A summer survey found that over 90% of snowbirds expected to return to Fla. this winter – but sentiments have dipped a bit since the COVID delta variant hit.

It depends on where you want to live, at least according to a new report that analyzed the top 100 U.S. metros. But no Fla. metros were in the top 10 overvalued markets.

Realtor.com: The shortfall continues and even increased by 1.4M homes since 2019. New-home construction has hit its slowest pace since 1995 and isn’t much headway.

About 850K homeowners may have their mortgages exit forbearance between Aug.-Oct. this year – a potential for tens of thousands more homes on the market.

The index rose one point to 76 this month – any number over 50 is positive – but the labor shortage and cost/availability of raw materials remain challenging.

Survey: The majority of those firms also typically had 3 full-time RE licensees. Nearly 9 out of 10 firms, or 86%, were independent and non-franchised.

Aug. report: Rental prices hit double-digit growth for the first time in two years and grew three times faster than in March 2020, prior to the pandemic. Over half of the 50 largest metros reported rents with double-digit gains over last year, including Tampa, Miami and Orlando.

Experts predict that many more millennials, who already comprise the majority of the home-buying population, will become homebuyers in the coming years.

Since they can live and work anywhere, they’re heading to mid-tier cities nationwide, leading to a surge in home and rental price in these areas.

Realtor.com: About 44% of homeowners say they didn’t realize other costs, such as home inspection, document fees, property taxes, home insurance and title fees.