ORLANDO, Fla. – March 23, 2010 – Florida’s existing home sales rose in February, which means that sales activity has increased in the year-to-year comparison for the past year and a half (18 months), according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®. Existing home sales increased 21 percent last month with a total [...]
ORLANDO, Fla. – Feb. 22, 2010 – Do you have kids currently in college, or maybe one who is about to graduate high school? Are they interested in a possible real estate-related career? Then find out more about the Florida Association of Realtors® Education Foundation Inc., a new not-for-profit corporation established to provide real estate-related [...]
Bidding Wars Seen More Frequently Bidding wars are back – at least in some parts of the country where falling prices are pitting investors against homebuyers looking for a good deal. Reports say that the parts of the country most likely to see warring bids are parts of California and Arizona, Washington D.C., and [...]
HUD GIVING $28M TO HELP 3 FLORIDA CITIES A federal agency is giving more than $28 million to three Florida communities that have been slammed by high foreclosures and dropping home values. The Department of Housing and Urban Development says the money can be used by state and local governments to buy and redevelop foreclosed [...]
Many of you know my data processing background and are aware that I have been closely tracking Tampa Bay market price changes since late 2005. I’m excited to say that we have 2000 fewer homes on the market this week than we did exactly one year ago. We are also seeing serious “pricing to sell” [...]