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Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act: A Win for Buyers and Real Estate Professionals

Protecting What Matters Most—Your Privacy

When you apply for a mortgage, it should feel like the exciting first step toward homeownership—not an open invitation for unwanted calls, texts, and emails. Thanks to the newly signed Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act of 2025, that experience is about to change for the better.

What Has Been the Problem?

For years, many homebuyers experienced an overwhelming flood of solicitations immediately after applying for a mortgage. This happened because of “trigger leads”—a process where credit reporting agencies sold borrower information to other lenders the moment a credit inquiry was made.

While the intent was to…

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Real Estate Market Forecast: Opportunities for Home Buyers and Sellers in 2024 

A growing share of home buyers and sellers sat on the sidelines last year as the pace of home sales continued its downward trajectory.1 In fact, since the Federal Reserve began its series of interest rate hikes in 2022, the combination of higher borrowing costs and record-high home prices has fostered the steepest real estate market slowdown since the 2008 recession.2

 Priced out of the market, a generation of would-be buyers has been forced to delay their plans for homeownership.3   At the same time, current owners—reluctant to give up their pandemic-era mortgage rates—are waiting to sell, which has resulted in a sharp drop in listings.4

 But there may be some…

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Florida Housing Downpayment Assistance Programs

#FloridaHousing is kicking off National Homeownership Month launching the Hurricane Michael Recovery Loan Program. Floridians living in one of the 11 impacted counties could qualify to receive up to $15k in down payment assistance! For more information on this program, visit https://bit.ly/2DDzKbR. #NHOM #850Strong

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