Some Builders Say Lumber Costs Put Their Businesses at Risk
An 80% year-to-year increase in lumber prices hurts buyers, but it’s also starting to put some builders in a precarious situation due to construction delays and higher costs.
Florida’s Realtors Targeted With Scam Using GoFundMe
Received an email asking Realtor members to help “Rory” pay his hospital bills? It’s a scam. It’s not from Florida Realtors and Rory isn’t real.
Environmental Groups Oppose Housing Trust Funds Change
Along with Florida Realtors, environmental groups oppose changes to the housing trust funds, saying attainable homes are “an essential element of a sustainable community.”
Environmental Groups Oppose Housing Trust Fund Change
Along with Florida Realtors, environmental groups oppose changes to the housing trust funds, saying attainable homes are “an essential element of a sustainable community.”
Study: 2 Fla. Cities ‘Most at Risk’ for an Affordability Crisis
While sellers likely won’t go through a foreclosure crisis as they did during the Great Recession, RBC Capital Markets’ Mike Dahl predicts an “affordability crisis,” where rising home prices and interest rates make homeownership unaffordable for the average American homebuyer.
SBA Extends PPP Small-Business Loan ‘Lifeline’
Brokers and other smaller U.S. businesses struggling due to the pandemic now have an additional two months to apply for a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan.
ULI Report: Frontline Workers Face Brunt of Housing Shortage
Median-wage geriatric nurses, cardiac technicians and long-haul truck drivers can afford only a modest two-bedroom apartment in more than 50% of the regions analyzed.
Digital Business No Longer a Perk – It’s a Necessity
Savvy agents once impressed sellers with the things they could do digitally, from marketing to closing. But thanks to the pandemic, clients now expect digital services.
Military Service Clients Expect Agents Who Understand Them
Service members moving to a new area often ask current residents to recommend a local Realtor, but this group has unique needs they expect their agent to understand.
No. 1 Reason Millennials Want to Buy? The American Dream
Study: Younger adults have the same hopes and dreams as older adults. While homeownership is a smart financial investment, it’s not always the top reason people buy a home. Millennials want to be part of a community and neighborhood, and have a place their family can call home.