1+ hour, 29+ min ago  (979+ words) Mortgage rates on Feb. 26 fell below 6% for the first time since September 2022 and Realtors say it could give Florida's languishing housing market a welcome jumpstart. When mortgage rates fall, it increases what buyers can afford in terms of their monthly…...

6+ hour, 28+ min ago  (23+ words) Florida Realtors say falling mortgage rates are boosting home sales'The Florida Times-Union Florida Realtors say falling mortgage rates are boosting home sales...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (1719+ words) Floridians currently pay the ninth-highest electric bills in the nation, according to a new national ranking. That's because even though Florida has the nation's 28th highest electric rates, residents currently rank fourth for electricity consumption, with households using an average of…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (418+ words) The days of the 99-cent advantage, or "charm'pricing," a sales strategy is to price'an item'at, say, $9.99,'believing consumers'will'consider it'less expensive'than a counterpart'at $10, may be numbered in Florida.' Here's why: President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. Treasury to stop penny production last…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (582+ words) While Daytona Beach resident Lana Byer shares concern over rising inflation, she said it hasn't changed her spending habits or shaken her confidence in the economy. "I do see prices going up, but I still eat out fairly frequently " two…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (142+ words) Beef prices soared to record highs as last year drew to a close, both in Florida and nationally. Here's what some Floridians are doing about it. Do Florida beef prices seem excessively high? They are and here's why Whether you…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (482+ words) President Donald Trump is calling for a 10% cap on credit card interest rates. In a Jan. 9 Truth Social post, he said the one-year cap would be in effect on Jan. 20, the anniversary of his inauguration. Asked about the cap on…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (94+ words) Jacksonville ranks 30th nationwide for grocery spending, with residents spending 2.26% of income " less than Miami and Tampa, according to WalletHub. New study on national grocery spending: How does Jacksonville compare to other cities? Shoppers may grumble at the recent prices of…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1823+ words) After nine months of staying on the sidelines, the Federal Reserve on Sept. 17 announced a quarter-percentage-point cut, likely the first in a series of reductions to usher in lower borrowing rates for consumers. The rate cut " the Fed's first since…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (388+ words) A growing number of retirees are heavily reliant on Social Security to make ends meet. In the most recent iteration of an annual poll from Gallup, 62% of retirees said Social Security is a major source of income for them. That's…...