Serge Bissainthe-Realtor

11/11/2021

Miami #1

Realtor.com: Homes sold in the 50 biggest U.S. metros at an average of 39 days. Miami (No. 1), Jacksonville (3) and Orlando (4) were in the top 5 fastest-selling metros.

08/09/2020

Serge Bissainthe Realtor-Associate Compass Realty Group

11/22/2019

http://www2.floridarealtors.org/news-media/news-articles/2019/11/florida-housing-market-pending-sales-median-prices-october

Pending inventory also rose statewide year-over-year. Single-family sales rose 5.2%, the median price was up 3.6%, and condo sales eased a bit (-0.5%) but the median price rose 5.8%.

11/22/2019

http://www2.floridarealtors.org/news-media/news-articles/2019/11/mortgage-rates-drop-six-week-low

A touch of optimism over U.S.-China trade talks seem to be moving the average fixed-rate mortgage lower. The FRM fell to 3.66% in the latest weekly survey.

11/04/2019

https://www2.floridarealtors.org/news-media/news-articles/2019/11/taxes-may-send-more-buyers-fla-not-new-york

While Census data can’t clearly say Fla.’s up-tick in in-migration is due to lower taxes or more retirees, it suggests that Conn. and Mass. are top feeder markets.

10/28/2019

https://www2.floridarealtors.org/news-media/news-articles/2019/10/mortgage-rates-rise-375-3-month-high

Rates still remain low in a year-to-year comparison – less than a percentage point below their 4.9% level at this time last year.

10/09/2019

https://www2.floridarealtors.org/news-media/news-articles/2019/10/your-data-safe-4-myths-about-online-privacy

Some people think don’t “have anything on my computer worth stealing” – but they’re wrong. Others think deleting data erases it completely. They’re also wrong.

10/05/2019

https://www2.floridarealtors.org/news-media/news-articles/2019/09/florida-faces-apartment-shortage

The state needs to add more than 600K new apartments by 2030 to keep up with the state’s growing population and demand for rentals, according to the Florida Apartment Association.

10/03/2019

https://www2.floridarealtors.org/news-media/news-articles/2019/09/long-term-mortgage-rates-fall-30-year-364

Sept. has been a volatile month for mortgage rates. The average is down from 3.73% last week. One year ago, the 30-year FRM averaged 4.72%.

10/03/2019

https://www2.floridarealtors.org/news-media/news-articles/2019/10/study-florida-no-1-welcoming-new-residents

Lendingtree.com: In 2016, new residents brought $30.2 billion into Fla., with about 72% of that increased income coming from new residents age 55 and over.