It’s a marginal drop from last week and 15-year rates stayed the same: 3.17%. Still, fixed rates seem immune so far from the Fed’s short-term rate increases. Source: Florida Realtors

7 real estate laws drafted by the Florida Legislature and signed by Gov. Scott go into effect Saturday, including a Florida Realtors priority: estoppel fee caps. Source: Florida Realtors

The bill eased fire sprinkler mandates in Fla. condos and had almost unanimous support in the Legislature. But the London high-rise fire that killed 79 people “illustrates the importance of life safety protections,” the governor said in his veto. Source: Florida Realtors

Using photos that you found on the Internet? Don’t. A second court upheld a copyright charge last week against Zillow, though it lowered damages to $4M. Source: Florida Realtors

The big news is that fixed-rate mortgages didn’t go higher this week, though the drop is marginal. They averaged 3.90% compared to last week’s 3.91%. Source: Florida Realtors

Year-over-year, existing single-family home sales rose 7.6%, median sales price up 7.7% to $239,000. Condo sales up 8%; median sales price up 8.1% to $178,000. Source: Florida Realtors

The state-run property insurer wants to raise homeowner rates by an average of 5.3% and commercial accounts by an average of 8.4%, but regulators must OK the hike. Source: Florida Realtors

Lawmakers passed a renewable-energy bill (SB 90) supported by Florida Realtors after nearly 73% of voters approved the constitutional amendment last August. Source: Florida Realtors

Some experts said no-downpayment mortgages led to the housing crisis, but some lenders are starting to offer them again anyway. Source: Florida Realtors

Credit card holders will soon pay more. So will people with adjustable-rate mortgages or home equity lines of credit. But will it impact long-term mortgage rates? Source: Florida Realtors