Exit Realty Premier's (pmorton) Blog

A mortgage rescue plan to save hundreds of thousands of homeowners from foreclosure drew overwhelming Senate support, inching toward passage despite Republican objections. The Senate voted 76-10 Monday to advance the bill, a broad array of housing measures including overhauls of the Federal Housi...

The spread of "For Rent" signs is the latest bad news as Florida's real estate market declines in all forms of rentals, a new University of Florida study finds. The results from the most recent quarterly survey of Florida real estate trends shows fewer takers for all kinds of properties for let -...

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About 40 million Americans move each year, and Florida is the No. 2 spot for relocation, second only to California, according to a survey conducted by Relocation.com. The survey finds that 19 percent of those relocating went from owning their own homes to renting, with only 15 percent shifting th...

President Bush jumped into the election-year debate over high gas prices Wednesday, echoing John McCain's call to lift the ban on offshore oil drilling. Bush and McCain are pushing for more domestic oil production as the answer to an issue voters list as a top concern. Barack Obama and fellow Dem...

On Wednesday, a survey of 900 Coldwell Banker agents showed a remarkable 96 percent said that rising gas prices were a concern to their clients, and 78 percent said higher fuel costs are increasing their desire for city living.Gas prices, which have shot up $1.07 this year, are magnifying demogra...

Real estate agents who want to achieve success in the buyer's market must understand the importance of building rapport with prospective buyers and understanding their experience. Rapport must be established before a sale will occur, and it is crucial that agents learn how to watch and listen to ...

After decades of breakneck growth in high-risk areas, the summer hurricane season is starting with fewer Americans in harm's way. The number of people who live in coastal areas that are most vulnerable to wind and water has fallen slightly since 2000, reversing an extended boom that brought tens ...

The Hartford insurance companies are the latest targets of the state's smackdown on property insurance rates. State officials said Monday the Office of Insurance Regulation issued a final decision Friday rejecting Hartford Insurance Co. of the Midwest and its affiliates' average statewide price i...

May 28, 2008 - Sounding a gong couldn't have made it clearer. Federal Reserve officials are putting out the word that further interest rate cuts are unlikely. Fed Governor Kevin Warsh ditched the central bank's cryptic word tangles and actually waxed poetic. "Even if the economy were to weaken so...