The scams begin with a hunt through public records for vacant land, an absentee owner and no mortgage. Look for red flags, like a…
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SEATTLE – Baby boomers planning to downsize in retirement face a dilemma: Should they sell now while home prices are high since rising mortgage…
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Frustrated with the lack of existing-home inventory, more buyers turned to new construction in Sept. despite mortgage rates that topped 7%. WASHINGTON – Despite…
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Property Insurance Fix Likely Won’t Lower Rates FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Home insurance costs in Florida are unlikely to fall even as reforms enacted…
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Property appraisal tax rules vary by county, but they’re similar. A Q&A with the Citrus County property appraiser offers insight about a sometimes confusing…
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Study: Fla. leaped past New York to be No. 2 in housing values, trailing only Calif. S. Fla. (No. 5) and Tampa (No. 18)…
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FTC: Financial scams, including cryptocurrency schemes, cost consumers $3.8B last year just in the U.S. – twice as much as in 2021. NEW YORK…
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NAR: Buyer demand is stronger than it appears as 15%-27% of buyers (by ethnic group) wait for lower home prices and 18%-25% wait for…
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Existing homes can be elevated – a mitigation strategy for storm surge – and federal programs will help pay for it. But the program…
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Residents of the small, rural areas of the state’s “Nature Coast” fear the high costs of rebuilding will price them out and they’ll lose their…