There’s no single cause, rather a combo of laws, natural disasters and human behavior that are nudging rates higher and pushing private insurers out of the market. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – As home insurance prices are poised to increase sharply, […]
Many Fla. homeowners, notably those in S. Fla., could see property insurance rates go up as much as 30% to 40% when it’s time to renew their coverage thanks to years of rising claims abuses, court-clogging litigation and spiraling hurricane […]
Buyers continue to lose home-purchase money to wire fraud. They need to understand the problem, and have access to the tools and resources that can help keep them safe. WASHINGTON – October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. The Real Estate […]
Recent calls to Florida Realtors’ Legal Hotline have involved a panicked buyer’s agent who is trying to get an extension on either the buyer’s loan approval period or the closing date due to lenders not being able to get “final […]
Sec. Halsey Beshears gave RE licensees with an original license renewal deadline of March 31 and Sept. 30 an extension to Dec. 31 to complete their CE and pay their fees. ORLANDO, Fla. – The Florida Department of Business and […]
Kittisak Jirasittichai / EyeEm / Getty After Sept. 1, owners who refinanced would have been charged a 0.5% surcharge if Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac would be taking over the loan. The surcharge will still go into effect but not […]
Becoming a top producer comes down to proactively prospecting about 7 hours a week, constantly learning, being emotionally resilient and moving from great to memorable client experiences What differentiates top producers from other agents? The differences are much smaller than […]
When buyers first walk through the door, they’re bringing with them a lot of false truths. It’s your job to open their eyes After all this time — and all the media attention the real estate market gets — can […]
If the Jan. Fla. real estate market was “normal,” today’s market is even better in the four metro areas tracked by realtor.com’s Recovery Report. The U.S. report declined slightly this week, however, largely because new listings dropped below Jan. 2020 […]
Social media has changed buyers’ expectations, but you can still ensure your listings compete When today’s emerging affluent consumer wants to curate a gallery of their lives through video and photography, they choose Instagram. It’s not news that Instagram is an […]
