Real estate QandA: All board members have a fiduciary responsibility to the community. Review HOA docs – but board can also remove or replace him. Source: Florida Realtors

If you’re affected by a natural disaster, what does it mean for your mortgage? Here are frequently asked questions and answers. Source: Florida Realtors

All of Fla. will soon get a taste of Hurricane Irma, and it’s likely that a few areas will face a direct impact. Bolster your home and business defenses now. Source: Florida Realtors

All signs point to healthy economic growth but one: inflation. The Fed wants to see 2% before it boosts interest rates, but inflation remains stubbornly stagnant. Source: Florida Realtors

Mortgage-buyer Freddie Mac reports that the average rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage fell to 3.82% this week from last week’s 3.86%. Source: Florida Realtors

Short answer: No. Fla. rates shouldn’t go up. Rates are set at the state level, so what happens in Texas stays in Texas, and what happens in Fla. stays in Fla. Source: Florida Realtors

In response to the horrendous Texas flooding, Florida Realtors will send $25K to a Texas Realtors’ aid fund and pay for local efforts to create “Totes for Hope” – a grassroots effort to send personal supplies to Texas families struggling to survive. Source: Florida Realtors

A study recommends gov’t-funded buyouts of high-risk flood properties to mitigate against future problems – and it identified 15,000 of those in Fla. Source: Florida Realtors

Like the weather, the market was hot: Existing single-family home sales up 2% year-over-year, median price rose 7.1%; condo sales up 3.6%, median price rose 6.8%. Source: Florida Realtors

Sales of new U.S. homes plummeted 9.4% – the sharpest one-month drop in nearly a year – but it follows strong sales numbers in previous months. Source: Florida Realtors