John's Florida Real Estate Blog

If you are looking for your place under the Florida sun, Zephyrhills could be just the spot that you are searching for. Cold winds will soon be blowing up north. Are you ready for the ice and snow??? Those are no problem here. Or perhaps you are a full-time resident and looking for that "forever...

Want to find a place where you can escape winter's icy blasts or just a place to live in year round? Well, Zephyrhills, Florida might be just the perfect corner of the USA where you can find a refuge from the snowing and blowing. Even though it is now summer up north, it won't be long before snow...

Today, 7/31/2014,  Freddie Mac reported that the average mortgage interest rate for 30 year fixed-rate mortgage was 4.12% down a tad from 4.13% last week. The average interest rate for 15 year fixed-rate mortgages was 3.23%, down a little from 3.26% last week. A year ago the 30 year rate was 4.39...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – July 29, 2014 – While only three days long – Friday through Sunday, Aug. 1-3 – Florida's Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday has expanded in 2014. This year, the sales tax exemption for personal computers and certain computer-related accessories will be on the first $750 of the s...

Today, 7/24/2014,  Freddie Mac reported that the average mortgage interest rate for 30 year fixed-rate mortgage was 4.13% unchanged from 4.13% last week. The average interest rate for 15 year fixed-rate mortgages was 3.26%, up a little from 3.23% last week. A year ago the 30 year rate was 4.31%. ...

Today, 7/17/2014,  Freddie Mac reported that the average mortgage interest rate for 30 year fixed-rate mortgage was 4.13% barely down from 4.15% last week. The average interest rate for 15 year fixed-rate mortgages was 3.23%, down a bit from 3.24% last week. A year ago the 30 year rate was 4.37%....

Today, 7/10/2014,  Freddie Mac reported that the average mortgage interest rate for 30 year fixed-rate mortgage was 4.15% barely up from 4.12% last week. The average interest rate for 15 year fixed-rate mortgages was 3.24%, up a bit from 3.22% last week. A year ago the 30 year rate was 4.51%. Fre...

My July 2014 Real Estate Newsletter is now available for download as a PDF (Adobe Acrobat) file that all computers should be able to open. Just click on the following link to download this month's newsletter:  Download July 2014 Newsletter I hope that you will find this month's articles interesti...

Today, 7/3/2014,  Freddie Mac reported that the average mortgage interest rate for 30 year fixed-rate mortgage was 4.12% down from 4.14% last week. The average interest rate for 15 year fixed-rate mortgages was 3.22%, unchanged from last week. A year ago the 30 year rate was 4.29%. Freddie Mac's ...

Today, 6/26/2014,  Freddie Mac reported that the average mortgage interest rate for 30 year fixed-rate mortgage was 4.14% down from 4.17% last week. The average interest rate for 15 year fixed-rate mortgages was 3.22%, down from 3.30% last week. A year ago the 30 year rate was 4.46%. Freddie Mac'...