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Pending Home Sales Increased 2.5% in December, Ending Six-Month Slide Pending Home Sales Increased 2.5% in December, Ending Six-Month Slide

WASHINGTON (January 27, 2023) – Pending home sales increased in December for the first time since May 2022 — following six consecutive months of declines — according to the...

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Carefully Floating Carefully Floating

Stocks and Mortgage Bonds are both lower to start the week, but are well off their worst levels after some weaker manufacturing. We made a good call over six months ago, sa...

Weekly Housing Trends View — Data Week Ending July 9, 2022 Weekly Housing Trends View — Data Week Ending July 9, 2022

This year’s summer housing markets are feeling the heat of record-high prices, combined with scorching inflation at a 40-year high, and mortgage rates which pushed monthly ...

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Mortgage Credit Availability Decreased in June Mortgage Credit Availability Decreased in June

Mortgage credit availability decreased in June according to the Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI), a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) that analyze...

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Nearly Three Out of Five REALTORS® Say Limited Inventory Prevented Clients from Buying Homes in 2021 Nearly Three Out of Five REALTORS® Say Limited Inventory Prevented Clients from Buying Homes...

NAR membership grew to 1.56 million at the end of 2021, up from 1.48 million at the end of 2020.

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Rising Prices and Mortgage Rates Make Homeownership Unaffordable Across Most of the U.S. Rising Prices and Mortgage Rates Make Homeownership Unaffordable Across Most of the U.S.

Nearly One-Third of Average Wages Required for Major Home-Ownership Expenses During Second Quarter of 2022; Portion of Wages Consumed by Home Ownership Rises at Fastest Pac...

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Arielle Rios joins King & Associates Real Estate Arielle Rios joins King & Associates Real Estate

DADE CITY, Fla. (May 11, 2022) — Real Estate Agent, Sarah Arielle Rios has joined company owner, King Chad Sommers, III, and his office of agents. Arielle is a native of Cl...

Crist Joins King & Associates Real Estate Crist Joins King & Associates Real Estate

DADE CITY, Fla. (Jan. 1, 2021) — Real estate agent, Robyn Crist has joined company owner, King Chad Sommers, III, and his office of agents. Born in Winter Haven and growi...

Schrader Joins King & Associates Real Estate Schrader Joins King & Associates Real Estate

DADE CITY, Fla. (Jun. 24, 2020) — Real estate agent, Sarah Schrader has joined company owner, King Chad Sommers, III, and his office of nine agents. Sarah is a 5th genera...

Making Waves in Local Real Estate: Southern Tide Team Joins King & Associates Real Estate Making Waves in Local Real Estate: Southern Tide Team Joins King & Associates Real Estate

DADE CITY, Fla. (Feb. 27, 2020) — Real estate agents, Geri LaFountain and Karen Stridiron, formerly with Charles Rutenberg Realty, Inc., have joined company owner King Chad...