14 hr CE Sept 14 & 15th in Marianna, Florida At the CBAR Building, 4277 Lafayette Street. $29  Classroom 14 hour Continuing Education in Panama City, Florida this weekend Aug 29 & 30th. $29. At the BCAR Building, 1123 Harrison Avenue. Time is short to finish your 14 hour CE or even if your cycle is at a later date you may want to take advantage of our limited time, special price of $29 including book. For those who are on voluntary inactive, dig those licenses out and look at the expiration date. Many licenses have gone by the wayside accidentally because the person named on the license lost tract of time. For those who did lose tract, I have an online 28 hour course you. Go beyond that, void and start over. Both classes are confirmed and WILL NOT CANCEL. PLEASE go to www.RowlettRealEst... 08/27/2009

  My buyers were golden.. The appraisal  came in over 10K more than the selling price.  Everything  looked great!  Waiting on underwriters to approve the loan.  It was approved...YEAH!...... then they rescinded the loan!  FHA underwriters  came back with  a glitch.. the 2004 Mobile Home had been previously moved.  Another lesson.. ~ Don't Count your chickens...  My customers ended up loosing almost $2000.00 for appraisal fees, surveys..ect.  (Make sure the mobile home being financed through FHA has never been moved.)  It will kill FHA financing.  Oh, and by the way, the loan was being processed through TAYLOR BEAN & WHITTIKER. a month or so later a friend sent me this.. For ALL who Have TAYLOR BEAN & WHITTIKER Mortgages this just came out!! I AM a TB&W coustomer & I have NOT been notifi... 08/13/2009

 Chrisotpher Shearer OFHEO's Mission (more info: http://www.ofheo.gov/ ) OFHEO's mission is to promote housing and a strong national housing finance system by ensuring the safety and soundness of Fannie Mae (Federal National Mortgage Association)  and Freddie Mac (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation).  OFHEO works to ensure the capital adequacy and financial safety and soundness of two housing government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) -- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are the nation's largest housing finance institutions. They buy mortgages from commercial banks, thrift institutions, mortgage banks, and other primary lenders, and either hold these mortgages in their own portfolios or package them into mortgage-backed securities for resale to investors. These sec... 04/17/2009

  I will start this blog with giving thanks to the many Bloggers who post such useful information. This is my second blog and I have much more to learn I can read and understand the reason for this site and that's to help and learn from each other. I thought I would let readers know about the NW Florida are and how we are Coming Back Strong. There are two major developments taking place in the NW Florida area. One of which is the International Airport in Panama City, FL. and the other is Country Crossings in Dothan, Alabama. Some of you may be familiar with Country Crossings but for those who aren't let me enlighten you. Country Crossings is a proposed entertainment development similar to Branson, MO..That could include multiple country music-themed entertainment venues, RV Resorts, The... 05/20/2008

Jackson County (Marianna - county seat) Florida is a great place to live.  I've lived here from the age of 5 when my family relocated from San Antonio, Texas.  My husband and I have raised 4 children here and sent them all off to big cities of their own, but they all remark on trips home how peaceful and laid back our lovely area is .  As a former classroom teacher I've taken many field trips to The Florida Caverns.  The caves and state park surrounding them can't be matched for natural beauty anywhere around here.  We are just an hour away from the malls in Tallahassee, Panama City, and Dothan (Alabama) if serious shopping is your thing.  The white, sandy beaches of the Gulf Coast are about the same distance.  So, you see, if your love is nature, shopping, water sports, or just relaxin... 03/10/2008

Just trying to give you a feel for our market, which is comprised of 4 rural, sparsely populated counties (Jackson, Holmes, Washington & Calhoun).  Here are the statistics for this year so far (Jan. 1, 2008-Mar. 10,2008).  UnitsVolumeAverageSale Price      All sold listings97$12,767,253$131,621   Co-op Sales55$8,126,494$147,754   Non Co-op Sales42$4,640,759$110,494   Here is the way it looked last year:  (Jan. 1, 2007-Mar. 10, 2007)  UnitsVolumeAverageSale Price      All sold listings215$25,518,912$118,693   Co-op Sales91$15,849,707$174,173   Non Co-op Sales124$9,669,205$77,977   As you can see our market is down in terms of units sold which results in a lower sales volume.  We are hopeful that an early spring (Daylight Savings Time) will help turn things around.  There is, of course, a... 03/10/2008

This  past Saturday night the Chipola College Indians clinched their 4th straight state basketball in 5 years.  I can remember being a student at what was then Chipola Junior College many years ago.  Basketball has always been king.  The Indians have had a long history of winning.  Coach Milton Johnson was in charge when I was a student and attending games in the old field house.  There is a new gym now (named in honor of Coach Johnson) and a new coach, but the tradition of winning at Chipola is still the same.  Congratulations, Indians!  03/10/2008