The housing market in Florida has been making headlines as loads of people pack their bags and head south. Florida has led the country in net migration — people moving here from another state — for more than five years in a row, and the pandemic accelerated that population growth. Our warm weather and relatively low […]

National Association of Realtors reports membership dropped from 2022 peak of 1.6 million to 1.5 million this January With new data on the number of U.S. realtors indicating declining membership growth this year as agents head for the door in once-hot markets, real estate experts predict Florida will stay steaming despite the exodus. “It’s not an accident,” […]

We’re rounding the corner on 2022 and quickly heading toward a new year. That makes this a perfect time to prognosticate real estate matters for 2023. With mortgage rates escalating higher, home sales — and, in some areas, home prices — hitting the brakes, and increased uncertainty felt throughout the market, many homeowners, prospective sellers and prospective […]

Prospective homebuyers can breathe sighs of relief as home prices are finally on the way down. In fact, a new report by Realtor.com found that, from July to August, national home prices experienced their most significant month-to-month plunge in data history, dating back to 2016. Tampa Bay, while a hot market, is no different. Numbers show […]