OK for Listings to Have Pets – Not Pet Damage
A Quicken study found that most buyers (79%) will consider buying a home that has pets, and some even see it as a positive sign about the owner.
Fla. ‘Insurer of Last Resort’ Wants to Cut Costs
Citizens Property Ins.’s board met Tues. and urged the firm to cut costs. It has $6.5B in reserves but is growing quickly and has more than 800K policies.
DOJ Updates Info on Website Accessibility
The DOJ still doesn’t have a regulation standard for ADA website accessibility, but its new webpage explains how businesses can comply under existing standards.
SW Fla.: ‘Real Estate Growth Will Continue’
A group of analysts expressed optimism. LSI called it “robust and promising … not a boom market but a prosperous, dependable market for the time being.”
Flood Ins. Risk Rating 2.0 in Effect on April 1
Homeowners who renew NFIP flood insurance after April 1 face updated guidelines with new home-by-home prices. But some subsidies and discounts remain in effect.
Mortgage Rates Rise 1/4 Point to 4.42%
The average rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate loan rose a half point in just two weeks, likely due in part to the Fed’s decision to raise the key short-term interest rate.