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The 1/8/15 Daily Hot Sheet of Palm Beach Real Estate & FL Realtor News

By Winston Heverly

Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker Access Realty 433494

January 08, 2015 06:01 AM

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

Thursday, January 8, 2015

TODAY'S TOP STORIES

Obama to reduce FHA mortgage insurance premium rate

The FHA plan will reduce annual mortgage insurance premiums by 0.5 percentage points, saving buyers $900 per year, according to the White House. Read more.

Some consumers now have easy access to credit scores

Free credit reports have been around for a while, but not the three-digit number lenders use. However, some websites and credit cards now offer the actual score. Read more.

Florida Realtors: Get $1,000 or more for college

Florida Realtors Education Foundation Student Scholarships offer $1,000 or more to residents planning to attend college full-time in the 2015-16 academic year. Read more.

The Fed is getting itchy to raise interest rates

When the Fed raises rates, it generally hikes the cost of an adjustable-rate mortgage, and it often indirectly pushes the rate higher for fixed-rate loans. Read more.

Zillow, ListHub to end listings agreement

The ListHub data loss will remove "a few hundred thousand listings," according to Zillow, which says it will now focus directly on brokers and local MLSs. Read more.

NOW YOU KNOW

Writing content? These topics attract attention

When writing a story or press release, use local data. While the media rarely runs a release verbatim, it scours them for story ideas and often quotes the author. Read more.

Make a note of it

Sometimes you want more than one MLS

Need information on a listing outside your MLS? Try MLS Advantage, Florida Realtors' free member benefit that shares data statewide. Learn how on Jan. 15 and Jan. 29.