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Home price gains continue to weaken in Florida and nationally

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Home price gains continue to weaken in Florida and nationally

| 6/3/2019

Home price gains continue to weaken in Florida and nationally

Home prices nationwide rose in March at the slowest pace in more than six years, a sign that weaker sales are cooling off price increases. U.S. home prices gained 3.7% over the year, off from 3.9% in February for the 12th straight month of sluggish price growth, the widely watched S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices reported Tuesday. Statewide, homes sold for a median $256,900 in March, up 2.0% compared with 2018, while condos changed hands for 3.6% more, at $189,500. More from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and CNBC.

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More Americans are opting to live in multi-generational houses. Now, lenders are working to make it easier for such family units to take out a mortgage. The housing market for decades has been dominated by “nuclear families” made up of parents and their children. That is changing, however. [Source: The Real Deal]

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Superstar real estate developer Frank McKinney is going out with a bang. If you’re familiar with the self-described “real estate artist,” you’d probably expect the unveiling of his latest oceanfront spec house to be quite the event. You wouldn’t have been disappointed. McKinney introduced his latest creation to the world last week in spectacular fashion. [Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel]

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