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Are you aware of the advantages of being a first time home buyer (this includes a buyer who has not owned a home within the past three years)? If you purchase a home this year you can receive up to an $8000. This superceeds the $7500 tax credit that came out last year and was very deceiving, due to [Read More]

Golfers needed for a fund raiser for education. April 4th at Sherman Hills Golf Club just off I75 at SR50 in beautiful Brooksville, Fl. 8:00 shotgun. For info call Cathy Sickler 352-848-7070

I had a visitor from NY and wanted to take her to Pine Island Beach. We went and beside the construction which holds you up on 50, when we got to the gate it was "filled to capacity". This about the third time I have gone it is filled. Everybody was enjoying themselves. I asked if I could [Read More]

Daily Mortgage News Fannie Mae is dishing out some VERY big bonuses this year to their "key executives" to keep them. They are giving out more then half of what they gave out last year. Freddie Mac is also planning on giving out some bonuses but they haven't released any information [Read More]

Our buyer got the word last night she had been out bid and the home is going to someone else. Disappointment started to take over but as we told her she had presented her highest and best offer and we will find her another home to love. The home asking price was 79 thousand and her offer was 90 tho [Read More]

Progress Energy and Tampa Electric customers could start seeing a bit of financial relief on their Utility bills in the next couple of months! As fuel prices have dropped, the savings will trickle down to the customers. Although, Tampa Electric's base rate increase was approved on Tuesday, Mar [Read More]

Daily Mortgage News Fannie Mae is reporting that refinances almost TRIPLED in Febuary sin January! It should actually keep increasing because of President Obama's plan. Refinancing people into lower interest rates will help us try and prevent future foreclosures because homes will be more affo [Read More]

It turns out that during the housing "Boom" here in Florida there was a shortage of building materials available. Truss plants, plywood manufacturers, door plants were all pushed to their limits. As a way of by passing these problems, drywall was imported from China. Michael Foreman, hea [Read More]

So your offer has been accepted, what's next? Get a home inspection! Too many buyers have placed successful bids on a home and failed to do a buyers inspection. It is not required but at a cost of around three hundred dollars(depending on home square footage) it is a bargain. A professional hom [Read More]

You may have heard the term 'LEED Certified', but what does that mean? LEED is an acronym for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. A home that is LEED certified uses less energy, water and other natural resources that promote a healthier home design for both the home owner and the [Read More]