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2015
Pensacola Housing Market 32503, 32504, 32514, Study: Right now it's better to buy a home than rent A housing market index produced by FAU and FIU finds buyers in most metros accumulate wealth faster than renters - but there's no longer a big difference. Read more. Helpful Links Sign u...
10/10/2015
Pensacola Housing Market 32503, 32504, 32514, Real estate Q&A: Vacation rental irks neighbors Some gated community homeowners have turned garages into bedrooms and may be operating without permits. What can the other owners do about it? Read more. Helpful Links Sign up for our Monthly...
10/10/2015
Pensacola Housing Market 32503, 32504, 32514, Fla.'s single-family home sales up 8.6% in Aug. Florida Realtors Aug. report found more closed sales, higher median prices and a tight supply. U.S. sales dipped compared to July but rose 6.2% year-over-year. Read more. Helpful Links Sign...
10/09/2015
Pensacola Housing Market 32503, 32504, 32514, Mortgage bankers' prediction: A 2016 sellers market A survey of independent mortgage lenders found that 60% predict a 2016 sellers market, and 89% think that interest rate increases won't have a big impact. Read more. Helpful Links Sign up...
10/08/2015
Pensacola Housing Market 32503, 32504, 32514, Citizens' commercial rate hikes lower than requested Multi-peril policies for condo associations will go up an average 3% after Citizens requested 5%, but other non-residential policies will go up 9.1%. Read more. Helpful Links Sign up for...
10/08/2015
Pensacola Housing Market 32503, 32504, 32514, Local homeless program? HUD offers $1.9B in grants The grants will support local homeless programs, both new and existing. HUD says the money will help promote its program to quickly find homes for families. Read more. Helpful Links Sign u...
10/07/2015
Pensacola Housing Market 32503, 32504, 32514, Average rate on 30-year mortgage rises to 3.91% However, the weekly survey ended before Thursday's Fed announcement not to raise interest rates yet, which could impact the short-term direction of FRMs. Read more. Helpful Links Sign up for ...
10/06/2015
Pensacola Housing Market 32503, 32504, 32514, Devalued yuan pushing Chinese buyers to U.S. homes Chinese investors appear to be buying even more real estate. While the exchange rate makes the investment costlier, they consider U.S. property more stable. Read more. Helpful Links Sign u...
10/06/2015
Pensacola Housing Market 32503, 32504, 32514, By 2025, 13M will pay 50% of income for housing Harvard study: Rising rents will force many people - notably older adults, Hispanics and singles - to spend 50% of monthly income on rent within 10 years. Read more. Helpful Links Sign up for...
10/05/2015
Pensacola Housing Market 32503, 32504, 32514, Surging rental income likely to slow It's a good time to be a rental property investor: Total income from tenants more than doubled in eight years - but those rapid rent increases should soon slow. Read more. Helpful Links Sign up for our Month...
10/04/2015