Five real estate franchise companies made Entrepreneur magazine’s 38th annual Franchise 500 list this year, based on size, growth, financial strength, and stability. RE/MAX LLC led the pack at number 10 on the list, up from 21st in 2016 and 75th in 2015. See the details here
5 Real Estate Companies Acknowledged as Top Franchises
Builders forecast massive development in building
Construction of single-family homes is expected to gradually rise this year, as a growing economy, solid employment gains and rising household formation buoys builders forecasts. See details here
Builders forecast massive development in building
January, February Ideal for Purchasing
For home buyers hoping to snag a deal, they might want to make a move now. Home prices in January usually decrease in comparison to the spring and summer buying season. See why here
January, February Ideal for Purchasing
ILHM Luxury Real Estate Analysis Tampa
In almost any market, even in strong seller’s markets, there will always be some amount of properties that will decrease their listing price. These might include sellers that drastically overpriced their homes just “to see what they could get” or homes that simply entered the real estate market at a price level above what the market will bear. See the luxury homes report here
ILHM Luxury Real Estate Analysis Tampa
Trump Places a Stop to FHA Mortgage Reductions
Just hours after being sworn in, President Donald Trump moved to suspend a plan to lower the Federal Housing Administration’s mortgage insurance premiums that had been set to go into effect on Jan. 27. See announcement here
Trump Places a Stop to FHA Mortgage Reductions
The negative side with the smart home: be mindful
Last October, when a large number of large websites were taken down following a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, what number of us thought at the moment that the Internet of Things (IoT) could possibly be involved? See details here
The negative side with the smart home: be mindful
Home-buyer challenges Rates on mortgages and costs grow together with competition
How as a home-buyer can you find the perfect home, in the area you are looking at, with the rates on mortgages continuing to go up? See details here
Home-buyer challenges Rates on mortgages and costs grow together with competition
Renovating? 3 Tips to get Eliminate the Remains
Renovating your seventies kitchen and upgrading to stainless steel and granite can create all kinds of happy feelings. It can also produce piles of materials you may not be sure what to do with. Here are a few of tips on how to remove all those building byproducts. See the tips here
Renovating? 3 Tips to get Eliminate the Remains
How come people favor smart homes? Comfort and security
Scripps Networks Interactive surveyed 700 U.S. homeowners of all ages to find out why they’d purchase smart home technology. For most, tech updates were appealing if they provided additional comfort and security. See details here
How come people favor smart homes? Comfort and security
Florida features 4 out of the 5 top ‘hottest’ single-family markets
Among the 50 largest U.S. markets, the top five (in order) were Orlando, Palm Beach County, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa and Dallas, as outlined by Ten-X, an internet based marketplace. Each metro area had “a vigorous blend of consistently strong demand, home price appreciation, and economic and demographic growth.” See details here