Month: March 2024

Frank E. Kowalski, the 2005 Florida Realtors president and founder and CEO of Metro Dade Realty in Miami, had a 52-year career defined by a spirit of service.

Retirees should consider factors that include living closer to family and safety issues when determining if now is the right time to downsize.

A new study found young homebuyers are twice as likely to use family money for down payment than they were five years ago, but a majority still work to earn the money.

Florida Realtors’ legal team will discuss the proposed NAR settlement of the antitrust litigation during a live online video meeting on Thursday. Realtors are encouraged to submit questions in advance. 

Consumer confidence, a measure of Americans’ current and future economic outlook, rose among consumers aged 55 and over but deteriorated for those under 55, mainly over food and gas prices.

Realtor.com found the week of April 14 will be the best time to sell due to the mix of marketing conditions. Sellers on a national level could get $34,000 more than at the start of the year.

The area that includes Florida saw a .6% decline in seasonally adjusted monthly home prices from December 2023 to January 2024. Home prices in the same area increased 6.1% year over year.

The restoration effort in the Everglades is the largest hydrological restoration project ever undertaken in the U.S and aims to improve the water supply and increase flood protection.

A commercial real estate AI expert said companies should create AI policies based on privacy and security issues and then build on them as needed.

Despite higher office building vacancy rates, sales on distressed commercials properties have been slow to start. With leases set to expire soon, that could change, experts say.