Florida is obviously known as the Sunshine State and it appears the skies couldn’t be any brighter for our state these days given some recently released economic news. According to a story in the Sun Sentinel which provided details from…
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Mistakes That Could Cost You
We noted with interest a piece recently posted online at CNBC.com about the three common and potentially costly mistakes first time home buyers should avoid. Hence, we wanted to make sure you all took the following into account as your…
Single-Person Households Climbing
This clearly falls under the heading of “Wow – I didn’t realize that!” Did you know, as detailed in a recent Realtor Magazine story, that a century ago fewer than six percent of all households consisted of people who lived…
Mortgages Are Getting Easier To Obtain
Thanks in large part to loosening government standards, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said in a recent report that it keeps getting easier to get a mortgage. According to the MBA’s Mortgage Availability Index, mortgage credit availability rose in April…
The Key To Happiness
The word “happiness” has been described as being a mental or emotional state of well-being defined by positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. In fact, the United Nations even went so far as to declare March…
Rising Up The Charts
There’s an old radio expression that says “And, the hits just keep on coming.” Well, apparently, you can apply that to the housing recovery. According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), the housing recovery is likely to surge…
Existing Home Sales Are Exploding
Needless to say, anytime one sees the word “exploding” in the headline of a news story, one is clearly drawn to read that piece. In this instance, to our relief, the word was recently used in a positive way to…
Appraisal Tips For Home Sellers
We recently noted a good “advice” story which the Associated Press (AP) moved detailing what home sellers could do if valuation comes in too low and puts their home sale in jeopardy. The piece offered four great tips on what…
Do You Have Emergency Savings?
We’ve all seen the stories about how well the economy is doing and how each day it seems to improve. To that end, much to our shock and disbelief, we recently ran across a story on HousingWire.com (HW) detailing that…
Age 61 – Is It a Magical Mark in Real Estate?
Baseball historians certainly know the number 61 quite well. It was during the 1961 season when New York Yankees outfielder Roger Maris hit a record 61 homeruns. If you listen to Merrill Lynch (Merrill Lynch), it appears 61 also has…
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