Over the past two months, at least five headlines are doing the Florida real estate market a great favor. These headlines are telling people what a great state Florida is and giving…
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Tampa Safest Among Five Most Populated Cities in Florida
Tampa had the lowest crime score among the five most populated cities in Florida, namely Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, Saint Petersburg and Orlando last year, based on the FBI report “Crime in the…
Florida Improved Its Closing Cost Ranking
This year, closing costs sharply increased in many states, including Florida, based on a survey conducted by Bankrate. But Florida improved its ranking compared to other states. Last year, Florida was the…
Notable Home Sales in South Florida in 2010
Despite the current doldrums in the residential real estate sector in Florida and in all other U.S. states, home sales happen that make people notice because of their sales prices or…
Average Price Reductions in 50 Top Cities Remained at Ten Percent
Home sellers in the 50 most populated cities nationwide cut their listing prices by an average of 10 percent in September, unchanged from August, according to Trulia’s study of homes on Multiple…
Florida Bank-Owned Homes Surged in Number before Foreclosure Freeze
Despite efforts to help distressed homeowners, more homes in Florida became bank owned in September and in the July to September quarter compared to previous periods. Even the suspension of foreclosures by…
Foreigners Now Buying Homes Instead of Stocks
A rising number of foreign investors in U.S. stocks are now buying homes after finding out how low home prices have fallen and how they can earn more from buying homes than…
Bill on Short Sales Could Help Homeowners
Finally, some U.S. legislators recognized the gravity of the problem faced by homeowners desiring to use the process of short sales to solve their financial problems. Since the start of the foreclosure…
Florida Topped the Third NSP Funding Round with $208.4 M
The continuing challenges faced by Florida must have prompted the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department to give the state the biggest share of the $970 million granted by Congress to the…
Florida Third in First-Time Homebuyer Credits Claimed from 2008 to 2010
A total of 149,066 Florida residents claimed first-time homebuyer credits, which were essentially grants, when they purchased their homes through the period January 2009 to July 3 this year, based on Internal…