Warm weather and low taxes continue to have a big pull on where retirees choose to settle down in their golden years. Those pulls are prompting many older Americans to continue to relocate to popular retiree havens, such as Florida.

Buyers found a condo they loved only to find that it doesn’t qualify for a federally backed mortgage? Try again tomorrow. New rules that open more condos and complexes to FHA loans go into effect on Oct. 15 – a break in condo-heavy Fla. for first-time buyers.

Just in! Newly released market reports from Florida Realtors® detailing recent real estate activity in St. Lucie County. The reports compare year-over-year data for August. Here are statistics on single family homes.

Just in! Newly released market reports from Florida Realtors® detailing recent real estate activity in Martin County. The reports compare year-over-year data for August. Here are statistics on single family homes.

Just in! Newly released market reports from Florida Realtors® detailing recent real estate activity in Broward County. The reports compare year-over-year data for August. Here are statistics on single family homes.

Just in! Newly released market reports from Florida Realtors® detailing recent real estate activity in Palm Beach County. The reports compare year-over-year data for August. Here are statistics on single family homes.

The Realtors® of the Palm Beaches and Greater Fort Lauderdale hosted a grand opening celebration and ribbon cutting ceremony for their new Hollywood Office on Thursday, September 12th. The Hollywood office is the Association’s eighth location in Florida and the fourth location in Broward County.

Calling or texting someone might seem like a minor infraction, but an increasing number of Florida brokers are facing lawsuits from disgruntled consumers thanks, in part, to certain law firms, including one that considers itself “text message lawyers.”

Florida Realtors® recognized Christine Hansen, 2018 Florida Realtors president, as its 2019 Realtor of the Year.

Working with builders in the new home construction market can be a win-win for everyone involved. To say that the relationship between Realtors® and builder can be complicated is an understatement. Realtors® and builders can make assumptions about each other, focusing on stereotypes.

Just in! Newly released market reports from Florida Realtors® detailing recent real estate activity in Palm Beach County. The reports compare year-over-year data for July. Here are statistics on single family homes.

Just in! Newly released market reports from Florida Realtors® detailing recent real estate activity in Broward County. The reports compare year-over-year data for July. Here are statistics on single family homes.

Just in! Newly released market reports from Florida Realtors® detailing recent real estate activity in Martin County. The reports compare year-over-year data for July. Here are statistics on single family homes.

Just in! Newly released market reports from Florida Realtors® detailing recent real estate activity in St. Lucie County. The reports compare year-over-year data for July. Here are statistics on single family homes.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is expected to release updated guidance tomorrow on FHA-insured condominium financing.

Have you ever wondered what the MLS field “Variable/Dual Rate” is really intended for? Spoiler alert: It doesn’t mean what most agents think it means!

Legal issues permeate all aspects of the real estate industry, and the business of brokerages is no exception. The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) is committed to helping brokers negotiate the complex and ever-evolving legal landscape.

On July 20th and 21st, the Realtors® of the Palm Beaches and Greater Fort Lauderdale and the South Broward Board of Realtors® hosted their Open House Weekend. The growing success and popularity of Open House Weekend continued in July as there were over 1,300 open houses across South Florida and the Treasure Coast.

The Realtors® of the Palm Beaches and Greater Fort Lauderdale and the South Broward Board of Realtors®, welcomed RateMyAgent, an exclusive benefit to its members today. The Association offers a variety of quality products which are extensively vetted by their MLS Committee and MLS Board made up of Realtor® volunteers. They are excited to bring this innovative product to their marketplace.

There are a large number of lawsuits being filed regarding policies against renting to tenants with criminal convictions. Florida Realtors® wants you to know the law and what to consider when developing your in-house rental policy. A single law firm in Orlando has filed 48 lawsuits this year alone against Florida property managers who allegedly refused to rent to applicants base on previous criminal convictions.