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Borrowers who walk away from mortgages they can afford to pay – making “strategic defaults” – are running increasing risks that they’ll be penalized for doing so. Starting in October, Fannie Mae says, strategic defaulters
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WASHINGTON – July 26, 2010 – A viral email that keeps circulating seems to die out but then returns with a vengeance. Florida Realtors and the National Association of Realtors have received numerous calls from concerned members. The email
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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – July 19, 2010 – Under a new Florida law, homeowner association boards can go after renters for association fees when the homeowners fail to pay up. The law has been attracting attention in Ponte Vedra Beach and elsewhere
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Millions are looking for ways to shave dollars and dimes from their daily expenses. To share your own tips, send us an e-mail telling us how you save . You can save money on everything , but here's how you can get started around your home. Use up
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WASHINGTON – July 13, 2010 – It’s a common Realtor complaint: A property going to contract appraises for less than expected. The buyer cannot put more down; the seller will not lower the price; the sale falls apart. In some cases, however,
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ORLANDO, Fla. – July 6, 2010 – With more than half of the Central Florida’s homeowners owing more for their homes than the properties are worth, the question for some has become: How do I get out of this? Of all the existing-home sales
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By CLAYTON PARK, Staff writer June 29, 2010 12:05 AM Posted in: Local Business Tagged : economic recovery Efforts to attract and retain businesses in Ormond Beach continue to produce tangible results, even in the worst economic downturn since the Great
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TALLAHASEE, Fla. – June 18, 2010 – Florida’s efforts to renourish eroded beaches does not violate the rights of nearby property owners, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a case brought by Walton County landowners following 1995’s
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – July 2, 2010 – An estimated 14,830 Florida home buyers missed Wednesday’s deadline to receive an up to $8,000 tax credit on their purchase. Good thing for them Congress extended the cut off date late Wednesday
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Obama signs extension bills On July 2, Pres. Obama signed into law HR 5623, the Homebuyers Assistance and Improvement Act of 2010, which extends the homebuyer tax credit closing date to Sept. 30, 2010, for qualified buyers with a purchase contract that
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WASHINGTON – June 18, 2010 – The IRS has been rejecting first-time homebuyer claims from anyone who shows a Form 1098 Mortgage Interest Expense in their prior year files. In many cases, the applicants are entitled to the credit because their
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Florida, viewed by economists as a hot spot of the country's housing and mortgage meltdown, is having a pickup in builder interest and activity. Sensing a pending recovery in some of the state's markets – including Orlando, Jacksonville,
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A state group in Florida has unveiled plans for divvying up $317 million in federal foreclosure relief to mortgage-challenged Floridians struggling with unemployment, underemployment or medical hardships. The Florida Housing Finance Corp. will distribute
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