NAR Charity OKs $500K for Kentucky Flooding
The Realtors Relief Foundation – a non-profit that provides housing assistance after disasters – will direct the $500K to housing needs, plus relief and recovery efforts.
RE Q&A: Can the Board Inspect Abandoned Condos?
An abandoned condo unit could have problems that impact other owners, like mold, but how can a condo board find out if it can’t contact the absent owner?
State Seeks Receivership for Insolvent Insurer
Filings indicate the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation had been monitoring Weston Property and Casualty Insurance Co. for more than two years.
What to Know About Local SEO
Search engine optimization (SEO) puts your info at the top of a customer’s Google search, a difficult goal. But a local SEO plan may provide better results.
Zillow Partnering with iBuyer Opendoor
Zillow canceled its own iBuying program but just announced a new iBuyer affiliation that combines Zillow’s audience with “Opendoor’s selling solution in one easy place.”
NAR’s Yun: Any Economic Downturn Likely Mild
The chief economist pointed to signs of a recession – and signs that suggest no recession. At the least, he says, the latter should block a major economic slowdown.
Mortgage Rates Drop Below 5%
At 4.99% it’s not far below, but it’s the first time in four months the 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage averaged below the psychologically significant 5% mark.
Buyers’ Income Rises Along with Home Prices
Buyers became richer between 2019 and 2021, notably in four “top 10” Fla. metros, as wealthier out-of-staters opted to buy a Fla. home during the pandemic.
Floridians Keep Pulling the Plug on Phone Lines
If do-not-call laws didn’t hurt cold-call marketing, changing technology will: 20 years ago, Fla. had about 12M landlines; by 2021, it had only 1.152M.
Offer IDX on Your Biz Website? You Should
Buyers want a go-to website, and IDX allows individual Realtors to post MLS listings. It can also boost website status in search engines when listings get shared.