Florida Real Estate

This week the homebuilder Lennar announced its purchase of 120 home sites at The Cascades in the Southern Hills Plantation community in Brooksville, Fl.  A spokesman for the developer stated that some buyers have come to the conclusion that there is value out there again in the housing market. [Read More]

On Monday Tiger Woods announced he will be competing in this week's Masters Tournament. When asked if there was ever a time, prior to his entering rehab, where he thought he needed therapy, he so eloquently stated, "No.  I was not in that frame of mind.  I hadn't hit far enou [Read More]

10.  Addictive stores like Target, Kohl's and Bed Bath & Beyond are literally 5 minutes away from my house.  And my credit card.   9.  My bug guy.  Been with me thru 3 different moves and is only too aware of how irrationally I freak over those horrid "palmet [Read More]

Another one of my neighbors has bit the dust.   They moved out Easter weekend and I wasn't even home to bid them farewell.   But alas, they were the dreaded "renters" on the block, so there are certainly some around here who will be glad to see them go.  [Read More]

Mortgage giant, Freddie Mac announced on Wednesday that they will now be backing mortgages on units in condominium developments as long as the mortgage is already owned or backed by the finance company. After tightening their lending standards for condos last year by reducing their financing for bu [Read More]

Beacon Woods is a family friendly golf course community in Pasco County, Florida. It is close to US 19 for shopping and restaurants and close to the Veterans Expressway which will get you to the Tampa International Airport in approximately 35 minutes. The community is socially active with a manned [Read More]

If you are looking to retire to the west coast of Florida, consider Timber Pines in Spring Hill on Florida's Nature Coast. With almost 3,500 homes, you're sure to find one that suits you in this active over-55 community! Nestled in the pines with a myriad of smaller communities, incredible [Read More]

Charlotte County, Florida is putting the $6.7 million received as part of the Obama Administrations Neighborhood Stabilization Program to work. The Neighborhood Stabilization Program provides grants to communities that have suffered from the housing crisis by purchasing and restoring foreclosed and [Read More]

The Flagler County Airport, once known as the Bunnell Auxiliary Field in 1947, has always been a main attraction in Flagler County.  While over the years, the airport has remained a small community airport, last year big steps were taken in the development of the facility, the completion of th [Read More]

Nearly 300 housing markets across the nation were studied just over four years ago by IHS Global Insight and National City Corp (purchased by PNC Financial Services in October of 2008), in an effort to determine where the home prices were overvalued the most. The results showed that 213 cities in A [Read More]