ORLANDO, Fla. – Nov. 2, 2017 – Florida’s housing market in third quarter 2017 showed the impact of Hurricane Irma, which made landfall in the Keys on Sept. 10. The latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®reported higher median prices year-over-year, but fewer closed sales, pending sales and new listings due to the disruption in September’s market caused by the hurricane. Closed sales of single-family homes statewide totaled 67,811 in 3Q 2017, down 5.5 percent over the 3Q 2016 figure. …continue →

WASHINGTON (October 26, 2017) — Pending home sales were unchanged in September, but activity declined on an annual basis both nationally and in all major regions, according to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR).
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WASHINGTON – Oct. 17, 2017 – Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes rose four points to a level of 68 in October on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). It was the highest reading since May.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Sept. 20, 2017 – Florida’s housing market continued its positive track in August, with more closed sales, increased pending sales, more new listings and rising median prices, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®. Sales of single-family homes statewide totaled 25,235 last month, up 0.9 percent compared to August 2016. …continue →

CHICAGO – Aug. 29, 2017 – Real estate professionals see a lot of dumb reasons why home buyers ultimately end up losing out on a deal. Practitioners recently shared some of the more common mistakes with realtor.com, including ways to correct the situation:
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