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08/19/2023

8 Most Affordable Beach Towns near Orlando, FL 2023
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This article reveals a list of affordable beach towns near Orlando, Florida, including Daytona Beach and Titusville. Daytona Beach is the most affordable beach town near Orlando, with a median sale price of $262,118. Titusville is also an affordable beach town, with a median home price of $284,977.....

08/13/2023

How Florida’s new industry-backed landlord tenant law will affect Orange County renters
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Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an industry-backed bill in June that wipes out tenant protections established by local governments in Florida, including those in Orange County. This bill prevents local governments from trying to limit how much a landlord can raise rent and from banning discrimination again...

07/31/2023

US Homebuilder Sentiment Surges

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07/30/2023

Citizens Property Insurance weighs double-digit rate increase for Florida customers
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Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is the largest property insurer in the state of Florida, with 1.322 million policies as of Friday. The insurer has requested a 13.3% rate increase, with the most common type of homeowners’ policies getting hit with 12% hikes. The rate increases are needed because ...

07/22/2023

What kind of homeowners insurance do I need? Here are Florida's 8 types of home insurance
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In the state of Florida, homeowners’ insurance is a type of property insurance that covers damage or loss from theft, disasters such as storms and fires, and other perils. There are 8 types of homeowners’ insurance in Florida, with the most basic plan, HO-1, covering fire or smoke, explosions, l...

07/13/2023

Florida Property Insurance Costs Rising Fast

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07/04/2023

Florida vacation rental scam warning
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Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has warned about vacation rental scams, where bad actors take advantage of popular sites like Airbnb and Vrbo by offering properties that don't exist or don't belong to them. They often request an application fee or security deposit and once payment is made, the...

06/26/2023

Fla. Oks $117.3M for Affordable Housing Development
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The Florida Housing Finance Corporation Board of Directors approved $117.3 million in loan funding to address the cost increases of 30 affordable housing developments across the state. The majority of the funding comes from the Live Local Act, a law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in March, which alloca...

06/25/2023

Mortgage Rates Continue to Rise in the U.S.
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Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey shows that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rate has increased to 6.79% and the 15-year fixed-rate mortgage rate has increased to 6.18% as of June 1, 2023. This is due to the current buoyant economy and the likelihood of a Federal Reserve rate hike. Sign u...

06/17/2023

Orange County looks into buying homes at risk of flooding
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Orange County in Florida is looking into buying out some homeowners who lost everything in Orlo Vista due to the floodwaters last year. Commissioner Mike Scott is gauging how much interest there is in the Federal Emergency Management Agency's hazard mitigation assistance program before the August de...

06/07/2023

Want a 5% mortgage rate? Buy a newly built home
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The homebuilding industry is benefiting from the low inventory of previously-owned homes and offering buyers much better deals than the average mortgage rate of 6%. Homebuilders have the ability to offer financing through their captive finance arms, offering rates as low as 4.25%, compared to the 6....

05/30/2023

Tiny Homes Market Research | 2023-2030
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