Two major homebuilders will merge to form one single company in a $5.2 billion deal that will put them in control of 74,000 home sites.

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“This may be a good time for return and first-time home buyers to surge back into the housing market before rates climb higher, further reducing affordability,” according to NAR’s Housing Affordability Index.

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A retired Air Force major who faces kidnapping charges of two real estate agents at gunpoint was released on bond from the Pinellas County jail Friday night.

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Recent actions by the Federal Housing Administration to reduce its mortgage insurance premiums have contributed to a big spike in its loan volume.

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Some of the fastest growing job markets are also becoming some of the least affordable with rental costs.

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Is a client getting under your skin? A negotiation getting too tense? Here are some tips on how to avoid losing your cool.
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