Pinellas Property Online

21. Weekly Economic Summary - April 16, 2010
(Information and Facts/Mortgages and Money)

... of RealtorsÒ Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) jumped by 8.2% between January and February. This is a forward indicator, generally reliable, of future real estate sales closings. The mortgage applications ...

22. Hint of Spring Surge – Pending home sales show healthy gain
(Home News/National News)

Pending home sales rose in February, potentially signaling a second surge of home sales in response http://www.realtor.org/press_room/news_releases/2010/04/phs_gain to the home buyer tax credit, according ...

23. Vacation-Home Sales Up; Investment Purchases See Sharp Decline
(Home News/National News)

Second home buyers are coming back into the market, but apparently they prefer relaxation over investment.  The National Association of Realtors® is reporting the vacation-home sales increased even more ...

24. Buying a Home Can Boost Your Net Worth
(Information and Facts/Mortgages and Money)

A recent news article about whether now is a good time to buy a home shared this startling statistic: The average home owner is worth 35 times more than the average renter. REALTOR® David diCecco blogs ...

25. Homebuyers scramble as mortgage rates jump to 5.3
(Information and Facts/Mortgages and Money)

... out of the market in a given year, according to the National Association of Realtors. The rule of thumb is that every 1-percentage point increase in mortgage rates reduces a buyer’s purchasing power ...

26. Pending home sales show healthy gain, hint at spring surge
(Information and Facts/Pinellas Home Market)

Pending home sales rose in February, potentially signaling a second surge of home sales in response to the homebuyer tax credit, according to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). The Pending ...

27. Reasons to Own Your Home
(Information and Facts/Buying a Home in Pinellas)

There are many benefits to home ownership, not the least of which is a sense of pride and security. However, there are more practical benefits too. REALTOR® Tony Wilson blogs about his top 7 best reasons ...

28. What is MLS?
(Information and Facts/General)

... and private MLS databases are monitored by realtors or by associations and groups of associations of realtors. This service can be privately owned and operated, or can be owned by other boards of realtors. ...

29. Florida’s existing home, condo sales rise in February 2010
(Information and Facts/Pinellas Home Market)

... data released by Florida Realtors®. Existing home sales increased 21 percent last month with a total of 11,890 homes sold statewide compared to 9,867 homes sold in February 2009, according to Florida ...

30. National Flood Insurance Program extended one month
(Home News/National News)

... the National Association of Realtors® says it will continue to push for a longer extension to avoid compounding market uncertainty and give Congress sufficient time to enact meaningful long-term reform. ...