Shrinking Housing Supply Leads To Home Prices Rising

43% of Renters Saw Fake Listings During Their Home Search | Florida Realtors

A Look at People Hurt by the Affordable Housing Crisis | Florida Realtors

Top Boomtowns in America - 2019 Edition - SmartAsset

Miami-South Florida Ranked 4th in America.

Miami Luxury Home Sales Surge Double Digits in October; Total Sales, Median Prices Also Increase

Orlando's affordable housing shortage hurts tourism workers - Orlando Sentinel

Wage Growth Eclipses Mortgage Rate – First Time Since 1972 | Florida Realtors

Lawmakers Urged to Stop Raiding Affordable Housing Money | Florida Realtors

The Florida Legislature has a habit of diverting money away from affordable housing programs.

Miami Beach “Ban” on Short-Term Rentals Ruled Illegal

Starting in 2020, No More VA Loan-Limit Caps | Florida Realtors

Miami Luxury Home Sales Surge Double Digits in October; Total Sales, Median Prices Also Increase

Billionaire Steven Schonfeld buys Florida mansion for $111 million

Conforming Loan Limits to Top $500K in 2020 | Florida Realtors

Study: Lots of Listings Coming as Baby Boomers Age | Florida Realtors

Boomers own about 1/3 of all U.S. properties and 27% of them will sell their home within the next 20 years – but some metros will feel the impact more than others.

Case-Shiller: Sept. Home Prices Up 2.1% Year-to-Year | Florida Realtors

U.S. home price increases slow down.

Lender Study Finds Florida a Top State Not to Leave | Florida Realtors

Broward County Has New Affordable Housing Idea | Florida Realtors

The proposal also could affect overall rents in the county by creating an expanding supply of market-rate housing.

Mortgage Delinquencies Close to 25-Year Low | Florida Realtors

Broward property values soar to highest level – Valliant News

The total taxable value of Broward real estate has hit a new record.

Florida home sales up by 8 percent, prices by 4 percent this year over 2018 | Florida | thecentersquare.com

FEMA Postpones Flood Insurance Changes for One Year | Florida Realtors

Federal authorities expand investigation into all-cash real estate deals - HousingWire

Housing Market Sees Re-Acceleration in Home Prices | Realtor Magazine

Tax Breaks Available For Home Renovation Costs | Florida Realtors

Homeowners Don’t Sell as Inventory Declines | Florida Realtors

Legal Marijuana Leading to “Higher” Home Values? - Weston Title & Escrow

Mortgage fraud risk activity declined in South Florida | Miami Herald

Mortgage Rates Rise to 3.75% – a 3-Month High | Florida Realtors

Florida Home Insurance Rates – and Lawsuits – Keep Climbing | Florida Realtors

Fla.’s Housing Market Shows Positive Trends in Sept. | Florida Realtors

Florida’s housing market reported more closed sales, higher median prices and increased pending inventory.

Florida ranks among top states for millennial millionaires | Miami Herald

Student Debt Is Double the Value of Every U.S. Listing | Florida Realtors

Council Post: Four Reasons Now Is The Time To Invest In Rental Property Ownership

The Biggest Housing Boom In History Has Just Begun

Rising Financial Wealth Boosts Demand for Vacation Homes | www.nar.realtor

Home Values Are Heating Up in Florida

Mortgage Lenders Turn Down About 1 In 10 Florida Buyers | Florida Realtors

Study: Florida No. 1 in Welcoming New Residents | Florida Realtors

Florida Faces Apartment Shortage | Florida Realtors

U.S. Mortgage Debt Hits Record, Eclipsing 2008 Peak | Florida Realtors

Long-Term Mortgage Rates Fall – 30-Year at 3.64% | Florida Realtors

Case-Shiller: Home Prices Rise at Slowest Pace in 7 Years | Florida Realtors

U.S. home prices rose in July from a year earlier by the smallest amount in seven years.

Foreclosures Don’t Destroy Everyone’s Credit Score | Florida Realtors

Broward County Total Home Sales Surge in July 2019

U.S. Home Prices Rise a Modest 2.1% in June | Florida Realtors

From Too Loose to Too Tight: Mortgage Market ‘Normal’ Again | Florida Realtors The mortgage lending industry contributed to the real estate bubble  of the mid 2000s by greatly loosening the standards when prices where too high, and then to the market crash by greatly reducing lending after the crash, when prices were very low and it was a fantastic and safe opportunity to buy. Let's hope they have learned from their mistakes.   

Home sales in Broward and Miami-Dade surpass national growth | Miami Herald

Long-Term Mortgage Rates Near Historic Lows — 30-Year 3.55% | Florida Realtors

Homeownership and the American Economy | www.nar.realtor

Fla.’s Closed and Pending Home Sales, Median Prices Up in July | Florida Realtors Statewide existing single-family sales up 10.4% year-over-year, median price up 5.1% to $268K; condo sales up 4.3%, median price up 4.4% to $188K.

Florida raking in billions as Americans abandon high-tax states | Fox Business

Mortgage Rates Fall Sharply – 30-Year at 3.60% This Week | Florida Realtors

Survey: Americans Never Felt Better About Buying a House | Florida Realtors

Florida Housing Market: Median Prices, Inventory Up in 2Q | Florida Realtors Florida median price up 3.3% to $265,000.

Real Estate Is Americans’ Preferred Long-Term Investment | Florida Realtors

U.S. Homeowners Have Never Stayed Put for This Long | Florida Realtors

Case-Shiller: Home Prices Climbed Only 2.4% Year-to-Year | Florida Realtors U.S home prices rose at a slower pace in May, a sign that many would-be buyers are finding properties unaffordable.

Buyers Waiting for List Prices to Drop? They’ll Be Disappointed | Florida Realtors

Fla.’s Housing Market: Median Prices, Inventory Up in June | Florida Realtors

Fla.’s Housing Market: Median Prices, Inventory Up in June | Florida Realtors In Florida, higher prices and lower number of sales.

June 2019 Existing-Home Sales: U.S. Housing market activity, sales of existing homes fell 2.2% from June 2018.

Americans Flocking to HOA Communities Like Never Before: In 2018, there were 840,000 new single-family homes completed, and 64% of those – about 535,000 – were part of a homeowners association (HOA).

NAR: U.S. International Real Estate Investment Drops 36% | Florida Realtors

Wave of Hispanic Buyers Boosts U.S. Housing Market | Florida Realtors

April’s Delinquency Rate Hits Lowest Point in 20 Years | Florida Realtors

June Jumbo Loans at Highest Level Since 2011 | Florida Realtors

April’s Delinquency Rate Hits Lowest Point in 20 Years | Florida Realtors

‘Shared living’: More people moving in with strangers - South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Halfway Into 2019, How Is The Housing Market Holding Up?

Taxed to the Hilt, More Homebuyers Are Migrating to Florida | Florida News | US News

New Law Removes Cap Limits on VA Loans | Florida Realtors

Taxed to the hilt, more northern homebuyers are migrating to Florida - South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Florida Housing Market Report: Sales & Median Prices Up in May | Florida Realtors May was “the highest single-family home sales’ monthly total for any single month in … 10 years," says Brad O'Connor, Florida Realtors chief economist.

Rental scams so common that some owners police Craigslist

Total impact one Fla. home sale has on the economy? $77,858

U.S. foreclosures drop 50% in a year – but not in Florida.

Citizens insurance grapples with AOB lawsuits In assignment of benefits, property owners in need of repairs sign over benefits to contractors, who ultimately pursue payments from insurance companies. Insurers have complained for years that the process is riddled with fraud and excessive litigation and has driven up insurance premiums.

Fla. economy poised for long, positive run

The most popular cities for vacation homes in the US, ranked - Business Insider

Congress extends flood insurance through Sept.

The American dream makes a comeback

There are signs that a growing number of Americans who lost homes to foreclosure or a short sale during the housing crisis are emerging from their post-crisis bunkers and buying again or planning to do so in the near future.

Bloomberg: Fla. the winner as the wealthy move south

March home prices rose – but at slowest pace in 6 years

Gov. DeSantis signs ‘AOB’ insurance reform bill

Home insurance reform: A measure to curb the "Assignment of Benefits" abuse. There were roughly 1,300 AOB lawsuits statewide in 2000. That number climbed to more than 79,000 in 2013 and nearly 135,000 through Nov. 9, 2018, a 70% increase in just five years. 

Freddie: Mortgage rates won’t go as high as we thought

Home Values Dip Month-Over-Month for First Time in Seven Years (April Market Report) - Zillow Research

FHA working on plan to approve more condo mortgages

Fla.’s housing market: Sales, median prices rise in April

U.S. House OKs bill giving LGBTQ fair housing protection

Fla.’s housing market: median prices, inventory up in 1Q 

Compared to one year ago, the first quarter of 2019 saw a reduced number of home sales, but an increase in prices.

Consumer confidence in Florida hits 17-year high

Broward Median Prices Rise for Single-Family Homes, Condos

Broward Luxury Home Sales Jump in March

Census Bureau: Fla. top U.S. state for in-migration

Owners who lost homes during the recession? They’re back

Owners who lost homes during the recession? They’re back

Fla.’s housing market: Pending sales, median prices up in March

NY Fed study finds that tax reform impacts RE market

Fla. House passes insurance bill addressing AOB

Property insurance reforms getting closer to becoming law.

Apartment rents climbing, poised to go higher

Which States Have Affordable Housing?

Gen Z Got the Memo: Owning a Home Is Worth It – Mortgage Ledger

Responsible buyers with low credit get new options

Mortgages more likely now for self-employed clients

March 2019 Data: Affordability will continue to be a major hurdle for this spring’s entry-level home-buyers - Realtor.com Economic Research

U.S. median home prices and inventory up, South Florida median home prices down 1% from last year. 

What Does Your Credit Score Mean?

Fla. House to consider high-profile property ins. bill

The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted 14-3 to revamp laws dealing with the insurance practice known as assignment of benefits (AOB), which the insurance industry contends is riddled with fraud and costly litigation.

Now is Prime Time to List a Home in the U.S. - Mansion Global

Mortgage rates post biggest drop in decade

Study: More housing markets ‘sustainable’ – first time in a year

STORM CLOUDS ON THE HORIZON: REAL ESTATE MARKET CLEAR SIGN FOR RECESSION - Foreclosures Legal Blogs Posted by Roy D. Oppenheim - Lawyers.com

Fed doesn’t hike interest rates – and may not this year

If you’re self-employed or a ‘gig’ worker, getting a mortgage just got easier - The Washington Post

ATTOM: Fla. year-to-year foreclosure starts up 68% in Feb

FEMA flood insurance plan might upend premiums

FEMA flood insurance plan might upend premiums

FEMA flood insurance plan might upend premiums

Boom Or Bust For Spring Homebuying?

Fla. homes spark almost 1 in 10 mortgage requests

Golf courses disappear as developers seek new kind of green

House hunters have an edge this spring

America’s 19- to 29-year-olds are facing $1 trillion in debt

11 Million Tax Filers to Face Property Tax Cap, Audit Reveals: The state and local tax deduction limits will largely impact homeowners in high-tax states, such as New Jersey, New York, and California.

Thousands of Floridians aren’t insuring their homes

NAR: Pending home sales jump 4.6% in January

Home prices up but at slower pace for 9th straight month

U.S. home price gains slowed for the ninth straight month.

Fla. consumers’ optimism rises to near-record levels

January 2019 Existing-Home Sales NAR released a summary of national existing-home sales data showing that housing market activity fell for the third straight month and was down 1.2 percent from December 2018

U.S. existing home sales fall sharply to three-year low | Reuters

How Wall Street Bought Up America's Homes - The Atlantic

Mortgage rates fall to 12-month low – 30-year at 4.37%

Home affordability unchanged – but at a 10-year low

Broward Total Annual Home Sales Rise in 2018; Existing Condo Market Tops 17,000 Annual Transactions

Fla. Supreme Court takes up assignment-of-benefits case

Rising insurance costs have prompted laws to regulate this practice.

Fla.’s housing market: Sales, new listings, median price up at end of 2018

Too few new homes? Builders may have social media problem

Buyers of brand-new homes can complain about their builder online.

DeSantis proposes full funding for affordable housing

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis proposed his $91.3 billion budget on Friday and wants all doc stamp money rolled into the State and Local Government Housing Trust Funds to be used for affordable housing – a move strongly backed by Florida Realtors in an earlier meeting with the governor's staff.

Miami, Florida Housing Market Outlook 2019: Prices Keep Climbing

Another tower for the Fort Lauderdale skyline, this one 47 stories high - Sun Sentinel

South Florida Market Starting the Year High in Supply - Mansion Global

Less sales, but higher prices and inventory in Dec.

Fla.’s housing market: Median prices, inventory up in Dec.

Foreclosure activity drops to 13-year low

Florida Ranked Best State To Retire – CBS Miami

Survey: Renters want to buy – many just can’t afford it

The future of housing? Women, millennials and Hispanics

Chinese middle class buying up American residential real estate

Housing market will be slower, steadier in 2019