We wrote some of this at this time last year and not alot has changed/improved:



We admit, it’s hard to maintain the appropriate perspective when we are being assailed daily with rising costs everywhere. Housing, gas, groceries, interest rates....and the non stop headlines re: recession.

We feel we should make you aware we are still seeing difficulty across the boards for services and/or materials. Basically, nothing will be “inexpensive” and if it is, it won’t be readily available. There it is, in a nutshell. Acquisition time has ballooned and prices continue creeping.

This remains most prevalent with appliances but is seeping into just getting general services executed—because vendors are still feeling the impact of supply chain woes and the “great resignation”.

We're hopeful improved conditions await us.......

Our industry (in all its "facets") has been in the headlines quite a bit recently as well. The biggest buzz has been about the NAR settlement. Only time will tell what the real impacts will be but more transparency and ability to negotiate could be a good thing. The most recent development is the signing by Governor DeSantis of the so-called squatting law:

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So, what’s the good news? What can we be hopeful about?

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Wishing everyone of faith a blessed holiday season!

The Team at FPM Properties