Florida’s housing market saw a major positive shift in August 2025: New pending sales rose significantly, thanks to falling mortgage rates. In this month’s Market Update, Florida Realtors® Chief Economist Dr. Brad O’Connor breaks down the latest statewide housing trends…
This summer at Realtor.com, a coding project became a proving ground where two interns and their mentor discovered what’s possible when talent meets opportunity. Senior Engineer Michael Zbeetnoff and interns Neil Tendolkar and Micah Chen became “Team Ollie” and took on two high-impact projects for the Avail team: migrating Avail’s code base email system toRead …
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What’s happening in Florida The Four Largest Florida Metros Favor Buyers There are now seven metropolitan areas classified as a buyer’s market over the last month, and four of them are in Florida. The recent monthly report showed that 4 major metro areas, Miami, Orlando, Jacksonville, and Tampa, have all shifted into buyer’s markets. HousingRead …
The 2025 housing market is presenting a significant shift, creating the most balanced conditions seen in years. For real estate agents, this rebalancing offers a strategic opportunity to guide clients, attract new leads, and close deals effectively. Our recent analysis identified the week of October 12-18 as the national “Best Time to Buy,” characterized byRead …
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Freddie Mac Mortgage Rates—Sept. 18, 2025 What happened to mortgage rates this week The Freddie Mac 30-year mortgage rate dropped 9 basis points to 6.26% this week as markets focused on the FOMC. As widely expected, the Federal Reserve lowered the federal funds rate by 25 basis points—the first move since December 2024—bringing the targetRead …
Recorded LIVE at the 2025 Florida Realtors® Convention & Trade Expo, Juana Watkins, General Counsel and VP of Law & Policy for Florida Realtors, shares critical legal insights every Realtor should know in 2025, from contract pitfalls to disclosure requirements…
You heard it here first! It’s bubble wrap season! 🫧 At the 2025 Florida Realtors® Convention & Trade Expo, Florida Realtors Vice President of Law and Policy Juana Watkins shared expert tips on how to spend your time during slower…
Welcome to this weekly housing trends update, where we bring you the latest snapshot of inventory trends, listing activity, and buyer-seller dynamics across the U.S. housing market. In addition to our monthly housing trends reports, which offer deeper insights into long-term patterns, we publish these weekly updates to provide more timely views into market changes.Read …
Weekly Housing Trends: Latest Data as of Sept. 13 Read More »
What the September FOMC meeting statement said The Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee (FOMC), the rate-setting body that meets roughly eight times per year, cut the Federal Funds rate by 25 basis points at its September meeting. This marks the first move since December 2024 and brings the rate from a range of 4.25 toRead …
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The Best Week offers a balanced mix of market conditions that favor buyers relative to the rest of the year – The 2025 homebuying season was relatively slow, which allowed for an important shift in the housing market. Inventory levels climbed beyond 1 million listingsin late spring, getting closer to pre-pandemic levels through the summer.Read …
