11/8/2009 7:05:00 AM
FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER TAX CREDIT EXTENDED!
President Obama signed H.R. 3548 November 6th, enacting into law an extension, and adjustment, of the $8,000 tax credit for first-time buyers. (Thanks to the Florida Association of Realtors for this story). Among other things, the extension adds money for ...
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10/24/2009 6:12:00 AM
Short Sale Help!
Upside down in your house and can’t afford to sell? Think a short sale might be an option? Here’s someone who can help! My preferred mortgage broker Cindy Hall from Mortgage Solutions is working with a local company that specializes in loan modifications ...
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10/20/2009 12:11:00 PM
Pendings Outnumber New Listings!!
Call it another good sign the housing market has turned a corner. I noticed today, for the first time in a long time, that the number of pending sales are outnumbering the number of new listings in the areas of Windermere, Dr Phillips, and even MetroWest. ...
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10/17/2009 8:18:00 PM
Isleworth home to be sold at auction!
Rarely do we use the words Isleworth and bargain hunters in the same sentence ... but, those looking for a great deal in Central Florida's most exclusive community better act now! Bids are now being accepted for a 4,785 sq foot home, currently on the market ...
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10/12/2009 7:52:00 PM
Short Sales Getting Tougher
Banks are backing away from short sales, forcing sellers to pay extra at closing or demanding a promissory note for the amount due. One-third of borrowers owe more on their mortgages than their properties are worth, according First American CoreLogic. When ...
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8/24/2009 8:05:00 PM
Three Great 'Signs of the Times' in Real Estate!
Check this out: - Mortgage rates for Aug. 2009 are at 5.25 percent, down from 6.5 percent the same time last year. - Affordability remains favorable with the median mortgage payments requiring just 16 percent of the average income. - Home sales are up 17 percent ...
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7/28/2009 11:20:00 AM
What are you Waiting For?
Have you heard? The market is stabilizing – and we’r e seeing evidence of it across the board. The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller home price index of 20 major cities shows the first monthly increase in almost three years. In Orlando, ...
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7/8/2009 6:25:00 AM
Time to Zag!
Thanks to Realtytrac for this: BARGAIN HUNTERS SEE BOTTOM Ask a group of real estate millionaires how they made their money and most will recite some version of this axiom: “When everyone zigs, you zag.” In today’s downward real estate market ...
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6/30/2009 12:01:00 PM
Yes! Now You CAN Use the $8,000 As A Down Payment!!
This is what many of us have been waiting for! Check out this article in the June 30th Orlando Sentinel: Florida offers help to some with home down payment By Mary Shanklin Sentinel Staff Writer June 30, 2009 Starting Wednesday, Florida hopes to stoke its ...
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6/27/2009 7:45:00 AM
Time to Sell! Yes, NOW!
Thinking about selling your house? Then list it now! There are several reasons why- I’m going to give you three- with the biggest being the usual one: school starts soon and that brings an end to the traditionally busy selling season. Many buyers have ...
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