Home builders are holding their major convention in Las Vegas this week, and their chief economist thinks rates will “normalize” in the second half of the year
Florida Realtors: Despite initial impacts from Ian, inventory grew and single-family median price up 13.8% year-to-year, condo median up 20.5%. But sales down 29%.
U.S. bidding wars dropped 2.6 percentage points between July and Aug, with Tampa dropping 11 points and Orlando down 12.4. Still, bidding wars rose 2.8 points in Miami.
Of 100 metros tracked by government-backed mortgages, Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach, Sunrise and West Palm Beach Boca Raton and Boynton Beach made the top 10.