Highest Mortgage Rates in More Than a Month, But There Are Silver Linings

So far, 2024 has been distinctly different from the end of 2023. November and December saw rates move lower at one of the fastest paces in decades. In contrast, January has delivered a fairly consistent uptrend with the average lender now at the highest levels in more than a month. Frustratingly, wi

Real Estate Trends: What’s in Store for 2024?

Florida Realtors chief economist: Watch for the market to reignite over the next several months. “We have weathered the worst of it.”

NAR: Existing Home Sales Down 1% in December

NAR’s chief economist said December sales “look to be the bottom before inevitably turning higher in the new year” on lower mortgage rates and increasing inventory.

Residents, Jobs Helped Fla.’s 2023 Housing Market

Fla. Realtors chief economist: “Florida weathered the storm” of higher interest rates and ongoing inflation making 2023, a “rough year for residential real estate.”