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The 022415 Daily Hot Sheet of Palm Beach R.E. & FL Realtor News

By Winston Heverly

Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker Access Realty 433494

February 24, 2015 11:06 AM

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

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

TODAY'S TOP STORIES

Year-to-year home price gains level off

S&P/Case-Shiller: For the past three months, home price year-to-year gains have been in a 4.5% range, suggesting at least a temporary level for the "new normal." Read more.

Low rates locking some into homes

How many owners will postpone putting their home on the market because they'll never get the same low mortgage rate again? Experts disagree about the impact. Read more.

Number of movers relocating for a job at 5-year high

More Americans seem comfortable moving if it means a better job. The number that relocated in the second half of 2014 hasn't been matched since 2009. Read more.

Americans' consumer confidence drops in Feb.

Things still look rosy with overall attitudes at pre-recession levels, but the big boost in Jan. confidence numbers took a hit this month with a 7.4-point drop. Read more.

Census: Fla. homeownership declined in past decade

Five other states had a steeper falloff. In S. Fla., the 2005 ownership rate was 71% declining to 59% last year. Statewide, it dropped from 73% to 65%. Read more.

NOW YOU KNOW

Real estate agents want to understand Millennials

Millennials communicate differently, and the average 56-year-old Realtor must rethink things like voice messages, which don't work for this generation of buyers. Read more.

Make a note of it

Student scholarship app deadline: March 4 at noon

Any Fla. student, including those now enrolled, may apply for $1,000 or more academic scholarships from Florida Realtors Education Foundation. Learn more and apply.