According to a report by Florida Realtors®, Florida’s housing market had more closed sales, higher pending sales, higher median prices and a reduced inventory of homes for sale in December, 2012. December marks the 12th consecutive month of higher statewide median sales prices for both single-family homes and for townhouse-condo units year-to-year, according to Florida … Keep reading... about Florida’s Real Estate Market Ends 2012 On a Positive Note

IRVINE, Calif. – Jan. 14, 2013 – CoreLogic, a real estate market research firm, released its CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI) report today.  It found a 7.5 percent increase in home prices during 2012, the largest home price increase since 2006. CoreLogic projects home prices to increase 6 percent in 2013.  Factors pushing the increase are greater affordability fueling steady … Keep reading... about Real Estate Research Firm Predicts 6% Price Increase in 2013

2012 set a record as affordable homes were sold and interest rates low. http://rotonda.suncoasteam.com/2013/01/11/housing-affordability-sets-a-record-in-2012 … Keep reading... about Home owner affordability

According to a report by the Florida Association of Realtors, sale of single family homes in the state was up 24.4% in November 2012 as compared to November 2011. The median sales price for Florida single-family homes in November 2012 was $150,000, up 11.2% from a year ago. In Charlotte County, FL, there were 240 single family homes sold in November 2012 with a median price … Keep reading... about HOME SALES SURGE IN FLORIDA