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A house made of money with an arrow pointing up. Fla.’s home sales, median prices up in May 2017

ORLANDO, Fla. – June 21, 2017 – Florida’s housing market reported more closed sales, higher median prices, more new listings and more pending sales in May, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®. Sales of single-family homes statewide totaled 27,850 last month, up 7.6 percent compared to May 2016. …continue

A for sale sign and a realtor sign side by side. Fla.’s housing market: Median prices up in April

ORLANDO, Fla. – May 24, 2017 – Rising median prices and constrained inventory remained a prevailing trend in Florida’s housing market in April, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®. The trend resulted in a loss of momentum for home sales: Sales of single-family homes statewide totaled 23,829 last month, easing slightly (-1.2 percent) when compared to April 2016. …continue

A large house with palm trees in front of it. Directional change: Homes more affordable in 1Q

WASHINGTON – May 11, 2017 – Rising wages and moderating home prices offset a rise in mortgage interest rates to give housing affordability a slight boost in the first quarter of 2017, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI). …continue

A house with balloons flying in the sky Fla. home sales up 9.3% year-to-year in March

ORLANDO, Fla. – April 21, 2017 – Florida’s housing market reported more closed sales, higher median prices and increased pending sales in March, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors. Sales of single-family homes statewide totaled 25,921 last month, up 9.3 percent compared to March 2016. …continue

Two people jumping in the air on a grassy hill. Foreclosures drop below ‘normal’ pre-recession levels

IRVINE, Calif. – April 13, 2017 – ATTOM Data Solutions’ March 2017 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report finds that U.S. foreclosure activity was below pre-recession levels in 102 out of the 216 metropolitan statistical areas (47 percent) analyzed in the report.
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