Fla. Realtors chief economist: “Florida weathered the storm” of higher interest rates and ongoing inflation making 2023, a “rough year for residential real estate.”

Florida Realtors chief economist: Watch for the market to reignite over the next several months. “We have weathered the worst of it.”

NAR’s chief economist said December sales “look to be the bottom before inevitably turning higher in the new year” on lower mortgage rates and increasing inventory.

Single women have different buying considerations than those of other buyers, a Harvard University study found.  

Most adult Gen Zers are tracking ahead of where their parents were at the same age, likely because they bought when rates were near record lows.

HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge told a congressional committee she is open to changing FHA mortgage insurance policies to those similar to conventional loans.

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate dropped to 6.6%, the lowest level since May 2023, when it was 6.57%.

Agents are leaning into proptech (real estate technology) like eSignature and cloud storage, and may be using artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR) soon.

Thousands of homes across Florida have water damage, but state and federal rules prohibit buyer and renters from knowing the history.

Realtors from Tampa and Fernandina Beach are among the 2023 recipients of the Volunteering Works grants and mentoring program.