Buyers Freaking Out Over Loan Rates?

Buyers Freaking Out Over Loan Rates? By Kevin McKinley Every buyer in every real estate cycle faces challenges. Buyers who can keep things in perspective still qualify for mortgages and sign contracts for homes. NEW YORK – The housing market has been crazy for the past several years, and the recent spike in interest rates […]

11 Get-It-Sold Tips to Keep You at the Top of Your Game

11 Get-It-Sold Tips to Keep You at the Top of Your Game By Leslie C. Stone for Florida Realtor magazine For Realtors, protecting your clients’ interests and preparing them for a potential market shift is vital to creating customers for life. Earlier this year, one of Alexis King’s listings in Palm Beach County’s Lake Park […]

4 Reasons You Should be Doing 3D House Tours

4 Reasons You Should be Doing 3D House Tours By Dina Cheney for Florida Realtor magazine Plus: How to make the most of the technology that’s making buyers more comfortable than ever with purchasing a property without ever stepping foot in it. Erica Jolles, a Realtor® with Round Table Realty in St. Johns, is about […]

Higher-than-Expected Rents: 6 Fla. Metros in Top 10

Higher-than-Expected Rents: 6 Fla. Metros in Top 10 By Paul Owers A study by FAU and two other universities compared current rents with “historical trends.” It found Miami No. 1 in U.S., with rents 22.7% higher than historically expected. BOCA RATON, Fla. – High rent increases remain the norm across Florida and beyond, and the […]

More Renters May Qualify for a Loan After July 10

If renters paid their landlord on time for a year, they can share that info with Freddie Mac to improve their chance for mortgage approval or a lower interest rate.