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Key Practices to Avoid Real Estate Fraud | Real estate is a target for cyber criminals, whether it’s by compromised data, cracked passwords or phishing. More and more, home buyers and sellers – and the practitioners who serve them-are reporting theft via wire fraud. Criminals access emails, learn of a pending transaction, and then message […]
Rates for 30-year fixed mortgages fell to the lowest level of the year last Thursday and near historical all-time lows. Following is a chart of the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) showing last weeks average national rates (June 10, 2010 PMMS Survey) for 30 year and 15- year fixed rates and 5- and […]
Coldwell Banker has launched it’s own program in extending the $8000 tax credit momentum! While this program has nothing to do with the actual federal tax credit, many of the details coincide with the tax credit rules. Under the Buyer Bonus Sales Event, seller’s can voluntarily sign up to offer buyers a credit of 3% […]
As the famous Maya Angelou quote goes, I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself. The path to owning a home is one of the great American traditions, but one that will bring additional responsibilities. Structural repairs are often needed for those who reside in areas that are […]
This new “Green” Home in East Boca Raton is only minutes to Spanish River Park and Beach and symbolizes a new beginning of a growing trend for Boca Raton and South Florida real estate. A Green and healthy home is built on energy efficient construction, features and finishes – a home that is better for […]
It’s important for buyers to know what your closing costs and mortgage payments are going to be when you start to look for a home and get pre-qualified. I’ve prepared a Buyer’s Estimated Closing Costs Pro-Forma: 80% FRM Loan, 6.5% Int., 10-21-07 (pdf) based on a specific scenario that shows total proposed closing costs, estimated […]
In this week’s Mortgage Interest Rate Survey, Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac vice president and chief economist said, “October’s consumer confidence fell to its lowest level since October 2005 as mortgage rates continued to decline this week to their lowest level in almost six months. Continued market concerns about weaker economic growth and further declines in […]
How are Purchase Loans Made? Here are the 15 Steps to Homeownership involved in the typical purchase home loan process? Before you get started looking for homes, it is good to do some preparation, so when you find the home you’re looking for, you are ready to make an offer and will have a smooth […]
Florida Property Tax Reform – FAR Perspective for Special Session June 12-22, 2007 – Florida legislators have been working diligently for the last several months to come up with a plan to reduce Florida’s tax burden. An agreement could not be reached during the regular session, but the stalemate between legislators is getting closer to […]
Florida has lagged the burgeoning national ‘green building trend’, but is now poised to go mainstream. Maybe it was soaring home energy bills, or the cost of filling up at the pump. Maybe we finally got the message about global warming. Maybe it was sustainable but handsome materials, like cork and bamboo flooring. Maybe we […]
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