Disagree with a Home’s Flood Map? Contest It
Some homeowners may pay hundreds more for flood insurance than their neighbor, and part of the problem could be a location at the edge of a flood insurance map.
Some homeowners may pay hundreds more for flood insurance than their neighbor, and part of the problem could be a location at the edge of a flood insurance map.
Americans keep upgrading their homes, but NAHB’s index measuring the market dropped 10 points year-to-year in the second quarter, reflecting a market slowdown.
A judge ruled that a “Fair Housing Center” home for six individuals faced discrimination, and ordered the town of Cromwell, Connecticut, to pay $5M.
Agents need to tell customers about the benefits their brokerage brings to the table, but even some brokers don’t recognize their own strengths.
The U.S. needs about 3.8 million housing units to keep up with household growth, a crisis with multiple causes, some of which go back to the Great Recession.
The parent firm of United Property & Casualty, which insures 185K Fla. homeowners, is reviewing “strategic and capital raising alternatives” that may include a sale.
Stronger construction can minimize damage from strong winds, but an MIT study found that many valuations underestimate mitigation’s benefits by as much as 80%.
In No. 1 Boise, Idaho, 2 out of 3 sellers (61.5%) dropped their asking price in June. In No. 9 Tampa, a Redfin study found 44.5% of sellers lowered their price.
NAR’s chief economist says inflation is rising faster than expected, and the “Fed may be forced to raise interest rates even more aggressively than planned.”
Which candidates running in Fla.’s primary support the real estate industry? Florida Realtors PAC looks at various factors, including voting records on real estate issues.