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Editor’s note: This is part one of a two-part story on builder incentives. Part two will focus on what agents and brokers think about incentives, and how they guide buyers. These may be uncomfortable days for many buyers, with mortgage rates in the mid-7s and threatening to go higher if the Fed raises interest rates.…

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Despite the Federal Reserve’s attempts to combat inflation, the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reveals that such progress may be minor, or nonexistent. The September CPI report saw a 0.6% monthly increase, with annual inflation gaining traction once again at 3.7%. The latest data is up from August’s report, which…

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With less than three weeks until the midterms, recent data released on a constitutional amendment in Florida known as Amendment 3, a housing affordability relief measure that would raise the property tax exemption for residents of the Sunshine State, is not showing a solid case for either passing or failing. Amendment 3, championed by the…

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Property intelligence provider HouseCanary has announced it has signed a data agreement with Arizona Regional MLS (ARMLS), which serves more than 38,000 subscribers across most of Arizona, under the Google Listings Program. Under the agreement, active listings from opted-in ARMLS brokerages are eligible to appear in Google mobile search. A release notes that when consumers…

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