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Is the Real Estate Market Slowing Down, or Is This a Housing Bubble?
The talk of a housing bubble in the coming year seems to be at a fever pitch as rising mortgage rates continue to slow down an overheated real estate market. Over the past two years, home prices have appreciated at an unsustainable pace causing many to ask: are things just slowing down, or is a crash coming?
To answer this question, there are two things we want to understand. The first is the reality of the shift in today’s housing market. And the second is what experts are saying about home prices in the coming year.
The Reality of the Shift in Today’s Housing Market
The reality is we’re...
Kathryn ‘WandaVision’ Hahn, ‘Empire of Light’ and others at Chicago International Film Festival
Opening night takes place at the Music Box, and the film chosen to launch the 58th edition of the festival is Steve James’ latest documentary, “A Compassionate Spy.”
Jean-Luc Godard appreciation: ‘I want to know the future. Don’t you?’
“At the cinema, we do not think, we are thought,” 19-year-old Jean-Luc Godard wrote in 1950. This is how strongly he responded to the screen.
Getting Your House Ready To Sell? Work with an Agent for Expert Advice
In a market that’s shifting as fast as it is today, many homeowners wonder what, if anything, needs to be renovated before they sell their house. That’s where a trusted real estate professional comes in. They can help you think through today’s market conditions and how they impact what you should – and shouldn’t – do before selling your house.
Here are some considerations a professional will guide you through.
What You Need To Know About Your Local Market
Since the supply of homes for sale has increased so much this year, today’s buyers have more options than they had last year. That may...
Three Things Buyers Can Do in Today’s Housing Market
It’s clear the 2022 housing market has been defined by rising mortgage rates. With rates on the rise, it’s also become more costly to purchase a home. According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR):
“Compared to one year ago, the monthly mortgage payment rose to $1,944 from $1,265, an increase of 53.7%.”
If you’re thinking of buying a home or have been trying to recently, that’s a big increase in a monthly mortgage payment – and it may be causing you to press pause on your plans. This jump is making homes less affordable, especially compared to the last two years when mortgage...
4 restaurants shut: State finds flies, roaches, Raid next to dry goods, plus WD-40 & a pair of sneakers on a cooler
Flies landed on clean teacups and plates, cockroaches crawled on a container of cooked goat, and employees left a can of WD-40 — and a pair of sneakers — on a kitchen cooler. These were among the violations that led to four South Florida restaurants being ordered shut by state inspectors last week.
Like Latin jazz? Legendary Ed Calle and Federico Britos coming to Broward Center
Two Latin jazz greats – Ed Calle and Federico Britos – will perform at Fort Lauderdale’s Broward Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, helping to mark the start of Hispanic Heritage Month.
How Thirsty Turtle Seagrill became a seafood oasis in a South Florida restaurant desert
Sal Zambito doesn’t need anyone telling him that his new sports restaurant-bar, the Thirsty Turtle Seagrill, fills a gaping restaurant void in the sawgrass-tipped marshlands of west Palm Beach County. Zambito lives across the street. He knows. Still, avid customers were eager to show him: “They were like, ‘When do you open?! When do you open?!’
Help for South Florida restaurant workers gripped by drug and alcohol abuse — from chefs who have been there
A new West Palm Beach chapter of Ben’s Friends — a national support group for hospitality workers — will begin meeting on Monday, a first for South Florida.