- A lawsuit says a state law restricting property ownership by people from China and six other countries is “based on stereotyped and xenophobic generalizations.”
- Florida rent growth is below the national average with many slowly returning to their historic pricing trends, a real estate economist said.
- Bid farewell to all-white everything and futons. Interior designers say some trends are better left at the curb.
- NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun, at the 2024 Realtors® Legislative Meetings, said home sales will rise in eight of the next 10 years.
- The governor signed a package that includes sales tax holidays and a one-year exemption on residential property and flood insurance premium taxes.
- Consumer credit reporting company Experian found nearly half of all consumers with exceptional credit are baby boomers.
- NAR and other housing groups say it’s a critical step in addressing some of the national real estate market’s biggest challenges.
- Economists say mortgage rates will remain elevated through May on stubbornly high inflation. Late-year rate cuts to the mid-6% range remain possible.
- Data from 2023 showed Florida remains a leading spot among domestic and international travelers, with many visitors from the UK, Germany and Mexico.
- The "Unexpected Red" theory, first suggested by Taylor Migliazzo Simon, has rapidly gained momentum, with more than a million views on her TikTok video.
- The 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season begins June 1, and state officials want residents to be prepared. Forecasters predict a busy season.
- Buying a single-family home for the first time is challenging, but even more so in a time of inventory shortages and affordability issues; help ease anxiety by sharing these useful steps.
- The changes were reviewed by the MLS Emerging Issues and Technology Advisory Board and adopted by the NAR Leadership Team.
- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is administering the wetlands permitting program to “mitigate any disruption and delay to applicants.”