SEATTLE - April 30, 2009 - A new iPhone application will allow users to stand in front of a house and see a local map that includes homes' details and Zillow.com estimates of each home's estimated value. Thanks to GPS technology, the map will follow the user as he drives or walks.The Zillow iPhon
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04/30/2009
MORTGAGE FRAUDThe U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to hire hundreds more FBI agents and prosecutors to investigate the estimated 5,000 allegations of mortgage fraud reported each month. The Senate bill is estimated to cost more than $265 million a year for the next two years, but fines and penalties cou
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04/29/2009
Hopeful signs about the economy boosted Americans' moods in April, sending the Consumer Confidence Index, a closely watched barometer of sentiment, to its highest level since November. At 39.2, the index surpassed economists' expectations by almost 10 points.Read the full story:http://www.florida
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04/28/2009
More buyers are looking for bargains these days: A recent auction at the Tampa Convention Center featured 105 homes all across Florida's Gulf Coast from Weeki Wachee to Sarasota. About 1,150 people participated in the auction and 75 properties sold, bringing in $7.1 million.Read the full story:ht
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04/27/2009
WASHINGTON - April 24, 2009 - If first-time homebuyers wait until November to sign a sales contract, it's probably too late to get the $8,000 tax credit. To qualify, buyers must close before Dec. 1 - a signed contract is not enough. New construction should be started by mid-summer to qualify.Acco
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04/24/2009
PREDATORY LENDINGIf passed by Congress, the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2009 would end bonuses for brokers who steer borrowers into higher-priced loans, and require brokers to confirm borrowers' income. Proponents say it's a simple goal: Make sure homeowners can actually aff
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04/23/2009
ORLANDO, FL - April 23, 2009. Florida's existing home sales increased in March, making it the seventh month in a row that sales activity demonstrated gains in the year-to-year comparison, according to the latest housing data released by the Florida Association of Realtors® (FAR). March's statewi
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04/23/2009
FORECLOSURESThe 26 U.S. cities with the worst foreclosure problems are concentrated in Florida, California, Arizona and Nevada, according to RealtyTrac. Two state cities made the top 10: The Cape Coral-Fort Myers area ranked second while Port St. Lucie came in at No. 10.Read the full story:http:/
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04/22/2009
DOWNPAYMENTSThe Realtors Care Foundation, established in 2007 as a nonprofit arm of the Greater Tampa Association of Realtors, recently launched a downpayment assistance program to help prospective first-time homebuyers. Read the full story:http://www.floridarealtors.org/NewsAndEvents/n2-042209.cfm
04/22/2009
We have been doing Short Sales for almost two years now and we have been pretty successful in assisting our customers through what can be considered to be one of the most difficult times in their lives. The dream of owning a home and now that dream has come to an end at least for now. We are Real
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04/21/2009
