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Author: Michael Burke

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Mortgage rate declines to 3.48%

September 23, 2016 Michael Burke 0 Comment SWFL City Guide

Low mortgage rates have combined with an improved job market to bolster demand from possible buyers – but drastically fewer

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Single-family rentals on the rise in South Florida

September 23, 2016 Michael Burke 0 Comment SWFL City Guide

Almost one in four (22%) South Florida homes are now rentals rather than owner occupied. In 2014, only 19.5% were

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The 50-plus population will surge by 2050

September 23, 2016 Michael Burke 0 Comment SWFL City Guide

Universal design could grow in importance when 3.2B adults pass the half-century mark. Currently, this age group controls 83% of

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EB-5 visa program set to expire Sept. 30

September 22, 2016 Michael Burke 0 Comment SWFL City Guide

Without Congressional approval, the program that grants visas to foreigners who invest at least $500K in an American business that

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NAR: Tight inventory slows August existing-home sales

September 22, 2016 Michael Burke 0 Comment SWFL City Guide

Source: Florida Realtors

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Fla.'s housing sales, median prices rise in August

September 22, 2016 Michael Burke 0 Comment SWFL City Guide

Single-family sales up 8.2% year-to-year, median price ($225,000) up 12.6%. Condo sales up 3.3%, median price up 6.7%. NAR: Tight

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Insurance discounts tied to quality of shutters

September 22, 2016 Michael Burke 0 Comment SWFL City Guide

Real estate QandA: A homeowners’ property insurer company left Fla., and his new insurer wants proof that he has hurricane

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Smart homes could soon read visitors' emotions

September 22, 2016 Michael Burke 0 Comment SWFL City Guide

Do potential buyers like your home? Ask the house. A new device from MIT uses wireless signals to read bodies

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Not enough construction in most Fla. metro areas

September 20, 2016 Michael Burke 0 Comment SWFL City Guide

NAR compared local employment gains to housing stock and found 80% of U.S. metros need more construction. In Fla., one

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Most real estate firms optimistic about the future

September 20, 2016 Michael Burke 0 Comment SWFL City Guide

NAR’s 2016 Profile of Real Estate Firms finds general optimism about the market even with slightly lower profit expectations thanks

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