Pete Riley, Realtor

10/28/2022

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03/22/2022

Effective July 1, paid medical collection debt won’t be used for credit scores by the three main U.S. scorers, and unpaid debt won’t appear for a full year.

03/09/2022

Florida Realtors economist: Low interest rates made monthly mortgage payments cheaper, but home price appreciation may be washing out the impact.

03/08/2022

As of April 1, 2020, the state had 21,538,187 residents, says the U.S. Census – a 14.6% jump since the previous census. And Fla. turned 177 years old on March 3.

03/04/2022

After flirting with 4% in Feb., the 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage dropped lower for the second week, hitting 3.76% from last week’s 3.89%.

03/02/2022

Even experts don’t know what will happen. About half think rising costs and rates will deter buyers, but the other half think more listings will boost demand.

02/25/2022

A number of economic indicators suggest higher mortgage rates, but competition from refinancing homeowners also declined after rates rose to almost 4%.

02/24/2022

A MoneyGeek study including IRS, state, property and sales taxes listed Fla. as the No. 4 least-expensive tax state. Total tax costs are about 5.6% of total income.

02/22/2022

Florida Realtors: Statewide single-family home sales up 1.4% year-over-year, median price up 23% to $375K. Condo sales up 6.7%, median price up 23.9% to $285K.

02/21/2022

Florida Realtors will back a proposed state constitutional amendment that gives front-line workers, such as police and teachers, a property tax break.

02/18/2022

Interest rates are going back up.
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You don't have to live in the Jacksonville area for me to help you buy or sell your home.

It’s been almost two years since a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.92% (May 2019 at 3.99%). One year ago, the 30-year FRM averaged 2.81%.

02/16/2022

While Federal Reserve members seem ready to raise interest rates in March, they don’t fully agree on how much. Some think it’s time for a strong message.