What to expect when you’re inspecting…

Many home-buyers don’t understand how a home inspection works. Buyers should first understand an inspection isn’t adversarial. Everyone involved in the purchase – the buyer, the buyer’s agent and the listing agent – have the same goal, which is to move forward with a clean sales transaction. Read more…http://65.117.180.225/NewsAndEvents/article.cfm?id=282212

Study: Trulia, Zillow less effective than Realtors

The WAV Group, an independent real estate industry research analyst, studied 33 zip codes in 11 U.S. markets to analyze the accuracy of website listing services.

According to the study funded by Redfin, online listing services such as Trulia and Zillow didn’t have the same accuracy as broker-owned websites, in large part because licensed agents have direct access to a local Multiple Listing Service (MLS). Read more… http://65.117.180.225/NewsAndEvents/article.cfm?id=281967

FL’s housing market continues positive trend in August

“Buyers who have been waiting on the sidelines should see this as a sign to jump in before the market escapes them again. Sellers who have been hesitant to sell should put their homes on the market now." ~regional manager of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Florida. Read more…http://www.floridarealtors.org/NewsAndEvents/article.cfm?id=281284

Average Florida mortgage reduction tops $114,000…

More than 1,000 Florida homeowners have seen an average debt reduction of $114,015 on their primary mortgage since the February approval of the settlement between leading lenders and state attorneys general. Read more…http://www.floridarealtors.org/NewsAndEvents/article.cfm?id=280888

Homes selling quickly, time on market down…

“As inventory has tightened, homes have been selling more quickly,” says Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist. “A notable shortening of time on market began this spring, and this has created a general balance between home buyers and sellers in much of the country. This equilibrium is supporting sustained price growth, and homes that are correctly priced tend to sell quickly…" Read more: http://www.floridarealtors.org/NewsAndEvents/article.cfm?id=280679

Florida's housing market continues positive track…

Pending sales, closed sales and median prices rose, while the inventory of homes and condos for sale dropped in Florida’s housing market in July, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®. Read more…http://www.floridarealtors.org/NewsAndEvents/article.cfm?id=280061

If you can pull it off, buy a house…

If you’re planning to live in your home for a long time, you have the money, and you can get financing, it’s a fine time to buy. Read more…http://www.floridarealtors.org/NewsAndEvents/article.cfm?id=279639