According to leading sources, rents are going to be going up yet again for 2016. The Wall Street Journal reports that rents are growing at the fastest pace in the past 10 years, growing by 4.6 percent in 2015 alone…
Yearly Archives: 2016
Protect Your Money From Scammers Stealing Home Closing Wire Transfer
Whenever a system is put in place to stop fraud, there are crooks smart enough to get around it. It’s frustrating to build a better mouse trap and end up with a bunch of smarter mice! That’s kind of what…
HOME BUYERS IN CANADA CAN NOW FIND THEIR PERFECT MATCH
Thanks to heavy television advertising, most of us have heard of the various dating sites that exist today. There’s Match.com, PlentyofFish.com and eHarmony.com, among many others. Of course, the idea behind all of them is to try and bring together…
NOT ALL HOMES ARE CREATED EQUAL
If one was to believe a piece we just found on Realtor.com, the headline above appears to be widely accurate. In fact, the story went on to say that not only are most homes different, but they don’t sell equally…
FLORIDA NICELY REPRESENTED ON WELL-BEING LIST
Should we be surprised that several Gulf Coast communities in Florida have the highest well-being in the country? According to the Gallup-Healthways State of American Well-Being 2015 Community Rankings list released this past Tuesday, three Sunshine State communities ranked at…
LOVE AND REAL ESTATE – A PERFECT MATCH
Given that we are just a few days beyond Valentine’s Day, it’s probably appropriate that we discuss how love and real estate can make a perfect match. Realtor.com’s research team recently identified the cities that attract singles with affordable housing…
FLORIDA REAL ESTATE MARKET FOR 2016 LOOKING GOOD
We noted some terrific news that came out of the 2016 Florida Real Estate Trends event during the recent Florida Realtors Mid-Winter Business Meetings. According to one of the event speakers, Jonathan Smoke, chief economist of realtor.com, Florida is positioned…
AFTER LONG SLIDE HOMEOWNERSHIP IS ON THE RISE
A few days ago, Housingwire.com posted a story about homeownership finally getting up off the canvas after being knocked down for an extended period of time. Of course, that’s excellent news. It was reported that homeownership rates continue to rise…
SOUTH FLORIDA HOME PRICES GROW
We all know the economy has experienced some peaks and valleys in recent days/weeks/months. Just ask the folks on Wall Street what the roller coaster ride has been like. With that said, we duly noted a piece posted on TheRealDeal.com…
REASONS WHY FOR-SALE-BY-OWNERS DON’T WORK
As usual, we have been scouring the internet looking for interesting pieces to share with you all and one that just caught our eye was a story posted on Inman.com which detailed the 10 reasons why for-sale-by-owners (FSBO) fail. While…
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