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What does “buying down the rate” mean?
So What Does it Mean When You “Buy Down the Rate?” One way to lower your mortgage interest rate when purchasing a home is to

Steady as She Goes: Predictions for Florida Real Estate in 2025
The interesting thing about life is we don’t know what will happen next. My hope is that we will see a steady and balanced market

Regular Home Maintenance Saves Dollars, Time, and Sanity
Recently, I came across some shocking stats on the cost of home maintenance. The average home in the US costs $18,000 a year to maintain (including taxes,

We’re Shifting into a Buyers Market
How to Navigate the Buyers Market in the Coming Months You’ve probably seen houses for sale around town with the real estate signs up for

The Fed Has Dropped Interest Rates!
The Fed (Federal Reserve Board) decided on Sept. 18 to drop its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point. After yesterday’s announcement, today’s 30-year

Commissions look different now, making transactions more transparent for buyers and sellers.
An Update on the August 17th National Association of Realtors (NAR) Settlement Without getting into too much detail (and there’s A LOT of detail), the