Fritz Team: HomeSmart Coastal Realty

03/11/2025

I'm a big fan of Consumer Reports and often donate to that organization. We just bought a new car from one of the listed companies in this article. It blows my mind that our car is sending my driving data to a 3rd party. That's some Big Brother BS. I urge my friends to sign this petition with Consumer Reports to end this invasion of privacy.

Automakers: Stop selling out drivers!

07/27/2024

With the Summer Olympics starting today I want to honor my favorite oplympian, Rulon Gardner. He beat an undefeated Russian wrestler nick named the Bear to win gold in the 2000 Olympics.

12/23/2023

Mortgage interest rates are falling. The latest current average rates are 6.67%. High rates and home prices due to limited inventory have kept many buyers on the sidelines. At what point will perspective buyers seriously consider buying? We shall see.

Another weekly drop put the rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage at 6.67%, marking the eighth consecutive decline.

08/20/2023

For my retired military brothers and sisters. Once again our government wants to break it’s promise to those who served our country for 20 plus years. The Government Budget Office is recommending high fees and reduced coverage for TriCare for Life. No wonder there’s a recruiting crisis right now because the current generation sees how the government brakes promises to Veterans.

Proposals include TRICARE For Life enrollment fees and other benefit cuts. Tell your legislators these plans can’t move forward.

12/20/2022

It appears mortgage interest rates have peaked and are starting to go back down. The link below is an interesting article from Yahoo Finance regarding interest rates and declining new built homes. The cost of labor and materials exceed what builders can sell the home for. We're certainly seeing that locally here in Brevard County.

Today's newsletter is by Myles Udland, senior markets editor at Yahoo Finance. Follow him on Twitter and on LinkedIn. Read this and more market news on the go with Yahoo Finance App.

12/24/2021

Here are November's real estate statistics for Brevard County. The most striking information is home prices have increased by over 17% since November of last year. New listings are also down yet demand remains high so home prices should contiue to climb.

Please contact us if you need making sense of this Sellers market.

08/27/2021

The eviction ban has ended, now what?

The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the Biden administration's Covid-related eviction moratorium.

08/19/2021

Indications show the housing market is starting to level off and in some sectors (New Construction) decline. Interesting reading.

The housing market has been in a frenzied state for over a year now, but the cracks in this market have been evident for some time.

08/12/2021

The CDC / Biden Administration extended the eviction ban by 60 days after the Supreme Court ruled this agency didn't have the authority to do so without specific congressional actions.

The judge who first ruled against CDC eviction bans said the latest order is “almost identical” to earlier bans ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court.

08/06/2021

Although the Supreme Court ruled the CDC exceeded it's authority to ban evictions without Congressional action, this agency extended the eviction ban 60 days. The CDC/ Biden Administration has thumbed it's nose at the top Court in the Country

The Alabama and Georgia state REALTOR® associations filed an emergency motion Wednesday to stop enforcement of the CDC’s latest moratorium extension.

08/03/2021

The CDC eviction ban has expired but there are still some limitations to evictions due to non-payment.

Departments under the Biden Administration are using their tools to postpone some evictions. USDA, HUD, VA and FHFA extended their eviction deadlines to Sept. 30.

07/17/2021

Although the Supreme Court ruled against lifting the ban on rental evictions (which will expire at the end of the month) the Court's opinion stated the CDC's ban on rental evictions exceeded agency's authority and cannot extend the ban without specific Congressional legislation. Interesting ruling.

The Court ruled 5-4 to reject a request by a group of landlords to order the immediate lifting of the moratorium.