Like Google Home and Amazon Echo, Apple’s HomePod will play music, and Siri’s voice will listen, take commands and help people manage their lives and homes. Source: Florida Realtors

Fla. ranks 12th for economic health, 13th for economic activity. But its overall ranking of 22 is dragged down a bit by an “innovation potential” score of 30. Source: Florida Realtors

A proposed law could cut regulatory delays and speed the flow of federal money to fix the fading River of Grass and boost S. Fla.’s drinking water supply. Source: Florida Realtors

Real estate QandA: A neighbor routinely has a dozen cars in his front yard at all hours, but without a homeowners association, what can an owner do? Source: Florida Realtors

Pending sales slumped for the second consecutive month. NAR economist cites significantly weak supply levels, deteriorating affordability and too few new homes. Source: Florida Realtors

ATTOM says mediocre wage growth and an increase in the number of rental units could slow rental cost growth. In Orlando right now, rents are “basically flat.” Source: Florida Realtors

Residential buyers can go online for quick home-worth valuations, and a Fla. company hopes its new algorithm can do the same thing for commercial properties. Source: Florida Realtors

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell this week to their lowest levels of the year this week: 3.95%. For all of 2016, FRMs averaged 3.65%. Source: Florida Realtors

The spending plan lowers HUD’s budget by 22.9%, preserves support for 4.5M HUD-assisted households, nixes community block grants and cuts rental assistance. Source: Florida Realtors

Condo QandA: Also, a board of directors is supposed to have five members, but it’s down to four and no one wants to serve. Must they fill that vacancy? Source: Florida Realtors