For many buyers, radon is a contract detail or something noted during an inspection. But a large number of buyers don’t know what radon is or what it does.

Fla. regulators published notices to begin creating rules required under SB 264, the new Fla. law affecting sales to some foreign principals.

A Fannie Mae survey found that a record number of buyers think it’s a bad time to buy a home. But is it? Even experts stumble with market predictions.

Carlos Melendez (Florida Premier Realty of the Palm Beaches) and Patricia “PJ” Smith (Naples Golf to Gulf Real Estate) are two of 20 chosen for the program.

It’s not enough to suggest a price, for example – agents also need to explain to sellers why their analysis found that price point to be most effective.

Most money-saving tips have a secondary side effect, such as increasing out-of-pocket costs after a disaster or no coverage at all for something you may need.

In a single-family-home HOA, one homeowner damaged common space. Does that owner pay for repairs or does the HOA – meaning all homeowners – pay?

Checkr – an employee background-check firm – analyzed data to pinpoint the growth metros that would be attractive to employer relocations and job-seeking movers.

Some parents name their child an “authorized user” on their credit card, but it would only build credit scores if the child co-signed or had a secured card in their name.

Most buyers want move-in ready, but they’ll have a wider selection with fixer-uppers, and an FHA 203(k) loan can roll upgrade/repair costs into their first mortgage.

HUD Secretary says Miami-Dade County shows a “commitment to neighborhood revitalization.” The grant is HUD’s maximum amount for smaller developments.

There are two strong selling points for text marketing and communication: Texts are delivered immediately, and they have an open rate as high as 98%.

Listing copy, ads and website articles may soon be written by artificial intelligence (AI), but it’s already baked into current tools, like CRMs and photo recognition.

Scheduled to launch in Oct., the partnership will focus on appraisal discrimination through counselor training, roundtable discussions and appraisal-related training.

For the second year in a row, Florida Realtors has been named in Florida Trend magazine’s 100 “Best Companies To Work For In Florida” list featured in the Aug. issue.

The insurer received 59K claims and is “encouraged by the recent insurance reforms.” Last month State Farm said it remained committed to the Fla. market.

Average rates for a 30-year, fixed-rate loan pushed closer to 7% again this week, up from last week’s 6.81%. A year ago, rates averaged 4.99%.

How do you tell someone they need to improve? Effective feedback is as much art as science, but it’s an important skill to cultivate within a brokerage.

A do-it-yourself home-improvement project reaps rewards at the time of sale, providing it’s done right. Many DIY projects require pros, but some can be handled in-house.

NAR calls rent caps “putting a Band-Aid on a bleeding artery.” The increase cap could impact about 1 in 4 U.S. units that have Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac-backed mortgages.