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Ten major issues in Florida's recent property insurance overhaul
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Ten major issues in Florida's recent property insurance overhaul Here are 10 key issues that lawmakers addressed: — FIGHTING FEES: Property insurers have long blamed lawsuits for driving up costs and contended that what are known as “one-way attorney fees” encourage litigation. The bill includes a phased-in requirement for Citizens customers to buy flood in...

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National Report: Florida Real Estate Markets Lead in Price Increases
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National Report: Florida Real Estate Markets Lead in Price Increases Forty-six percent of the 185 tracked metro areas registered double-digit price increases, down from 80% in the second quarter of this year according to the National Association of Realtors. This number increased by 49% from one year ago ($1,210). One year ago, the average monthly mortgage payment of...

Real estate mystery: More homes coming on market, but island prices so far remain strong
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Real estate mystery: More homes coming on market, but island prices so far remain strong One reason inventory has gone up is because the number of sales has gone down, from 881 at this point in 2021 to 456 as of last week, according to figures provided by ONE Sotheby’s broker-associate Hank Wolff – but sales stats can be deceptive too. At that rate, we have about a four-month supply...

To buy a typical home, this is the salary you need now in South Florida
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Salary needed to afford a home in South Florida That’s a 56% increase from the year before, when a buyer needed a salary of about $67,574. In West Palm Beach, to afford a median-priced home, a buyer needs about a $115,707 annual salary, a 58% increase from the year before. To calculate how much salary is needed for a home, RedFin assumed that t...

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Tampa Bay housing prices up 70% since the pandemic - Tampa Bay Business Journal
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Tampa Bay housing prices up 70% since the pandemic - Tampa Bay Business Journal Homes in Tampa Bay saw a typical home value of $391,114, a 0.2% decrease since August, but this is still up 73.8% since September 2019. Rent growth in Tampa Bay sits at 12% since last year, with a typical rent of $2,167. According to the report, annual rent growth was the strongest in Miami (18.3%),...

In wake of Ian, Florida homeowners could receive up to $10K for home hardening
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In wake of Ian, Florida homeowners could receive up to $10K for home hardening Among other things, the bill resurrected the My Safe Florida Home program, which provides homeowners with free home inspections and grants of up to $10,000 to make storm safety related improvements. • The homeowner must agree to make his or her home available for inspection once a mitigation proje...

🏠Cities with the most expensive homes in Florida
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🏠Cities with the most expensive homes in Florida Stacker compiled a list of cities with the most expensive homes in Florida using data from Zillow. - Metro area: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Stacker #29. - Metro area: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL You may also like: Counties with the most college graduates in Florida Stacker #...

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Okaloosa County home prices fall 0.6% in September, but still up about 19% from last year
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Okaloosa County home prices fall 0.6% in September, but still up about 19% from last year A typical Okaloosa County home listed for $474,500 in September, down 0.6% from the previous month's $477,200. The median list home price in September was up about 18.8% from September 2021.Across all of Florida, median home prices were $465,000, falling 1.9% from a month earlier.

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Tampa, North Port among top 10 US cities people want to move most: study
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Tampa, North Port among top 10 US cities people want to move most: study Redfin says number of buyers looking to relocate is the highest it’s been since the company started tracking migration data. Eight of the 10 most popular cities have median sales prices below $500,000.

Why Isn't Tampa Apartment Development Booming?
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Why Isn't Tampa Apartment Development Booming? It’s a bit of a head-scratcher as to why apartment development isn’t stronger in Tampa, according to Greg Willett, First Vice President, National Director, Institutional Property Advisors Re

Zillow: Month-over-month home prices remain flat in Tampa area
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Zillow: Month-over-month home prices remain flat in Tampa area Home values in the Tampa area finally slowed over the past month, according to the latest Zillow estimates. The average price for a home in Tampa last month was $391,497. On the other hand, 37% of homes in Tampa market saw price cuts.

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Moderation in the housing market shows a shift toward affordability in Clay
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Moderation in the housing market shows a shift toward affordability in Clay For Clay Today CLAY COUNTY – In most areas of Northeast Florida, the August housing market reflected a slight drop in median prices while the number of days homes sat on the market has gradually continued to climb. Median days on the market have continued to increase to 31 days with only 19.1% of ...

Miami-Dade's August top condo sales show market emerging from summer slowdown
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Miami-Dade's August top condo sales show market emerging from summer slowdown Condo sales for August totaled $145.4 million, up from July’s $104.5 million, but still down from June's $219.1 million. August's sale prices for the top 46 condos ranged from $1.3 million to $12.5million. August’S top 46 sales average $3.2 million, above July”s average of $2.6 million.

Cape Coral Is The Best Place In Southwest Florida To Buy A House
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Cape Coral Is The Best Place In Southwest Florida To Buy A House [unused2] a crazy year in the Southwest Florida real estate market. I remember back in the summer I would look up my address on realtor. com once a week just to see how much it ’ s gone up. And now we ’ re watching the interest rates go up, but housing prices, aren ’ t really coming down that ...

Side-by-side property tax bills for Tampa Bay neighbors show large disparities
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Side-by-side property tax bills for Tampa Bay neighbors show large disparities Florida’s Save Our Homes amendment requires property to be reappraised at market value when it is sold. It caps how much a home's value increases each year for the purpose of calculating the property tax bill to no more than 3%.

Proposed city budget raises more affordable housing concerns for Tampa residents
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Proposed city budget raises more affordable housing concerns for Tampa residents The nearly $2 billion dollar proposed budget includes more than $26 million dollars for housing-related services. Councilman Orlando Gudes has previously proposed a 1-year, 5% cap on rent increases. The city council is scheduled to hold another budget hearing on Sept. 20.