SUNSTATS: OUR MOST POWERFUL MARKET RESEARCH TOOL YET All the real estate metrics, charts, and data you need to master your market — branded to YOUR business and accessible on desktop, laptop, and mobile.LEARN MORE ► ORLANDO, Fla. – As we wrote in early 2021 when mortgage rates hovered around 3% for the first time in …
Lockdown paralysis ended with a roar as luxury home buyers fled taxes elsewhere, creating a third-quarter surge in South Florida. After a whopping 55.6% drop in year-over-year luxury sales in the second quarter, third-quarter sales of existing homes skyrocketed by 65.2% for single-family houses and by 18.2% for condos when compared with the same period …
Why Home Prices May Be Rising During the Pandemic Many sellers are reluctant to cut prices. Realtor.com: About 4% of sellers cut their prices in the week ended April 25, down from 5.7% in the same week last year. THE LATEST INFORMATION ON CORONAVIRUS FOR REALTORS IN FLORIDA Florida Realtors is monitoring everything regarding how the …
Should I sell my house? No matter how many fond memories you’ve accumulated in your home, there may come a time when you start wondering. Maybe it’s because your local real estate market is booming and you stand to score a sweet payout. Maybe you’re relocating. Or your expanding family has outgrown your space. Or you’re …
What Is a Good Credit Score to Buy a House? By Daniel Bortz | Feb 11, 2019 If you’re hoping to buy a home, one number you’ll want to get to know well is your credit score. Also called a credit rating or FICO score (named after the company that created it, the Fair Isaac …
Owner of Gibraltar Title, Board-certified real estate lawyer Gary M. Singer writes about the housing market in the Sun Sentinel each Monday. Q:I have been renting my apartment for six years using annual leases. This year at renewal time, I asked to go on a month-to-month lease due to some maintenance concerns. The landlord agreed, …
Ask a real estate pro: Can board pass this latest special assessment? Owner of Gibraltar Title, Board-certified real estate lawyer Gary M. Singer writes about the housing market in the Sun Sentinel each Monday. Q: Our association is specially assessing all of the owners several extra payments to fund a refinance of a loan we …
“Renovating my house was a piece of cake,” said no one ever. Indeed, even seemingly simple projects, like installing a screen door, staining hardwood floors, or refacing kitchen cabinets, can surprise homeowners with unexpected challenges and ever-escalating costs. And the problems multiply if you make certain all-too-common mistakes. We’re not trying to discourage you from …
Ask a real estate pro: House encroaches on utility easement — is this a problem? Owner of Gibraltar Title, Board-certified real estate lawyer Gary M. Singer writes about the housing market in the Sun Sentinel each Monday. Q: My house was built 2 feet into the utility easements. There is a utility pole with electric …
Can you negotiate rent? While rental leases may appear set in stone, they’re more flexible than many tenants think—so if you think your rent is too damn high, it’s definitely worth speaking up. Negotiating rent with a landlord might seem like a hard battle to win, but it’s entirely doable if you can prove two things: 1) the …