The time to close on a home mortgage is leveling off with an average of 46 days now. The time to close fluctuated recently following the implementation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s TILA-RESPA Integrated disclosure rules. Average Time for you to Close: 46 Days But the ... » Learn More about Average Time for you to Close: 46 Days
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Housing sales, median selling prices increase in August
Florida's housing market reported more closed sales, higher median prices, more new listings and fewer all-cash closed sales in August, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®. Closed sales of single-family homes statewide totaled 25,070 last month, up 8.2% from August ... » Learn More about Housing sales, median selling prices increase in August
For Buyers Who Wish to Up-size inexpensively
Can you really buy a bigger home without paying big bucks? Here are some tips to prospective buyers that happen to be trying to find a larger home on a smaller budget. For Buyers Who Wish to Up-size inexpensively Find a stale listing. Search for homes above your price range that have ... » Learn More about For Buyers Who Wish to Up-size inexpensively
MLS & What It Can Do For You
MLS, if you work with a Realtor chances are you are going to hear this acronym frequently. It is one of our favorite things to say. However, I have found that a small percentage of the public understands what exactly the MLS is and how it works. Even those who do understand the basics of MLS don’t ... » Learn More about MLS & What It Can Do For You
4 Things a Realtor (Not the Internet) Knows About Real Estate
According to the National Association of Realtors, 42 percent of home buyers start their home search on the internet, and 92 percent use the Web throughout the home search process. Although the Internet can be quite a great place to start looking, there are things real estate professionals ... » Learn More about 4 Things a Realtor (Not the Internet) Knows About Real Estate