by Trenner Tompkins | Aug 21, 2017 | Real Estate News
Water leak? Insurance will reimburse no more than $10K TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Aug. 18, 2017 – A water pipe breaks inside a wall of your house while you are at work, and you return home hours later and find water everywhere – warping your cabinetry, soaking your drywall,...
by Trenner Tompkins | Apr 12, 2017 | Real Estate News
NAR: Vacation home sales plummet in 2016 WASHINGTON – April 11, 2017 – In 2016, the U.S. saw the strongest pace of home sales in a decade – but that included a sizeable drop in vacation buyers and an increase of individual investors, according to the National...
by Trenner Tompkins | Mar 29, 2017 | Real Estate News
Fla. a top state when comparing taxes paid to services received TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – March 28, 2017 – If ROI (return on investment) is applied to taxes, a WalletHub study ranks Florida. third in the nation for the value residents get from the state taxes they pay. For...
by Trenner Tompkins | Mar 28, 2017 | Real Estate News
ATTOM: Best U.S. markets for buying and selling single-family rentals in 2017 IRVINE, Calif. – March 24, 2017 – ATTOM Data Solutions has released its Q1 2017 Single Family Rental (SFR) Market report, which ranks the best U.S. markets for buying single family rental...
by Trenner Tompkins | Mar 28, 2017 | Real Estate News
When is a credit score not a credit score? WASHINGTON – March 27, 2017 – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action against Experian and its subsidiaries for deceiving consumers about the use of the credit scores it sold to consumers. Experian claimed...
by Trenner Tompkins | Feb 13, 2017 | Real Estate News
PORTLAND, Ore. – Feb. 10, 2017 – Portland, Ore., city council members want to put a stop to landlords sticking renters with higher rents, and last week the city council approved a “relocation assistance” bill that is raising landlord eyebrows across the...
by Trenner Tompkins | Jan 23, 2017 | Real Estate For Sale
CHICAGO – Jan. 20, 2017 – Airplanes buzzing overhead, trains roaring by, or that bustling 24-hour supermarket can all take a toll on property values. But by how much? Realtor.com analyzed nine major noise factors and then calculated the price difference between homes...
by Trenner Tompkins | Jan 2, 2017 | Real Estate News
Lease breaks due to medical reasons by Harry Anthony Heist Jan. 2, 2017 — Every landlord will eventually experience the situation in which the tenant wishes to break a lease due to a family, medical or work issue. Under Florida law, unless the lease specifically has...
by Trenner Tompkins | Dec 21, 2016 | Real Estate News
Is an eviction crisis brewing? SEATTLE – Dec. 20, 2016 – An estimated 2.7 million people were evicted from rental units in 2015. And one real estate brokerage says it may partially be due to the high costs of real estate. Redfin’s research team scoured eviction...
by Trenner Tompkins | Dec 20, 2016 | Real Estate News
Failure to qualify for a mortgage: Top 3 reasons WASHINGTON – Dec. 19, 2016 – A Federal Reserve study on mortgages pinpointed the top three reasons people fail to get approved – the biggest snares for homebuyers seeking a loan. Buyers who focus on these areas before...
