two Florida counties – Sarasota and Collier – to the top of the nation’s fastest-growing luxury housing markets, according to the May 2018 Luxury Home Index from realtor.com. …continue