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The first real estate bubble in Florida was primarily caused by the economic prosperity of the 1920s coupled with a lack of knowledge about storm frequency and poor building standards. This pioneering era of Florida land speculation lasted from 1924 to 1926 and attracted investors from all over the nation. [1]
These trends were reversed during the real estate market correction of 2006–2007. As of August 2007, D.R. Horton's and Pulte Corp's shares had fallen to 1/3 of their respective peak levels as new residential home sales fell.
Mid-year: A total of 1,961,894 foreclosures were filed on 1,654,634 properties during the first half of the year, up 5 percent from same period last year. More than 1.28 percent of all households were in some stage of foreclosure during the first half of 2010.
In July, the housing market had a 4.0-month supply of housing inventory, a 19.8 percent improvement over last year but still below the 5 to 6 months needed for a healthy, balanced market — one ...
Here's a look back at 2012's major developments in residential real estate -- along with insight on what lies ahead for the housing market in 2013. %Gallery-173886% Show comments
House in Salinas, California under foreclosure, following the bursting of the U.S. real estate bubble. The 30-year mortgage rates increased by more than a half a percentage point to 6.74 percent during May–June 2007, [78] affecting borrowers with the best credit just as a crackdown in subprime lending standards limits the pool of qualified ...
The 30-year fixed mortgage rate ranged from 6.81% to 7.31%. The monthly mortgage payment for a typical single-family home with a 20% down payment in October was $2,192, a 19.2% increase from last ...
In the 1920s, Florida was in the midst of high real estate activity, where the state saw inflated real estate values and many coming into the state eager for profits. The market for real estate reached a peak in 1925, with the 1926 Miami hurricane and Wall Street Crash of 1929 forcing little development in the state and a land bust. [6]