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The 011714 Daily Hot Sheet of Palm Beach Real Estate & FL Realtor News

By Winston Heverly

Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker Access Realty 433494

January 17, 2014 07:55 AM

The Daily Hot Sheet of Palm Beach Real Estate & FL Realtor News

Friday, January 17, 2014

www.WinstonRealty.co

MLS: RX-3366330

Offered for $279k

West Palm Beach, FL

TODAY'S TOP STORIES

Lenders must follow new appraisal disclosure rules

Starting tomorrow, lenders must offer more info about their decision. Buyers must receive the appraisal earlier, giving them more time to review underlying data. Read more.

Fla. land conservation amendment headed to ballot

A proposed amendment that would set aside doc stamp taxes for conservation has enough petition signatures to place it on the Nov. 4 general election ballot. Read more.

U.S. homebuilding dips, but last year best since ‘07

Commerce Department: Builders broke ground in Dec. at a seasonally annual rate of 999,000 - 9.8% less than Nov.'s pace, which was the fastest in five years. Read more.

Average rate on 30-year loan at 4.41%

The average for the 30-year FRM fell from 4.51% last week; the 15-year loan average eased to 3.45%. Experts are divided on where they'll head next. Read more.

At least 14,000 letters have bogus Citizens rates

First Community Insurance Co. sent Fla.-owned Citizens customers a letter to convert their coverage, but their comparison cost numbers overstated Citizen's. Read more.

NOW YOU KNOW

Is your listing offensive?

There is no list of words considered biased under the Fair Housing Act, but the number of iffy ones continues to grow. Some agents avoid "master bedroom" now. Read more.