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I am really glad to se that sales are going up!! I am excited also about making a change to a new real estate office in Citrus County. I can't wait to start things here!! I am looking forward to being the Broker-Manager of our Homosassa office of Tropic Shores Realty.

As everyone know, new construction has really slowed down. Local home builders in Hernando County, Florida, are asking the County Commission for some assistance so they can get going again. Impact fees are about $9,200 for a home and the builders are asking the County to put a one year moratorium o [Read More]

When you look for sinkhole activity it is found not only in the United States but throughout the world. It may be due to water constantly draining into subterranean caves, as those of the acquifer, or due to the rupture of water mains (due to wear or accidents). In all instances the sinkholes are c [Read More]

Bloomberg News reported today: “Central banks flush with record reserves are increasingly snubbing dollars in favor of Euros and yen, further pressuring the dollar after its biggest two-quarter rout in almost two decades. World leaders are acting on threats to dump the dollar ...” When [Read More]

According to Reis, the U.S. apartment market national vacancy rate has hit a 23 year high, rising to 7.8%, regardless of landlords efforts to keep their tenants! Reis predicts the apartment vacancy rate to reach beyond the 8% mark no later than next year, which would mark the highest rate in nearl [Read More]

New figures that were released Friday showed that last month the Nation's unemployment rate has risen to 9.8%!  To give you a better idea, that's 15.1 million Americans that are without a job! This is the highest unemployment rate  the Nation has seen in 26 years. Meanwhile in th [Read More]

FYI for buyers....There is a new rule that went into effect October 1st, 2009 regarding vacant properties here in Hernando County Florida that have Withlacoochee River Electric Coop.  Any property that has been vacant for 6 months or longer has to contact an electrician (I used Mike at Ke [Read More]

When I was a little kid I remember asking my father, who worked for the government all his life, where the money supply came from and him telling me that it was the U.S. Treasury and when questioned further by me, about six years old at the time, where they got it he said that they had it printed u [Read More]

Florida is the natural choice for solar power homes. There was a whole National Solar Tour yesterday. If you want to see a solar experimental home, Florida State University has a home that they open to the public from 2 to 5 the first and third Friday of each month. It is in "Cracker style&quo [Read More]

I have noticed the increased traffic and out of state license plates on many of the vehicles and realized it's that time again!  It has already started getting cold up North..I'm from Lockport New York (near Buffalo) and today's   high was 56 and low of 47...Brrrrr!  [Read More]