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May 27, 2010

5 Tips for Buying a Foreclosure

5 Tips for Buying a Foreclosure Get prequalified for a loan and set aside funds, and you’ll be ready to purchase a foreclosed home. Read

May 20, 2010

Economists: Improved housing market but timing uncertain

Two top housing economists forecast some encouraging but tempered predictions for the housing market over the next few years during an economic session at the National Association of Realtors® Midyear Legislative Meetings & Expo today. Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, and Mark Zandi, chief economist and co-founder of Moody’s Economy.com, agreed that job creation is [...]

May 13, 2010

The Price of a Home

                                                                                                                                                                                 There is this home that is valued at $285K on Zillow. Zillow makes no claim that the home prices they list are accurate.  In fact they call them Zestimates and they say that they use a proprietary formula and that the number is not an accurate home valuation.  Proprietary  means secret and  they don’t show [...]

May 6, 2010

Florida CFO Alex Sink: Prepare now for oil spill losses

We hope  you are not going to have to deal with this, but we would like to share this valuable information with all of our Floridian friends… just in case… TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – May 6, 2010 – Florida CFO Alex Sink outlined precautionary steps businesses should take if planning to claim damages resulting from the [...]

April 29, 2010

Tax credit doesn’t expire yet for military

While most buyers have only 1 day to sign a contract, some active duty military buyers have an extra year to qualify.

March 5, 2010

REALTOR® Magazine’s Good Neighbor Awards Seek Entries, Winners Receive $10,000

The following is a news alert from the National Association of Realtors® The National Association of Realtors® is now accepting applications for the 11th annual REALTOR® Magazine Good Neighbor Awards. The awards recognize Realtors® for their commitment to volunteer service. The five winners will be announced in November in REALTOR® Magazine. Each winner will be [...]

November 18, 2009

Take a Walk to Higher Home Values

“The property value premium for walkability seems to be higher in more populous urban areas and those with extensive transit, suggesting that the value gains associated with walkability are greatest when people have real alternatives to living without an automobile,” the study said.

November 5, 2009

The Senate voted 98-0 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit of $8,000 to April 30

Late Wednesday, the Senate voted 98-0 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit of $8,000 to April 30. The Senate has reached a compromise to extend the existing $8,000 credit for first-time home buyers who sign a purchase contract by the end of April 2010 and close by the end of June. In addition, existing [...]

September 3, 2009

Go Green – Build an Environmentally Friendly Home, Business

In the United States, buildings account for: 39 percent of total energy use 12 percent of the total water consumption 68 percent of total electricity consumption 38 percent of the carbon dioxide emissions

August 27, 2009

Americans on the Move: Relocation Information is at Your Fingertips

Americans are on the move. Recent housing market fluctuations and economic conditions have prompted many Americans to relocate. Some relocate to find employment or meet job requirements. Others are (sadly) losing homes to foreclosure and looking for a new start. Some are finding affordable housing as a result of the slow housing market in new [...]