By Owen Girard Published May. 21, 2024, 2:22 p.m. ET | Updated May. 21, 2024 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation celebrated the state’s strengthening of its property and casualty insurance market on Monday, saying some firms are lowering rates. The “slight trend downward” is the first in “years,” the office said. The […]
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Starter Home vs. Forever Home: How to Make the Right Choice for Your Future
Written by: Simone McFarlane Purchasing a home is a universal aspiration, but first-time buyers often grapple with choosing between a starter home and a forever home. This decision impacts both financial stability and lifestyle. In this article, courtesy of Sensible Property Group, we’ll discuss the advantages and drawbacks of each, considering financial factors and long-term […]
How Do I Start A Business In The Middle Of A Move?
Written by Simone McFarlane Image via Pexels So you have two major life goals right now: starting a business and finding a new home. Each of these independently presents challenges, but when you plan life transitions to happen at the same time, you may find even more hurdles. Thankfully, hurdles are never insurmountable, and today, […]
Essential Considerations When Moving to a New State
written By: Simone McFarlane Moving to a new state is your chance to start life over anew. You’ll be in a new environment, with different people, maybe a new job, and a brand new routine. As fulfilling and exciting as it all likely is, it’s going to be stressful and anxiety-inducing too. You have a […]
Thinking About Buying a Home? Ask Yourself These Questions
If you’re thinking of buying a home this year, you’re probably paying closer attention than normal to the housing market. And you’re getting your information from a variety of channels: the news, social media, your real estate agent, conversations with friends and loved ones, the list goes on and on. Most likely, home prices and mortgage rates are coming up […]
Yikes! Mortgage Rates Just Jumped Again—and Here’s How High They Might Go
By Andrea RiquierMay 26, 2023 Mortgage rates jumped higher this week, further dashing homebuyers’ hopes for an affordable spring home-shopping season. Rates for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.57% for the week ending May 25, according to Freddie Mac. That’s a hefty hike upward from last week’s 6.39%. As if that weren’t worrisome enough, Mortgage News Daily (which tabulates […]
Investors Need to be Pro-Active Entering 2023
Originally published in REI Ink Magazine. If I could sum up the property insurance market in one word, it would be chaos. If you have been an investor for the last couple of years, you have undoubtedly had a challenging property renewal for your portfolio. You may have dealt with required increases to insurance value or […]
Is This the Calm Before the Mortgage-Rate Storm? Here’s Why Homebuyers Should Hurry
By Andrea RiquierMar 24, 2023EnvelopeFacebookTwitterLinkedinPinterest Although the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates on Wednesday, mortgage rates veered in the opposite direction and tumbled. For the week ending March 23, the nationwide average for the popular 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 6.42%, according to Freddie Mac. That’s down from last week—and it’s the lowest level in more than a month. It’s […]
Is Solar Energy Renewable? Learn About This Critical Resource for Homeowners
Published on March 1, 2023 by Jamie Forbes Renewable energy is energy from natural sources that replenish at a higher rate than we consume them. They are an essential tool to combat climate change and can create a more equitable world. Wind, hydropower, and geothermal energy are examples of renewable energy, but is solar energy renewable? Whether you live in […]
The Housing Market Warms Up, but This Twist Could Plunge It Back Into a Freeze
By Clare TrapassoFeb 13, 2023EnvelopeFacebookTwitterLinkedinPinterest Is the housing market back? A surge in mortgage interest rates last year ground the real estate market to an abrupt halt, as scores of would-be buyers could no longer afford to purchase homes. But last month, as mortgage rates dipped and home prices fell from their peaks, home shoppers dipped their toes back in. […]