WASHINGTON – March 29, 2017 – Pending home sales rebounded sharply in February to their highest level in nearly a year and second-highest level in over a decade, according to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). All major U.S. regions saw a notable hike in contract activity last month. …continue →

WASHINGTON – March 16, 2017 – Nationwide housing starts rose 3 percent in February from an upwardly revised January reading, according to new data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Commerce Department.
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IRVINE, Calif. – March 9, 2017 – Home flipping last year was 3.1 percent higher than it was in 2015, according to ATTOM Data Solutions’ 2016 Year-End U.S. Home Flipping Report. The report finds that 193,009 single family homes and condos were flipped – resold in an arms-length transfer for the second time within a 12-month period – in 2016. …continue →

WASHINGTON – March 1, 2017 – The average American household spends $2,149 on real estate property taxes each year, plus another $402 for residents of the 27 states with vehicle property taxes. With such high costs, it’s no surprise that about $11.8 billion in property taxes go unpaid each year, according to the National Tax Lien Association. …continue →

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Feb. 16, 2017 – Home-ownership nationwide is at a record low, but a slim majority of Floridians (50.1 percent) say it’s a good time to buy a house, according to a newly released University of Florida (UF) survey conducted in October and November.
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Only 19.3 percent thought it was a bad time, while the remaining 30.6 percent were uncertain.
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