Florida’s Housing Market Slows Seasonally — While Strategy Matters More Than Headlines The Big Picture Mortgage rates were relatively unchanged this week, with the average 30-year fixed hovering around 6.32%.At this stage, the real story isn’t movement — it’s stability. This week also came with a lot of headlines about the Federal Reserve cutting the…

When buyers talk to lenders, they tend to lump everything together: “I’m preapproved,” or “I’m qualified,” or “My lender said I’m good.” Those three statements can mean completely different things — and the distinction can make or break an offer, delay a closing, or blow up a transaction entirely. After four decades in real estate…

Florida’s Housing Market Holds Steady as Buyers Prep for 2026 The Big Picture Mortgage rates barely moved this week, with the 30-year fixed averaging around 6.30%.That may not sound exciting — but consistency is exactly what the market needs. Buyers feel more comfortable making decisions when rates stay predictable.Sellers feel more confident pricing homes accurately.And…

Florida’s Housing Market Closes November on Stable Footing The Big Picture Mortgage rates held steady again this week, with the 30-year fixed averaging around 6.34%.After months of small changes, the bigger story is predictability — something buyers and sellers haven’t enjoyed in several years. This stability is giving people the confidence to plan instead of…

While the rest of the country is out chasing Black Friday discounts on electronics, smart homebuyers need to look at a much bigger price tag: the hidden cost of waiting for mortgage rates to drop. As a Real Estate Finance expert here in South Florida, the most common phrase I hear right now is, “I’ll…

Clay Edmonds – MortgageSimplified.net The headlines this week have been loud: a bipartisan group of lawmakers has reintroduced the Mortgage Insurance Freedom Act. If passed, it would allow FHA borrowers to cancel their mortgage insurance premiums (MIPs) once their loan-to-value (LTV) ratio reaches 78%—mirroring how Conventional Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI) works. On the surface, this…

The Internet’s 20 Most Common Mortgage Questions: Installment 1 (Q1-Q20) This is installment 1 of answers to the Internet’s 20 most asked Mortgage questions. By Clay Edmonds | MortgageSimplified.net Introduction: Mortgage Programs can sound like alphabet Soup Most people hear mortgage terms — FHA, VA, DSCR, bank statement loans, jumbo loans, 30-year fixed, ARMs—and are…

Florida Housing Market Holds Steady as Year-End Approaches The Big Picture Mortgage rates remained stable this week, with the average 30-year fixed hovering near 6.31%.Stability is the real story — and it’s creating a calm that buyers and sellers haven’t felt in a long time. Buyers who backed off earlier in the year are stepping…

Florida’s Market Stays Steady as Buyers Look Toward 2026 The Big Picture Mortgage rates ticked slightly down this week, with the average 30-year fixed landing around 6.29%.It’s not a dramatic drop, but it’s meaningful — especially for buyers who’ve been waiting for signs of stability and for homeowners who financed between 2022 and early 2025.…

President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944—better known as the GI Bill—11 months before World War II ended. Among its most transformative provisions was a brand-new benefit designed to help returning servicemembers achieve homeownership: the VA Home Loan Guaranty. You would think that after 80 years, the specifics of this program…