Apple iOS Privacy Updates Impact Real Estate Ads
Targeted ads work if software builds a profile of users. With Apple’s new privacy options, however, apps have more trouble collecting needed data for targeting.
Long-Term Mortgage Rate Ticks Back Down to 3.09%
Average mortgage rates moved higher over the previous two weeks, but this week’s 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage dropped from last week’s average 3.14%.
OSHA Vaccine Mandate Doesn’t Include Independent Contractors
All U.S. companies with 100+ employees must confirm employees’ vaccination status or have them supply a negative COVID-19 test once per week starting Jan. 4, 2022 – but the rule likely won’t affect most Fla. RE brokerages.
States with the Fewest Outgoing Residents? Fla. No. 3
The LendingTree study also identified Fla. as a top destination for out-of-state movers: More than a third (36%) of state-to-state movers preferred relocating to Fla.
The Top Buyer Concern on Moving? Local Crime Data
A survey found that the pandemic shifted some buyer priorities. The desire for a safe neighborhood became more important than the cost of living or local schools.
Lenders Deny Higher Percentage of Asian Americans’ Mortgages
Urban Institute report: The mortgage-denial rate for Asian Americans is 8.7% compared to 6.7% for whites, despite the former’s generally better credit scores and income.
Fair Housing: Lenders Tend to Deny Asian Americans’ Mortgages
Urban Institute report: The mortgage-denial rate for Asian Americans is 8.7% compared to 6.7% for whites, despite the former’s generally better credit scores and income.
Tired of Writing Listing Descriptions? Software Does It for You
A natural language processing program will describe listings for you. It only needs to scan photos to write things like, “The home has four ceiling fans.”
Daylight Saving Time Ends Nov. 7. Why Does Fla. Still Do This?
In 2018, Fla. lawmakers approved year-round Daylight Saving Time in keeping with the Sunshine State’s theme. But Congress still hasn’t signed off on it.
Zillow to Stop Home-Flipping Amid Pricing ‘Unpredictability’
About two weeks after publicizing a temporary pause for its iBuyer program, Zillow Offers, the company announced that the program would be phased out altogether. “Forecasting home prices far exceeds what we anticipated,” it said, resulting in “too much earnings and balance-sheet volatility.”