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document.write('<p class="rss-title"><a class="rss-title" href="http://www.FloridaRealtors.org/" target="_self">Florida Realtors® News</a><br /><span class="rss-item">Florida Realtors®, formerly known as the Florida Association of Realtors®, serves as The Voice for Real Estate® in Florida. It provides programs, services, continuing education, research and legislative representation to its 115,000 members in 67 boards/associations.</span></p>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/floridarealtors/~3/MHXPvjC4Fxw/article.cfm" target="_self">The best cities to own rental property in Fla.</a><br />');
document.write('Forbes crunched fed data to determine which U.S. cities offer the best return for a real estate investment; in Fla., Orlando, Tampa and Jacksonville ranked high.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/floridarealtors/~3/0EnLvGL8d6Y/article.cfm" target="_self">Study: Waiting 1 year costs buyers $168 per month</a><br />');
document.write('The 20-city study by realtor.com found that higher home prices and interest rates led to the difference – but the home prices had a bigger impact.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/floridarealtors/~3/2epjBBlKReA/article.cfm" target="_self">Aug. housing construction up 9.2% – but permits slide</a><br />');
document.write('Housing starts sent a mixed message last month: While construction surged to its highest level in seven months, a drop in permits suggests a future downturn.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/floridarealtors/~3/ttoCkQbcbBk/article.cfm" target="_self">The first step in landing clients? Gain their trust</a><br />');
document.write('You know you\'re a good person, but do potential clients? A Kelton Global study found 22% of Southern U.S. consumers think Realtors can\'t be trusted, for example.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/floridarealtors/~3/UE944VlqO3Y/article.cfm" target="_self">Spread the word: Amendment 2 toolkit now available</a><br />');
document.write('Help voters understand Amendment 2 before election day: Our online toolkit explains how they benefit from Fla.\'s non-homestead 10% tax cap and why they should vote \"yes.\"');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/floridarealtors/~3/9ohFsjrjAUo/article.cfm" target="_self">Fla. license renewal deadline: 12 days and counting</a><br />');
document.write('About 1 in 4 members must renew their license by Sept. 30. Need CE credit or first-cycle associate/broker credits? Florida Realtors offers them online. Find out more.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/floridarealtors/~3/425H_zQbfmw/article.cfm" target="_self">Lack of flood insurance heaps misery on N.C. homeowners</a><br />');
document.write('Flood damage will hurt about 250K N.C. homes but only 3% have flood insurance – many owners outside FEMA high-flood zones didn\'t think it necessary.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/floridarealtors/~3/QcD-ldtWq-c/article.cfm" target="_self">Time to upgrade to iPhone XS or Max?</a><br />');
document.write('Most cellphone carriers are starting to discount the just-announced iPhones by hundreds of dollars as a way to lure customers to their networks.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/floridarealtors/~3/DXmzFEmk4To/article.cfm" target="_self">Most vacation buyers want income – not family getaways</a><br />');
document.write('Study: In the 1970s, 9 out of 10 second-home owners used the property only for their own needs, but now – thanks in part to the ease of short-term renting through firms like Airbnb – a majority of buyers view second homes as a financial investment.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/floridarealtors/~3/pdn5t8nsNQc/article.cfm" target="_self">Photographer sues Zillow for $81M over photo copyrights</a><br />');
document.write('Use a pro photographer to advertise listings? Read the contract. A Calif. photographer who registers copyrights for each photo alleges that Zillow took his copyrighted, limited-use photos licensed only to Realtors by \"scraping\" them from the local MLS.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/floridarealtors/~3/TSBgwz7Pxf4/article.cfm" target="_self">How do Realtors use technology? NAR survey finds out</a><br />');
document.write('Realtors said that the most valuable tech tools increase efficiency and make it easier to work remotely. The most valuable tools in their arsenal? Local MLS websites/apps (64%), lockbox/smart key devices (39%) and social media (28%).');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/floridarealtors/~3/C1Zw8iiFjpE/article.cfm" target="_self">Realtor.com: Luxury market picks up speed</a><br />');
document.write('Luxury sales continued to break records and prices hit double-digit gains in 20 major counties, according to the 2018 Luxury Home Index. Top of list? Sarasota.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/floridarealtors/~3/-TvrHh0EqXI/article.cfm" target="_self">Top reason for risky RE behavior? Fear of losing a deal</a><br />');
document.write('Most Realtors won\'t put their life on the line to close a deal – but agents who have skipped safety protocols say they did it to save a potential transaction.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/floridarealtors/~3/2AuDxLxCkyc/article.cfm" target="_self">N.C. will test mitigation as a tool to lessen hurricane damage</a><br />');
document.write('FEMA lowers flood insurance costs if owners harden homes against storms, but N.C. weakened its mitigation laws in 2013 due to complaints about the cost.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/floridarealtors/~3/f7aQoexFlhU/article.cfm" target="_self">The recession 10 years later: Big changes in RE market</a><br />');
document.write('American financial systems look different today, and NAR takes some credit for improvements due to its \"significant advocacy support ... over the past decade.\"');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/floridarealtors/~3/e0XoSoyHA00/article.cfm" target="_self">More older homeowners delay downsizing</a><br />');
document.write('In 2005, the key age to downsize was 75; by 2016, it was 80. Many older adults work longer, but the current lack of smaller homes is also delaying their move.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/floridarealtors/~3/I0DeUKeP54k/article.cfm" target="_self">Fed\'s new perspective: Subprime loans didn\'t cause crash</a><br />');
document.write('A Federal Reserve study doesn\'t find a correlation between high-foreclosure areas and subprime loans; it blames toxic mortgage-backed securities for the collapse.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/floridarealtors/~3/s4id-n65Sws/article.cfm" target="_self">Mortgages are safer but tougher to come by</a><br />');
document.write('No-money-down mortgages – which gave borrowers low upfront home costs but often saddled them with high balances or steep payment increases – have vanished.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/floridarealtors/~3/8hNQ6aeHZFo/article.cfm" target="_self">Facebook ads again under fire – this time job discrimination</a><br />');
document.write('Should advertisers be allowed to choose who sees ads? HUD allegations led Facebook to limit real estate ads; a new lawsuit seeks to impact job notices.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/floridarealtors/~3/W4_iMGBSdSo/article.cfm" target="_self">Mobile, traditional homes appreciate at similar rates</a><br />');
document.write('Conventional wisdom says that site-built housing appreciates faster than mobile homes, but if a manufactured house includes the land underneath, appreciation is similar.');
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