Patricia Jowers

06/24/2024

Now with Oakstrand Realty Group

04/24/2023

Catching up with friends at lunch in Dunedin—good food and conversation!

12/22/2022

Good information

On December 13, 2022, NAR held its virtual Real Estate Forecast Summit: The Year Ahead event, which provided an outlook on the residential market. View the recording, presentation, and report here.

12/16/2022

Good to know!

Lawmakers finalized three bills that, among other things, eliminate one-way attorney fees, nix assignment-of-benefit options and further depopulate Citizens Ins.

08/12/2022

This will be a great change!

Passage by the House sets the stage for a Senate vote on NAR efforts to bring more real estate transactions into the digital age.

07/27/2022

Good to know...

Many older condos are fine, but new post-Surfside rules will force some owners to weigh the cost of needed repairs against the benefit of moving and selling.

07/27/2022

More to come...

Sales of new U.S. single-family homes dropped to their lowest level in just over two years in June, the latest sign that rising mortgage rates, combined with higher prices, were dampening demand for housing.

06/27/2022

Interesting...

Despite an uptick in contract signings in May, signs of a market slowdown continue to “choke off” buyer demand, according to NAR’s latest housing report.

06/27/2022

Economic changes...

Vacation-home buyers have been hurt by economic changes and a new fee, plus higher pandemic-era demand may have resulted in less current demand.

05/24/2022

Beware...

Experts warn that thefts at open houses could get worse this spring.

05/18/2022

Be aware!

Knowing how to identify a gas pump skimmer is the first step in protecting yourself from this common scam. The post How to Spot a Credit Card Skimmer at Gas Pumps and Avoid Getting Scammed appeared first on Reader's Digest.