Realtors Upgrade Skills to Match Changing Markets

New technology makes tasks easier – and more complicated. Realtors must constantly upgrade their skillset because the market undergoes sometimes rapid changes.
Read MoreDept. of Agriculture Publishes Proposed Foreign-Buyer Rule

The Florida Department of Agriculture proposed wording is an ownership-reporting rule if residents of select foreign countries already own or inherit land in Fla.
Read MoreFla. Hometown Heroes Gets $36M More in Funding

The Fla. workforce housing program offers buyers down payments up to $35K for full-time Fla. workers who earn less than 150% of their area’s median income.
Read MoreHometown Heroes Gets $36 Million More in Funding

The Fla. workforce housing program offers buyers down payments up to $35K for full-time Fla. workers who earn less than 150% of their area’s median income.
Read MorePotential Government Shutdown in 10 Days

The next potential shutdown occurs Nov. 17 if Congress doesn’t agree on a budget. While not dire yet, soon-to-be buyers may want to secure flood insurance before then.
Read MoreNYC Developer Says Miami Now a Better Bet

A Miami-based developer recently switched his focus from NYC to Miami after realizing that during his 10 years in Fla., prices rose 180%, and in NYC, they rose 28%.
Read MoreRE Agents’ 12-Month/12 Event Prospecting Plan

Event marketing ties calendar events to marketing efforts. At tax time, offer free tax help. At Halloween, offer pumpkin carving lessons.
Read MoreHome Offices Become Less Appealing to Homebuyers

Buyer demand dropped after employers started recalling workers to the office, and words like “cloffice” and “Zoom room” are appearing in fewer listings.
Read MoreFla. Insurance Agent Arrested for Stealing Premiums

An apartment complex with Hurricane Ian damage found it didn’t have flood or property insurance because its agent didn’t renew them and pocketed the payments.
Read MoreThe Anatomy of a Marketing Budget

How to best spend money marketing a listing? Since every listing is unique, every budget is too. These days, though, the biggest part often goes to listing services.
Read MoreFREC Publishes Proposed Affidavit Rule

The Florida Real Estate Commission has proposed wording for a new rule that includes affidavit forms that buyers must sign at closing.
Read MoreNAR Announces Leadership Transition

Nykia Wright becomes interim Chief Executive Officer on Nov. 20. The former Chicago Sun-Times CEO replaces Bob Goldberg, who plans to retire.
Read MoreMoney Stopped Flowing in Commercial RE

Recession fears and rising interest rates created caution in the commercial market. Lenders pulled back and, so far, 2023 has seen the slowest growth since 2011.
Read MoreFast-Growing Commercial Niche? Digital Data Centers

Artificial intelligence (AI) – really just a giant computer network – needs space to operate, making digital-data space a high growth commercial-market niche.
Read MoreDo Early Tech Adopters Have a Competitive Edge?

4 out of 5 RE investors and developers plan to boost their tech budget over the next three years because major complicated decisions increasingly require new tech.
Read MoreThinking About Dropping Insurance? What to Know

15%-20% of Fla. homeowners are dropping their property insurance and “going bare,” compared to the national percentage of 12%.
Read MoreCan My Building Ban Emotional Support Animals?

RE Q&A: Publix and other retail stores have started banning emotional support animals. Can a condo apartment complex do the same thing?
Read MoreWill the Fed Raise Interest Rates in Dec.?

While the Fed held interest rates steady at its meeting on Wed., the inflation fight continues. Consumers keep spending, the primary driver of higher prices.
Read MoreMortgage Rates Drop, First Time in 7 Weeks

The 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage averaged 7.76% this week, a slight decline from last week’s 7.79%. A year ago, the 30-year FRM averaged 6.95%.
Read MoreAvast, Mateys: ‘Title Pirates’ Wreak Havoc on Closings

Forged deeds, driver’s licenses, titles, etc., continue to grow as real estate-theft scams, in part because the tactic often works and, when it does, nets a criminal hundreds or thousands of dollars in fake real estate sales. They even have a name now: Title Pirates.
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