Florida Real Estate

Due to Florida's location, hurricanes forced the Florida Legislature to take action in 2002 to secure that all Florida citizens will have the availability of property insurance coverage and thus, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. was created. Citizens is a non-profit, tax-exempt corporation, wh [Read More]

Due to the amount of mortgage fraud that took place in the real estate market in Florida during the recent past, many homeowners became the victim of high property taxes. Property taxes that should have been much lower, but due to the inflated homes sale prices, the taxes were inflated as well. In [Read More]

The City of Brooksville, Florida and the United States Department of Rural Development are instituting a 504 Grant/Loan workshop for homeowners whose homes are in need of repair and the homeowner is in a low income bracket. They are holding a workshop on February 27, 2010 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm [Read More]

After reading an article on deed-restricted communities having their annual fees raised in the St. Pete Times this morning, I was shocked that it never crossed my mind that this would be an issue. It appears that after homeowners foreclose within these communities, the annual fees that were once c [Read More]

With the continual struggle of businesses, it would only make sense that the commercial real estate industry has also been hit by the mortgage crisis. The low interest rates that have been placed on mortgages as well as the revamped mortgage loan contracts will certainly entice the homebuyers, at l [Read More]

In an effort to reduce greenhouse gases, Progress Energy Florida plans to shut down two coal plants in Crystal River, Citrus County, Florida. These two generators alone, produce as much carbon dioxide emissions as 830,000 vehicles. The plants will be replaced with a nuclear power plant in Levy Cou [Read More]

There are neighborhood parties popping up all over Hernando Beach this Saturday. And what better night to choose than the night the annual Christmas Boat parade sponsored by the Hernando Beach Yacht Club is taking place. Festively decorated boats begin their journey from the Yacht Club at Shoal Li [Read More]

There appears to be some good news in the Mortgage Industry today! No, really, it's true! According to Bloomberg the US Treasury's new plan to reduce home-loan rates through Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and has peaked an interest from our new President-elect, Barack Obama and his economic team. The [Read More]

Welcome to our new blog. Here you will find opinions on the real estate market in different areas of Florida, real estate stories, buyer and seller tips, current events, and everything else real estate.

Now that the housing slump is in its third year, many buyers are reluctant to take a chance on real estate with the continuing price declines, foreclosures, record gas prices, job losses, and general economic uncertainty. But the news isn't all bad for buyers. In fact, for some the timing couldn't [Read More]