“Most people still believe you need 20% down to purchase a home,” says Ricki Fitzpatrick, a realtor with Keller Williams Realty in Memphis. “I’ve had clients come with just their earnest money deposit and get a check back at closing.” Despite persistent misconceptions, the home-buying process in Memphis is more accessible than most realize. These ...
Home prices in Winter Haven have dropped about 3% to 4% over the past year, and the average listing now remains on the market for 74 days before selling. For buyers who have been priced out of Central Florida in recent years, the current slowdown may finally offer an entry point. However, not every home ...
Florida’s real estate market has changed significantly over the past two years. Rising mortgage rates, new condo regulations, and a surge in available homes have shifted the balance of power between buyers and sellers. Here are the three most important trends shaping the market right now—and what they mean for anyone considering a move. Homes ...
The Sarasota real estate market is undergoing a clear shift, with builders offering aggressive incentive packages to attract buyers amid a slower summer season. These incentives give buyers more leverage and options while making it harder for individual homeowners to sell when competing with new construction. Nazar Bas, a realtor with Coldwell Banker Realty who ...
The Treasure Valley real estate market is entering a period of slower growth and greater caution, as rising interest rates and affordability concerns are reshaping both residential and commercial transactions. After years of rapid expansion fueled by interstate migration during the pandemic, the region is now seeing longer listing times, tighter lending standards, and a ...
Permanent interest rate reductions funded by sellers are becoming the primary form of negotiation in Tampa Bay’s residential real estate market. This shift marks an apparent change in leverage between buyers and sellers as the region moves away from the pandemic-era seller’s market. Chuck Vosburgh, a realtor with NextHome Gulf to Bay, reports that seller-funded ...
Florida’s homeowners insurance crisis has shifted from a secondary concern to the main factor limiting buyer purchasing power in Tampa Bay’s residential market. Chuck Vosburgh, a realtor with NextHome Gulf to Bay, says insurance costs are now so significant that they dictate where and whether clients can afford to buy, often overriding considerations such as ...
Industry veteran Jeff Beggins warns that a combination of federal and state policy shifts will soon drive a surge in demand for Florida residential real estate, leaving investors with fewer opportunities to buy at current prices. Florida’s residential real estate market is approaching a turning point, according to Jeff Beggins, Chief Evolution Officer at CENTURY ...
The holiday season brings a spike in financial activity across the real estate industry. Title companies rush to close deals before year-end, investors hurry to finalize acquisitions, and agents juggle numerous transactions. According to identity theft protection experts, this increased activity creates ideal conditions for scammers who use urgency and distraction to steal payment information ...
The real estate services industry is facing a sharp change in customer expectations around security. According to industry insiders, the debate is no longer about whether to offer scam protection, but how quickly companies can add it to their service packages. James Harkins, head of business development at American Identity Group, a firm that partners ...
Florida’s insurance crisis has dominated real estate headlines in recent years, with many industry observers citing rising premiums as a major obstacle to home sales. However, Nazar Bas, a realtor with Coldwell Banker Realty who works with both investors and residential buyers in Sarasota and nearby markets, says insurance is no longer the deal-breaker many ...
The private lending sector is seeing record demand as real estate investors face tightened access to traditional bank loans. As banks raise lending standards and slow approval processes, private capital providers are stepping in to fill the gap, offering faster, more flexible financing to meet the needs of active investors. Michael Iuculano, founder of MJI ...
The Tampa Bay real estate market offers a clear example of how headline statistics can obscure what buyers and sellers actually experience. While official data suggests a neutral market with roughly five months of inventory, agents on the ground report a very different environment. Chuck Vosburgh, a realtor with NextHome Gulf to Bay who shifted ...
Nashville’s distressed property market is showing early signs of a significant increase, even as overall market activity remains subdued for the holidays. According to Moren Adenubi, owner and managing broker at Crown Realty Experts, the underlying numbers point to a growing wave of bank-owned properties that most market observers have yet to notice. In December ...
First-time homebuyers in Omaha are making a costly financial error by waiting to accumulate larger down payments before entering the market, according to one of the region’s top-producing agents. The numbers behind these decisions, she contends, show that many buyers misunderstand how wealth is actually built through real estate. Nicki Headen, a realtor with eXp ...
