HUD: Refusing Group Home Rentals Is Fair Housing Violation
Texas single-family landlords refused an applicant who wanted to create a group home for people with mental disabilities. HUD says that’s a fair housing violation.
Study: Credit Scores Rebound Quickly After Home Purchase
Nationwide credit scores fall about 20 points in the months following a home purchase, but they bounce back fully in less than one year. In four Fla. cities included in a LendingTree study, the full credit-score rebound ranged from 332 days in Miami to 387 in Jacksonville.
Have a Co-Worker in Distress? Suggest Mental Health Resources
Help generally comes in the form of support and listening, but the right balance can be challenging. Also: What should you do if a co-worker is being sexual harassed?
What’s Holding Back Commercial RE’s Tech Adoption?
“Sharing data helps all of us,” said a speaker at NAR’s recent C5 Summit. But many commercial brokers avoid technology and keep info “close to the vest.”
Could ‘Live Longer’ Be A Reason to Retire to Fla.?
MIT Study: Older Americans living in areas with shorter life expectancy (bottom 10%) live 1.1 years longer if they move to a peak area (top 10%) for life expectancy.
Mortgage Rates Respond to Fed, Average Rises Above 3%
After weeks of little movement in the 2.88% range, the average 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage rose to 3.01% this week. Economist cites “many factors” pushing the increase.
Buyers Consider Disaster Risk in Purchase Decisions
When creating a list of must-haves and would-likes, three out of four homebuyers include some consideration of disaster risk, according to a realtor.com study.
NAR August Pending Home Sales Bounce Back by 8.1%
NAR Economist Yun credited “rising inventory and moderating price conditions” for bringing more buyers back to the market. A separate realtor.com survey found three Fla. metro areas to be “hottest markets,” including the areas around Orlando, Tampa and Jacksonville.
Creating Facebook Content for Realtors: 6 Top-Tier Tools
Facebook posts should be relaxed and accessible, but a handful of tools can make consistent posts easier to schedule and more appealing to readers.
MBA Report: Mortgage Market Isn’t Prepared for Climate Risk
What future risk does a changing climate present for a property? So far, lenders seem unprepared to even gauge that risk, much less mitigate a potential impact.