by Editor | Aug 8, 2025 | General News
By Amy Connolly Nearly 1,200 Florida Realtors members and volunteers removed 13.5 tons of trash from 218 miles of waterways in July, finding items from a walker to a bottle of sake. ORLANDO, Fla. – What happens when you bring nearly 1,200 Florida Realtors® members and...
by Editor | Aug 8, 2025 | General News
Housing sentiment inched up as Fannie Mae’s index rose to 71.8. Job loss fears fell, home price and mortgage rate outlooks improved, but buying conditions declined. WASHINGTON — Consumers sentiment about the housing market ticked up slightly in July, with the overall...
by Editor | Aug 8, 2025 | General News
By Antonio Correa Hispanic buyers make up over one-third of U.S. homeownership growth, with rising incomes, strong buying power and growing market influence. MIAMI — Over the past decade, Hispanic Americans have driven the nation’s homeownership growth more than any...
by Editor | Aug 8, 2025 | General News
Two-thirds (66%) of Gen Z are more concerned about housing security than a year ago, and nearly 1 in 3 (30%) have considered squatting or living in their car. ST. LOUIS — Though 90% of Gen Z want to own a home someday, 62% fear they never will, according to a new...
by Editor | Aug 7, 2025 | General News
By Alex Veiga Rates on 30-year mortgages fell to 6.63%, the lowest since April, from 6.72% last week, while 15-year rates dropped to 5.75% from 5.85%. WASHINGTON — The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage has fallen to its lowest level in four months, welcome news...
by Editor | Aug 7, 2025 | General News
By Keith Arnold New research shows people living within 30 miles of the ocean or gulf tend to live longer. Florida has the longest coastline in the continental U.S. COLUMBUS, Ohio — Recently published research from the Ohio State University College of Public Health...
