Florida Real Estate

I woke up this morning, got my cup of coffee and let my dogs out (two toy poodles) in the back, and realized how lucky I am living in Weeki Wachee, Florida. My husband and I moved here from Long Island six years ago and except for the summer months, it is the best place ever! It is cool in the mor [Read More]

In the state of Florida sales of existing condominiums rose 10% in September in a yearly comparison, according to Florida Realtors.According to the latest housing data, median sales price for existing condos came in at $83,400 in Florida, showing an 18% decrease compared to September of 2009. The me [Read More]

Ex-president, Bill Clinton stood by Alex Sink at a rally in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida in an effort to aid her in obtaining the Governor seat in the November 2, 2010 election. Running against Republican Rick Scott, a political rookie, the attack ads as well as the debate earlier this week has [Read More]

Existing home sales in the state of Florida rose by 1% last month in an annual comparison and 3% in a monthly comparison, according to Florida Realtors. The median home sales price in Florida dropped 9% to $134,000, making homes in sunny Florida more affordable than they have been in many years.Cond [Read More]

According to the Miami Association of Realtors and South Florida MLS, pending home sales combined with pending condominium sales have jumped 33.7% in August in a yearly comparison.Economists believe the rise is due to the the rock bottom home prices in the Miami-Dade Florida area, reflecting a 50% l [Read More]

According to the Government Accountability Office, Florida came in number 3 in the nation, with nearly $65,000 first time homebuyers that took advantage of one of the IRS tax credits under the Housing, Recovery and Assistance acts.Although Florida ranked number three, California took the number one [Read More]

The first change to the flood plain designations in Collier County, Florida have been released, showing that nearly 1/3 of Golden Gate Estates is currently in a flood zone. This has left residents curious as to how their homes have fallen in a flood zone if their homes are well above sea level.The n [Read More]

The controversy continues over Amendment 3, a proposed amendment to the Florida Constitution that would allow homebuyers that have not owned a home in 8 years a claim to a property tax break. In addition to the tax break, the amendment would lower the annual tax appraisal cap for rental property and [Read More]

Thanks to funds received from the Government formed Neighborhood Stabilization Program, 22 homes have been purchased in Broward and Palm Beach Counties in Florida by the Habitat for Humanity as well as other non-profit contractors in an effort to rehabilitate and re-sell these foreclosures.Habitat f [Read More]

Fishing in the Federal Waters off the Florida Panhandle has been reopened, according to Federal officials, as no oil has been spotted in the last 30 days in the 5,144 sq mile area of the Gulf of Mexico!According to Jane Lubchenco, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) administrator, [Read More]