Housing Market

Housing Inventory in Florida Just Hit the Highest Level on Record

The number of homes on the market in the Sunshine State rose 23% year over year to a record high in January amid a decrease in homebuying, an influx of newly built homes for sale, intensifying natural disasters, and surging insurance costs and HOA fees.  Florida ended January with 172,209 homes for sale—the highest inventory […]
Affordability

The Typical Buyer’s Down Payment Is 16% of the Home’s Price

That’s up from 15% a year ago. The typical U.S. homebuyer now puts down roughly $63,000, about $4,000 more than last year, because of a jump in home prices.  About 31% of buyers are purchasing homes using all cash, down from about 34% a year earlier.  15% of mortgaged homebuyers are using FHA loans, and […]
Climate Change

Florida Condo Prices Are Holding Up Best Away From the Coast

Condo prices are up 5% year over year in inland Florida, but down a respective 5% and 3% on Florida’s Gulf Coast and Atlantic Coast. Inland Florida tends to have newer condos, which haven’t yet had to comply with new rules that have driven up HOA fees elsewhere in the state. It also has less […]
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