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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 →

A car is parked in the water near power lines. Fla. group warns owners about assignment-of-benefits fraud

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – June 4, 2018 – A group called the Consumer Protection Coalition (CPC) is warning Florida homeowners and insured drivers to beware of Assignment of Benefits (AOB) scams this hurricane season. The warning coincides with the launch of a new series of digital ads. …continue →

A large white house with palm trees in the front yard. Study: Rents still rising but not as fast

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – May 31, 2018 – RentCafe creates a monthly rent report with data compiled from actual rents charged in the 250 largest U.S. cities. In its latest report, it found that nationwide rents rose 2 percent year-to-year – the lowest increase since 2010.
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A building that is being built in the middle of nowhere. No bubble yet – but a dearth of construction could hurt

WASHINGTON – May 21, 2018 – An increase in housing supply is crucial to the health and sustainability of the real estate market and the economy, according to speakers at a session organized by the Realtor® University Richard J. Rosenthal Center for Real Estate Studies during the 2018 Realtors Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo. The session, “Outlook for Home Prices and Residential Construction,” focused on rapidly rising home prices, tight home inventories and whether or not the country is in the middle of a bubble. …continue →

Two people jumping in the air on a grassy hill. Fla.’s housing market: New listings, median prices up in 1Q 2018

ORLANDO, Fla. – May 14, 2018 – Florida’s housing market reported slightly more new listings and higher median prices during the first quarter of 2018, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®. A shortfall of for-sale inventory continued to impact sales even as the number of owners listing their properties for sale inched up over the quarter; closed sales of single-family homes statewide totaled 60,204 in 1Q 2018, down slightly, 0.9 percent, from the 1Q 2017 figure. …continue →