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- Inflation Forces Builders to Take It Slow, Raise Prices September 21, 2021How much will lumber cost in six months? When builders don’t know how much supplies will cost upon arrival, they grow skittish about quoting prices and gauging demand.kerrys
- Fed Likely to Signal a Pullback in Economic Support September 21, 2021The Federal Reserve used its tools to tamp down interest rates in order to help a pandemic-harmed economy – but they’re expected to ease that support later this year.kerrys
- More Canadian Snowbirds Plan Their Florida Return September 20, 2021A summer survey found that over 90% of snowbirds expected to return to Fla. this winter – but sentiments have dipped a bit since the COVID delta variant hit.kerrys
- Home Prices a Reason to Rent? September 20, 2021It depends on where you want to live, at least according to a new report that analyzed the top 100 U.S. metros. But no Fla. metros were in the top 10 overvalued markets.kerrys
- Report: America Is Short 5.24M Homes September 20, 2021Realtor.com: The shortfall continues and even increased by 1.4M homes since 2019. New-home construction has hit its slowest pace since 1995 and isn’t much headway.kerrys
- Builder Confidence Reverses a 3-Month Decline September 20, 2021The index rose one point to 76 this month – any number over 50 is positive – but the labor shortage and cost/availability of raw materials remain challenging.kerrys
- Dwindling Supply of Homes May Be Poised for a Turnaround September 20, 2021About 850K homeowners may have their mortgages exit forbearance between Aug.-Oct. this year – a potential for tens of thousands more homes on the market.kerrys
- Remote Workers Are Transforming Housing Markets September 17, 2021Since they can live and work anywhere, they’re heading to mid-tier cities nationwide, leading to a surge in home and rental price in these areas.marlam
- 180M People Could Be Looking for Homes in Coming Years September 17, 2021Experts predict that many more millennials, who already comprise the majority of the home-buying population, will become homebuyers in the coming years.marlam
- NAR: 4 Out of 5 Real Estate Firms Operated from 1 Office in 2020 September 17, 2021Survey: The majority of those firms also typically had 3 full-time RE licensees. Nearly 9 out of 10 firms, or 86%, were independent and non-franchised.marlam