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2020
Pensacola’s TOP STORIES:Case-Shiller: Home Prices Increase 4% in AprilApril sales stumbled even as home prices kept moving higher, says the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller report, which finds that pre-pandemic price rises seem “undisturbed.” Read more Pensacola's Need To Know? What is Title Insurance,...
07/31/2020
Pensacola’s TOP STORIES:1 in 3 Buyers Willing to Risk COVID-19 ExposureWhile real estate adapted to the pandemic by taking most functions virtual, 37% of buyers want a home so badly that they’d risk their health to succeed. Read more Pensacola's Need To Know? What is Title Insurance, Escrows and ...
07/30/2020
Pensacola’s TOP STORIES:Buyers’ Biggest Hurdle in June? Lack of InventoryToday’s buyers have 27.4% fewer homes to choose from than they did one year ago, though in Fla. it ranges from 31.4% near Tampa to 9.4% in South Fla. Read more Pensacola's Need To Know? What is Title Insurance, Escrows and c...
07/30/2020
Pensacola’s TOP STORIES:Confusion Over End of $600 Unemployment BenefitThe $600 unemployment benefit under the CARES Act officially ends July 31, but since that’s a Friday, the final week for receiving payments is July 18-25. Read more Pensacola's Need To Know? What is Title Insurance, Escrows an...
07/29/2020
Pensacola’s TOP STORIES:Respond to the Census: Be CountedRealtors are U.S. Census partners, so urge all to participate. Census Outreach: Last day for households to self-respond online, by phone or by mail is Oct. 31, 2020. Pensacola's Need To Know? What is Title Insurance, Escrows and closings ex...
07/28/2020
Pensacola’s TOP STORIES:Buyers’ Biggest Hurdle in June? Lack of InventoryToday’s buyers have 27.4% fewer homes to choose from than they did one year ago, though in Fla. it ranges from 31.4% near Tampa to 9.4% in South Fla. Read more Pensacola's Need To Know? What is Title Insurance, Escrows and c...
07/27/2020
Pensacola’s TOP STORIES:Buyers Still in the Market Have Bigger Down PaymentsOne reason the real estate market is rebounding? Buyers who didn’t lose a job have saved more money by cooking at home and saving on commuting costs. Read more Pensacola's Need To Know? What is Title Insurance, Escrows an...
07/26/2020
Pensacola’s TOP STORIES:Mortgage Rates Rise for First Time Since June 25The 30-year FRM averaged 3.01% this week after dropping below 3% last week for the first time in at least 50 years. One year ago, the FRM averaged 3.75%. Read more Pensacola's Need To Know? What is Title Insurance, Escrows an...
07/26/2020
Pensacola’s TOP STORIES:New Flood Tool Gauges Risk Based on a Property’s AddressA nonprofit foundation released an extensive scientific analysis Monday that finds FEMA underestimates risk for 114K Fla. homes. The tool can gauge risk by address. Read more Pensacola's Need To Know? What is Title In...
07/25/2020
Pensacola’s TOP STORIESWill Your Homeowner’s Insurance Weather a Hurricane?June 28 was National Insurance Awareness Day – a reminder for homeowners to check their current policies and coverages as the nation faces the 2020 hurricane season. Read more Pensacola's Need To Know? What is Title Insura...
07/24/2020