What’s New in South Florida and the Treasure Coast Markets
Luxury Homes and Lifestyles – January 2025
Highlights:
- CHECK THE BLOG FOR MORE ARTICLES and Previous What’s New posts for prior articles
- NEW 2025 Conforming Loan Limit Increased to $806,200 in 2025 from $766,200 in 2024 – an increase of $39,950 or 5.2%
- 2022 New Conforming Loan Limits Increase to $647,200 for South Florida counties, FHA and VA limits are – $460,000 for Palm Beach County and $381,600 for St Lucie and Martin Counties. View the article for complete details.
- Why Home Sales Bounce Back After Presidential Elections
- The Home Buying Process
- What House Can I Afford plus new real estate calculators added in the Mortgage Finance Center
- South Florida Area Market Reports for December 2024 / January Available by Feb 6th, 2025
- Here are some charts from John Hopkins University on Tracking Florida COVID -19 Cases and Deaths by Overall Totals and By Daily Totals – UPDATED DAILY
How Eco-Friendly Features Can Boost Your Home’s Value – What Features Do Homebuyers Want?
Selling your house? Or just looking to increase the value and appeal of your home for when you do? Here’s something you should know – homebuyers are increasingly looking for homes with environmentally friendly features. Check out this article to see what the NAR survey reported on what features Buyers want.
The Home Buying Process
This page is being updated and expanded with more local information and tips on property taxes, insurance and mortgage information. Each State has different calculations for property taxes. See How Real Estate Property Taxes are Calculated in Florida.
How Much House Can You Afford?
Also visit the Mortgage Finance Center; main page for Mortgage programs, Affordability Worksheets and Calculators.
Market Trends Updates for November 30, 2024 / December Available January 6, 2025
View the updated Market Trends and Reports for various cities in Palm Beach County, St Lucie and Martin Counties. These reports automatically update around the 5th of the month so check back and keep up to date!
Tracking The COVID-19 Curve in Florida by Totals and Also Daily Totals
Here are some charts from John Hopkins University on Tracking the COVID -19 Cases and Deaths by Overall Totals and By Daily Totals. The Charts update daily about 9:00 PM
