Fall is the time for … planting? Yep. Prior to stashing your garden tools, invest some effort now for a lovely payback in the spring. Hardy, cold-tolerant bulbs have no problem spending the winter underground, where they will be ready for warming soil and sunny skies to tease them to the surface in ... » Learn More about Planting Spring Flowers in the Fall
Florida Housing 2017
5 fairly typical errors when purchasing short-sale homes
A foreclosure or short-sale home might tempt a buyer with the promise of a great deal, but it's important for buyers to protect yourself from common mistakes. A short sale occurs when a homeowner sells a property for less than the total amount owed on the mortgage, therefore the lender isn't ... » Learn More about 5 fairly typical errors when purchasing short-sale homes
Where’s all the starter properties? They’re rentals now!
The absence of starter home inventory for first-time home buyers has been documented over the past couple of years, with agents and brokers in all of the markets reporting that the pickings for entry-level buyers remains woefully slim even years after the Great Recession. Where's all the ... » Learn More about Where’s all the starter properties? They’re rentals now!
Perishing suburban malls develop into real estate paradise
You may soon be buying and selling a real estate inside malls. It's getting more common, as enclosed malls across the country expect to reinvent themselves. In addition, some communities discover that moving into a mall could be a boon for property values. Those massive, enclosed malls once ... » Learn More about Perishing suburban malls develop into real estate paradise
Don’t pay attention to home ownership level
For over a decade, the national home ownership rate has been declining. It peaked at 69.2% in 2004, but for the past Ten years, the rate continued to fall. Today the home ownership rate is less than 63%, the lowest in half a century. Some industry analysts are predicting further declines too, saying ... » Learn More about Don’t pay attention to home ownership level