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Mel Gilson
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Average mortgage rates edge up – 30-year at 4.86%
WASHINGTON – Oct. 25, 2018 – Long-term U.S. mortgage rates edged slightly higher this week amid continued anxiety in financial markets as...


Many affluent millennials fear meltdown
NEW YORK – Oct. 25, 2018 – Affluent millennials, part of the largest generation that grew up in the shadow of the Great Recession, see...


New-home sales slump – 4th straight month
WASHINGTON (AP) – Oct. 24, 2018 – Sales of new U.S. homes plunged 5.5 percent in September, the fourth straight monthly drop as the...


3 Florida cities top U.S. News & World Report’s retirement list
NEW YORK – Oct. 23, 2018 – The top recommendation for a U.S. retirement? Lancaster, Pa. But three Florida cities – Fort Myers, Sarasota...


Buying a home? You may have leverage soon.
NEW YORK – Oct. 23, 2018 – Keith and Kylie Beukema were bracing for a yearlong slog as they started hunting for a larger home in the...


Curb appeal is important – but so is a home’s entryway when you are selling
NEW YORK – Oct. 22, 2018 – Don't discount the entryway with staging – your chance to make them feel welcome and instantly fall in love...


Mortgage shopping saves Florida buyers up to $1,300 per year
ORLANDO, Fla. – Oct. 19, 2018 – Not all mortgages are created equally – though not all homebuyers seem to understand that. Buyers who...


Florida housing market continues positive track in Sept. 2018
ORLANDO, Fla. – Oct. 19, 2018 – Florida's housing market reported more closed sales, higher median prices and more pending sales in...


Interest rates to return to ‘normal’ levels in ‘year or so’
WASHINGTON – Oct. 19, 20 18 – New York Federal Reserve President John Williams predicts that the Federal Reserve's target interest rate...


Housing market facing a gentler slowdown than in 2007
From The Desk Of Mel Gilson, Broker Associate - Better Homes and Gardens, Lakeland Florida NEW YORK – Oct. 16, 2018 – Home-price growth...
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