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During the housing boom many luxury developers flocked to the Florida Keys,Monroe County, paying top dollar for campgrounds, marinas, motels and other landmarks that make The Keys, well....the keys!  Even the popular Holiday Isle and its World Famous Tiki Bar on Islamorada wasn't immune to [Read More]

Rates for a 30 yr. mortgage have have dropped for the second straight week since the recdord lows last Spring. The new avarage rate for a 30 year fixed mortgage this week is 5.07, down from 5.08 last week. Rates are supposed to stay at a low rate for the next month or two. However, these rates will [Read More]

Living in Florida is finally affordable again!  Watching properties sell for half of what they sold for a decade ago, is a very common sight recently. This is not good news for the sellers out there, but for the buyers, this is your time! In the Sarasota and Venice Island areas in Sarasota Co [Read More]

The Federal Reserve reported with its Beige Book that home buying was up; mostly in the lower end of home prices and what helped was the first-time home buyer tax credit (which EXPIRES NOVEMBER 30, 2009) so you need to get in a contract ASAP to take advantage of this. Call your realtor today. We s [Read More]

If you are a potential homebuyer looking for a place to negotiate price cuts, Florida is the place for you! According to Zillow, out of the 25 cities that have the biggest median discounts last month, 14 of them were located in Florida. In Vero Beach, Indian River County, median negotiated price c [Read More]

OK so I am pretty new here, but I will do my best and see where this takes me. As a disclaimer I have to tell you all that I am no expert in grammatical syntax, nor am I great at editorials and proof reading. With that said, lets dive right in and talk about the train wreck we all know as Loan Modi [Read More]

We had a possible contract for a house in Spring Hill, Florida, but it was made aware to us from our lender that they had certain guidelines when a property was re-sold less than twelve months from the purchase. This is what we were told by our lender as far as their requirements: Underwriting will [Read More]

We want to inform Hispanics and others throughout the nation with interest in buying houses or lots in Central Florida that the city of Spring Hill , located about 45 miles north of Tampa is an excellent location. The school system is highly rated, and there are all kind of businesses. You can find [Read More]

The next fiscal year begins on October 1, 2009 and for Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida, that means that some major budget cuts will begin to take place.  Due to the 13% decline in property values, property taxes will be raised by 9%.  Less revenue will still be collected by the city, [Read More]

The astute Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, said that the recession will probably end this year, but unemployment will continue to rise. Umm-uhhh but isnt that an oxymoron; I mean if the recession is ending wouldnt unemployment be going down and not up? I mean if you tell a hundred un [Read More]