Welcome to the Florida Real Estate and Entrepreneurship Podcast! Carole Ellis is the editor and feature writer of REI INK, with expertise in market analytics for real estate. Carole, also a ghostwriter, has been in the real estate industry since 2006. She offers a unique perspective by writing about market trends and talking to investors and agents. Join us as we explore her journey and insights into the real estate
Read MoreMortgage rates dropped to their lowest level since February after the latest CPI report showed inflation cooling. Still, pending home sales posted their biggest decline in eight months The typical U.S. homebuyer’s monthly housing payment was $2,722 during the four weeks ending July 14, $115 lower than April’s all-time high, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. That’s despite home prices sitting just about $100 shy
Read MoreMedian asking rent fell -0.4% in June, with declines seen across all unit sizes amid mixed regional conditions Rents fell again in June, with especially large declines in the South, where there’s been an influx of new rental units, according to the Realtor.com® Rental Report. The median asking rent for 0-2 bedroom units fell -0.4% ($7) from last June to $1,743, marking the 11th straight month of declines and -0.6% ($11) below its August 2022 peak. Still, some
Read MoreInventory Continues to Increase Amid Modest Median Price Growth and Home Sales Decline June home sales declined 7.2% from May’s strong showing and were down 11.6% year over year – atypical considering June historically has more sales than May. Across the 50 metro areas surveyed, inventory rose 6.7% from May and was up 38.1% over June 2023 – similar to May’s year-over-year increase of 39.6%. That equated to 2.1 Months Supply of
Read MoreREAL ESTATE INVESTOR SENTIMENT JUMPS 16% Real estate investor sentiment jumped by 16% from the previous quarter, according to the new RCN Capital/CJ Patrick Company Investor Sentiment Index™. Sixty percent of investors viewed today’s market as better or much better than it was a year ago, compared to only 20% who felt it was worse or much worse. Investors were equally bullish on where the market is headed, with 61% expecting it
Read MoreNAIOP Commends “Revitalizing Downtowns and Main Streets Act” Introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, commends the introduction of the “Revitalizing Downtowns and Main Streets Act,” which establishes a new 20% tax credit to make possible conversion of many underutilized or vacant commercial properties to residential use. The bipartisan bill is sponsored by U.S. Representatives Mike Carey (R-OH) and Jimmy Gomez (D-CA). “This legislation will spur the conversion
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