What’s New in South Florida and the Treasure Coast Markets
Luxury Homes and Lifestyles – August 2024
Highlights:
- CHECK THE BLOG FOR MORE ARTICLES and Previous What’s New posts for prior articles
- What Every Homeowner Should Know About Their Equity – Americans Are Sitting on Tremendous Equity, Summer 2024
- NEW 2024 Conforming Loan Limit Increased to $766,200
- 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.
- 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 February 2024 / March Available by April 6th, 2024
- 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
What Every Homeowner Should Know About Their Equity – Americans Are Sitting on Tremendous Equity, Summer 2024

Curious about selling your home? Understanding how much equity you have is the first step to unlocking what you can afford when you move. And since home prices rose so much over the past few years, most people have much more equity than they may realize.
More than 2/3 of Americans have greater than 50% equity in their homes.
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 February 29, 2024 / March Available April 6, 2024
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
