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2018
Pace Homes and Real Estate:Fla. consumer sentiment drops a bit in Feb. UF economists revised Jan. numbers to 101.3 - only 0.7 points away from an all-time high. But compared to that revised higher rate, Fla. consumer sentiment dropped 1.9 points this month to 99.4. Read more. The Top 5 Things t...
03/23/2018
Pensacola, Gulf Breeze and Pace Property Management, Evaluating housing market since the Great Recession CoreLogic: Residential prices began to peak in parts of the U.S. as early as 2005, then collapsed in 2007 with the mortgage crisis. Prices in most markets have returned to peak levels, up 51% ...
03/23/2018
Pace Homes and Real Estate:Pending home sales drop 4.7% in Jan. A lack of homes for sale and an increase in average mortgage rates caused the number of homes under contract to drop to its lowest level in over three years. Read more. The Top 5 Things to Do in Pace 2017 - Must See Attractions in Pa...
03/22/2018
Pace Homes and Real Estate:Fla. man in Supreme Court again in property rights fight In 2012, the top U.S. court ruled in Fane Lozman's favor in a "floating home – not a houseboat" property rights case, and he's still fighting the system. Read more. The Top 5 Things to Do in Pace 2017 - Must See...
03/21/2018
Pace Homes and Real Estate:Starved for inventory, some cities eye 'granny flats'In-law units are surging in popularity in some housing-starved U.S. areas as more cities allow accessory dwellings in backyards, basements or garages. Read more. The Top 5 Things to Do in Pace 2017 - Must See Attract...
03/21/2018
Pace Homes and Real Estate:Many lenders loosening mortgage requirements Thanks to new laws and economic fears, mortgage lending ground to a halt for all but very credit-worthy buyers after the recession. But pushback led to "thoughtful underwriting of loans," and more buyers find that they now qu...
03/20/2018
Pace Homes and Real Estate:January new-home sales drop 7.8% The Commerce Department says Jan. sales came in at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 593,000 – the lowest since August and down from 643,000 in Dec. Read more. The Top 5 Things to Do in Pace 2017 - Must See Attractions in Pace ... ...
03/19/2018
Pace Homes and Real Estate:Legal Q&A: Did association make pre-election errors?Only a few condo laws would invalidate an election, but here is one example. Also: The rules on proxy voting differ between HOAs and condo associations. Read more. The Top 5 Things to Do in Pace 2017 - Must See Attrac...
03/19/2018
Pace Homes and Real Estate:Mortgage rates rise for third straight week The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage broke the 4% level last week and hit 4.15% this week, lifted by expectations of faster economic growth. Read more. The Top 5 Things to Do in Pace 2017 - Must See Attractions in Pace ... The T...
03/18/2018
Pace Homes and Real Estate:Remind buyers to unfreeze their credit Following the Experian data breach, many people froze their credit score accounts to avoid identify theft. However, freezing can work against them in a home purchase if they hope to secure a mortgage for the property. Read more. ...
03/17/2018
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