Written By Paul Owers, Sun Sentinel 4:24 p.m. EDT, April 27, 2013 and republished for Weston Title & Escrow Inc. and The South Florida Law Blog with excerpts from Roy Oppenheim. Real estate agents aren’t the only ones cashing in … Continue reading
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Florida’s Housing Market Continues Upswing in Nov. 2012
Fla.’s Housing Market Continues Upswing in Nov. 2012 (via PR Newswire) ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Closed sales, pending sales, median prices and average prices rose in Florida’s housing market in November, while the inventory of homes and … Continue reading
US existing home sales, prices rise in April
US existing home sales, prices rise in April (via AFP) US existing home sales increased in April and home prices continued to rise, an industry group said Tuesday in a report signaling recovery under way in the distressed housing market. … Continue reading
Index: South Florida Housing Bottom Has Arrived; Prices to Surge in 2012
The housing market pendulum in South Florida is finally starting to swing in the other direction. Realtors, buyers and sellers have long been looking for looking for home prices, which have been declining steadily since 2007, to bottom out and … Continue reading
Buying a Home is Cheaper than Renting
Despite some of the lowest home prices we’ve seen in quite some time, many are still opting to rent. There seems to be some reluctance on the part of many people to commit to purchasing a home. It’s understandable that no … Continue reading
US housing starts slip in February
This Might Be The ‘End Game’ For Falling U.S. Home Prices
Prices May Be Down, But Housing Market is Not Out
Some analysts are once again crying gloom and doom about yesterday’s latest release from the Case-Shiller Index. Case-Shiller, one of the most respected indicators of housing prices nationwide, posted new lows in December in 3 key composites, including a 3.8% … Continue reading
Florida Realtors President Says Housing Market is on the Mend
One of the key players in the South Florida housing market believes that it is finally on the rebound. 2012 Florida Realtors president Summer Greene, a regional manager at Better Homes and Gardens Florida 1st, said her real estate agents … Continue reading
Home Prices on Decline in US for Third-Straight Month, Says S&P
Newly-released numbers from Standards and Poor’s showed home prices continuing to drop in November for the third straight month. Their home price index, which tracked both 10 and 20-city composites, showed prices going down an average of 1.3 percent in the … Continue reading