The question is simple – the answer not so much. CFPB (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau) wants to wait until 2022. A request for rule comments, however, received a range of suggestions. And as a practical matter, can lenders handle thousands […]
A tech-challenged criminal can now buy software that shuts down any business’ operating system. Imagine the impact – then take concrete steps to keep your data safe. NEW YORK – On May 6, 2021, Colonial Pipeline fell victim to a […]
Stressed buyers and renters desperate for a home can make rash decisions – and scammers know that. Escrow wire-fraud scams can destroy a buyer’s dreams only moments before a closing, but Fla. A.G. Moody also focuses on rental, loan-flipping and […]
Consumers won’t pay sales tax for many disaster supplies starting Friday, a back-to-school holiday is in Aug., and a new July holiday nixes sales taxes on leisure events. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Floridians preparing for the looming hurricane season can avoid […]
Condo associations became COVID-19 cops during the pandemic, and their powers, so far, aren’t diminished much even if the CDC and Fla. say it’s OK to go without masks. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – For more than a year, condo associations […]
Hero Images / Getty Images The index offers insight into local transportation, health services and social life. AARP also hopes it gets younger buyers to consider a home’s longer-term benefits. WASHINGTON – Realtors® serving customers through Realtors Property Resource (RPR) […]
krisanapong detraphiphat, Getty Images Rising home prices and recession memories have convinced some buyers that a bubble will pop and prices will drop. But it’s just too much demand and too little supply. NEW YORK – The U.S. housing […]
Getty Images Economists predicted commercial real estate’s future at NAR meeting. The office market still has a wild card, but they’re generally bullish about the overall industry. WASHINGTON – The U.S. economy experienced one of the swiftest declines in history […]
Compassionate Eye Foundation/Chris Wind Florida Realtors economist: Economists predict there will be an additional 1.4 million Floridians by 2025 – a good omen for real estate. However, not all of the state’s counties will see equal growth over the coming […]
And 1 in 10 plans to sell this year, according to realtor.com economists. But a fear of finding a home in their price range is the top reason holding many of them back. CHICAGO – Inventory shortages have plagued markets […]
