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- Florida Homeowner Insurance Relief - Six Months Later
Well, it's been six months since Gov. Crist signed legislation intended to help Florida homeowners burned by skyrocketing home insurance bills. A review of the situation shows it did not quite turn out like the politicians in Tallahassee thought it w...
2007-08-08 15:48:36 - Understanding the Mortgage Industry Crisis
The collapse of American Home Mortgage last week is making all the headlines. Over the past month or so, if you follow any type of financial news you've been hearing about the subprime markets, predatory lending, and the tightening of credit lending ...
2007-08-06 19:04:57 - The Vineyards Mid Year Real Estate Sales Update
The mid year real estate market statistics for both The Vineyards home and condominium sales are listed below. The Vineyards is an upscale gated golf community with excellent amenities located in Naples, Florida. The Vineyards Home Sales Jan-Jun 200...
2007-08-04 18:38:56 - Florida Ranked Third Highest State for Loan Closing Costs
According to Bankrate.com's annual survey on loan closing costs, Florida ranked number three behind only Texas and New York. The new ranking was a move up for Florida from being ranked number 5 last year. This year's top five states included: ...
2007-08-01 21:32:28 - Lee County, Florida Home Sales - June 2007
Despite continued good economic growth here in Southwest Florida, existing single family home sales in Lee County were down in June. The area, known as Southwest Florida's Lee Island Coast, includes the cities of Bonita Springs, Cape Coral, Estero, F...
2007-07-30 21:04:13 - Pelican Landing Real Estate Sales - A Mid Year Update
The mid year real estate market statistics for both Pelican Landing home and condominium sales are listed below. Pelican Landing is an upscale gated golf community with excellent amenities that is considered one of Bonita Springs' premier communities...
2007-07-28 21:11:21 - Florida Real Estate Tax Reform - The Battle Begins
Now that a little time went by since the Florida Legislature passed its real estate tax reform bill (June 2007), and proposed their idea for the constitutional amendment for residents, the battle lines are being drawn for getting the amendment approv...
2007-07-26 20:11:55 - New Loan Program - "The Family Opportunity Mortgage"
For families facing some challenging housing arrangements - we announce the offering of the Family Opportunity Mortgage. Now, if you need to buy a home for a disabled (unable to work) family member, provide housing for a college bound child - "K...
2007-07-24 18:21:10 - Getting Pre-Approved vs. Pre-Qualified - What does it really mean?
It's real easy to confuse a buyer who is pre-qualified vs. a buyer who is pre-approved. But, think of what the words actually mean - you may be qualified to buy a property because of how much money you make. However, if you don't pay your bills ...
2007-07-22 10:58:22 - Mortgage Industry Needs More Introspection
Having been in the mortgage lending business for 20 years or so, we've seen a lot of things both good and bad. However, in the last couple of years the industry, as a whole, seems to have lost its way when it comes to handing out loans to under quali...
2007-07-19 14:29:21 - Your Credit and Divorce
If you're contemplating going through a divorce, you'll want to look closely at issues involving your credit. Understanding the different kinds of credit accounts and mortgage loan liabilities should help illuminate how to keep yourself from getting ...
2007-07-17 13:48:52 - Florida - A Great Place for Small Business
According to a recent study by bizjournals.com, Florida is a great place for small business. The report listed the top ten markets and Florida held four of those top five spots. Top Florida metropolitan areas for small business growth: Orland...
2007-07-12 14:36:44 - International Buyers and Florida Real Estate
A Florida study conducted by the National and Florida Associations of Realtors showed that home sales to international buyers dropped by 65% from 2005 to 2006. The report indicates there were four major reasons for the decline: The excessive i...
2007-07-10 15:37:48 - Seller Down Payment Assistance Program
In the last few weeks, all of the seller funded down payment assistance programs have ceased operations in order to comply with the IRS Revenue Ruling 2006-27 that ruled that providing seller funded down payment assistance was not a chartable activit...
2007-07-09 13:37:17 - Why Isn't My Florida Home Selling?
Home sales are sluggish, prices are dropping, but buyers still are not making the move! What's up? The number one reason is price - this one is very obvious. Many Southwest Florida sellers still don't accept that the boom of 2005 is over! The days of...
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