The Daily (8/16/12) Hot Sheet of PB Real Estate & Florida Realtor News

By Winston Heverly

Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker Access Realty 433494

August 16, 2012 06:48 AM

Daily Hot Sheet of Palm Beach Real Estate & FL Realtors® News

Thursday, August 16, 2012

TODAY'S TOP STORIES

Feds tighten risky mortgage appraisal rules

Proposal: Borrowers quoted a relatively high mortgage interest rate must have a full appraisal done before closing. Read more.

Building permits hit 4-year high in July

Overall, U.S. housing starts dipped slightly after apartment slowdown, but single-family starts rose to a two-year high. Read more.

Buyers less happy with agents, companies

J.D. Power study: Buyers' satisfaction ranked 789 on 1,000-point scale, compared with 797 in 2011. Sellers averaged 768. Read more.

Get the most out of mobile and social media

Look at your website on a smartphone. If it doesn't adapt well to smaller screens, you'll probably lose future business. Read more.

Homebuilder confidence at 5-year-high

NAHB: Many builders say sales are best they've seen since housing fell; but confidence still not in positive territory. Read more.

Fewer listings? Don't make this mistake

Some agents cut advertising when listings contract, but referrals make up only 39% of business and repeat sellers 22%. Read more.

Other forms also changing, and three current stand-alone forms, including SSA-3, will become part of CRSP-12 addenda. Read more.

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