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2015
Pensacola Housing Market 32503, 32504, 32514, Home prices rose 4.9% in May, lifted by strong sales Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller: 20-city home price index increased 4.9% year-to-year, though it's a slight drop from April's 5% pace. Read more. Helpful Links Sign up for our Monthly News...
08/30/2015
Pensacola Housing Market 32503, 32504, 32514, Millennials will change commercial real estate Young adults who want instant information delivered in multimedia platforms could change the way commercial real estate is bought and sold. Read more. Helpful Links Sign up for our Monthly News...
08/30/2015
Pensacola Housing Market 32503, 32504, 32514, How can agents best serve buyers with disabilities? About half of buyers with a disability often face a home-hunting challenge, according to a C21 survey: Finding a home that fits their family's unique needs. Read more. Helpful Links Sign u...
08/29/2015
Pensacola Housing Market 32503, 32504, 32514, Pending home sales dip in June More homes would have sold had there been more homes to sell. NAR's pending sales index dropped 1.8% month-to-month, but it's up 8.2% year-to-year. Read more. Helpful Links Sign up for our Monthly Newsletter L...
08/29/2015
Pensacola Housing Market 32503, 32504, 32514, Real estate again Americans' top investment choice A Bankrate survey of investors found real estate at the top of their preference list for the first time in three years. From 2013-2014, they preferred cash. Read more. Helpful Links Sign up...
08/28/2015
Pensacola Housing Market 32503, 32504, 32514, FHA fee cut attracts more first-time buyers In 2Q, FHA loans backed 23% of financed home purchases compared to 19% one year earlier. Fee savings, which average $900 per year, appeal to first-timers. Read more. Helpful Links Sign up for our ...
08/28/2015
Pensacola Housing Market 32503, 32504, 32514, CFPB stops mortgage firms that suggest U.S. backing Three companies that offer reverse mortgages, "pay your mortgage quicker" services and more went too far and implied federal backing, the consumer bureau alleges. Read more. Helpful Links ...
08/27/2015
Pensacola Housing Market 32503, 32504, 32514, Fed holds steady on rates, seeks more economic gains The Fed didn't raise interest rates yesterday, leaving ARM and, indirectly, FRM rates intact. But a September increase is still possible. Read more. Helpful Links Sign up for our Monthly ...
08/27/2015
Pensacola Housing Market 32503, 32504, 32514, 4 Fla. cities tops for seriously underwater homes RealtyTrac: 13.3% of U.S. homeowners with a mortgage in 2Q owed at least 25% more than their property's worth – but that percentage continues to drop. Read more. Helpful Links Sign up for ou...
08/25/2015
Pensacola Housing Market 32503, 32504, 32514, Lenders spend too much time with at-risk borrowers? A J.D. Power study ranked customer satisfaction with mortgage firms. It found many spend too much time on risky borrowers and too little on reliable ones. Read more. Helpful Links Sign up ...
08/24/2015