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2015
Pensacola Florida Homes for sale in 32503, 32504, 32514, Fla.'s housing market: Prices up, inventory tighter Florida Realtors May report: Single-family sales up 7.7% year-to-year, price up 11.1%; condo price up 9.7%. U.S. single-family sales up 9.7% year-to-year. Read more. Helpf...
07/31/2015
Pensacola Florida Homes for sale in 32503, 32504, 32514, Report: 'We're in a housing affordability crisis' Renters are hardest-hit, the research says: Nearly half spend more than 30% of their incomes on housing; 1-in-4 pay more than half their income on rent. Read more. Helpful L...
07/31/2015
Pensacola Florida Homes for sale in 32503, 32504, 32514, NAR: May's pending home sales hit nine-year high NAR's chief economist says it's "encouraging to now see a broad-based recovery with all four major regions showing solid gains from a year ago." Read more. Helpful Links ...
07/31/2015
Pensacola Florida Homes for sale in 32503, 32504, 32514, Rising mortgage rates pushing homebuyers to action The Fed likely will raise interest rates later this year, but some analysts say rising household incomes from a stronger job market will offset higher loan rates. Read more. ...
07/30/2015
Pensacola Florida Homes for sale in 32503, 32504, 32514, Citizens proposes rate hikes for coastal customers Rates would go up an average 8.6% for multi-peril customers and increase about 3.2% for personal lines. Inland multi-peril policies would see a 1% drop. Read more. ...
07/30/2015
Pensacola Florida Homes for sale in 32503, 32504, 32514, Do-it-yourself projects that make money at closing Some home improvement projects return more money at closing than their cost if the owner does the work - most cost-versus-return charts include labor costs. Read more. Help...
07/29/2015
Pensacola Florida Homes for sale in 32503, 32504, 32514, U.S. new-home sales at highest level since 2008 Sales rose 2.2% in May to a seasonally adjusted annual pace of 546,000 and it's up 24% year-to-date. The supply of new homes was 4.5 months in May. Read more. Helpful Links ...
07/28/2015
Pensacola Florida Homes for sale in 32503, 32504, 32514, Redesign ideas to grow old with Many people prefer to stay in their home when they retire, and remodeling a current residence to "age in place" may be more cost-effective than other options. Read more. Helpful Links Sign up for o...
07/28/2015
Pensacola Florida Homes for sale in 32503, 32504, 32514, Middle class finds it harder to buy a S. Fla. home Rising property insurance costs and home values have benefited sellers, but the middle class now finds it challenging to progress into homeownership. Read more. Helpful Links Sig...
07/26/2015
Pensacola Florida Homes for sale in 32503, 32504, 32514, FHA price cuts lead to pricier home buys The agency cut its premiums this year to make housing more affordable. But instead of pocketing the money, many clients use it to buy a more expensive home. Read more. Helpful Links Sign u...
07/26/2015