Author name: Ryan Jabbour

Palm Beach County home sales just posted their strongest run of the year The June 2026 numbers are in, and they tell a very different story than the “buyers have all the leverage” headlines you keep seeing. Palm Beach County closed 2,456 home sales in June 2026. That is up 22.3 percent from a year […]

The Boca Raton market has shifted, and most buyers and sellers are still negotiating like it is 2022. Homes are now sitting an average of 69 days on the market, and roughly one in four listings across South Florida has taken a price cut. That gives buyers real leverage. But the smartest buyers right now

For three years, the number one thing that killed home deals in South Florida was not the price and it was not the mortgage rate. It was the insurance quote. Buyers would fall in love with a home in Boca Raton, run the numbers, then get a homeowners premium back that blew up the whole

The Number That Is Not in the Listing Price A buyer relocating to Boca Raton finds a beautiful home in a gated golf community. Listed at $1.6 million. Clean inspection, great lot, resort amenities down the street. Then they get to the club paperwork and find out they also owe a mandatory membership at closing.

A Financing Rule Change Is About to Reprice Boca Raton Condos On August 3, 2026, Fannie Mae’s updated condominium lending guidelines take effect. Most condo owners in Boca Raton have never heard of Lender Letter LL-2026-03. They are about to feel it anyway. Here is the short version. Fannie Mae is tightening how it decides

The Sticker Price on a New Boca Raton Home Is Not the Real Price There are roughly 35 active new construction homes on the market across about 13 Boca Raton communities right now, priced from around $1.25 million up past $39 million. That is a thin slice of inventory in a very large market. Here

Every time I sit down with someone thinking about buying in Boca Raton, especially a family relocating from out of state, the same two objections come up. What about hurricanes? And what about the insurance bill? For the last few years those were fair questions. Storms were active, carriers were pulling out of Florida, and

For the last few years, buying a home in Boca Raton meant competing against ten other offers, waiving contingencies, and paying over asking just to get to the closing table. That market is changing. As of mid-2026, inventory is climbing, price cuts are becoming common, and homes are sitting on the market longer. If you

Mortgage rates started 2026 near 6 percent. Most forecasts now point to rates climbing toward 6.7 percent by the end of the year. For anyone thinking about selling a home in Boca Raton, that projected move matters more than most people realize. Here is the plain version. When rates go up, buyer purchasing power goes

There are two housing markets in Boca Raton right now, and they are moving in opposite directions. The broader market has cooled. Across Palm Beach County, homes are sitting around 79 days before they go under contract. Sellers who priced off last year’s peak are watching their listings stall, and price reductions have become the