Jeanette Igoe's (jigoe5) Blog

President Obama recently signed the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 in law. This new law has been crowned the strongest financial and regulatory reform measure since Franklin Roosevelt's response to the Great Depression and is focused squarely on the vital task of restoring res...

Fannie Mae launched a new website to help consumers understand their options when facing foreclosure and the possible loss of their home. Called KnowYourOptions.com , it outlines the choices available to homeowners struggling to make mortgage payments, and provides guidance on how they can contac...

In an effort to help responsible homeowners who owe more on their mortgage than the value of their property, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provided new details about a refinance program it announced earlier this year that helps responsible homeowners who owe more on t...

There are four major benefits of public transportation to Florida: Environmental, Economic, Energy Independence, and Quality of Life (a healthy alternative to fighting traffic congestion).In coming editions of the Florida Transit Advocate, we will exploring each of these and describing ways that ...

Thursday, August 26th, 2010, 3:00 pm When adjusted for square footage of properties, home prices increased at one of slowest rates in a decade between May and June of this year, according to data released Thursday - buttressing analysts' warnings that home prices in many key real estate markets c...

Written by Wendy Roth    Tuesday, 24 August 2010 If I sent you a present, you'd send me a thank-you note, right? Not just to say thanks (even if you hated it), but also to let me know it got to you safely and because we're friends. So, when people buy from your online store or sign up for your e...

Posted on Mon, Aug. 23, 2010 Embracing the 'new normal' BY JANE WOOLDRIDGEjwooldridge@MiamiHerald.com Welcome to the ``new normal.'' That was the message from Florida economic boosters and business people last week on a forum arranged by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. Just what that ``ne...

Dear AEs and Board Presidents, Tomorrow morning Florida Realtors will announce that effective 8/23/2010 The Gulf Coast Claims Facility has set aside an emergency fund for eligible real estate licensees, who suffered specified loss of income as a result of the Deepwater Horizon Spill.  This fund w...

Air conditioning rebates start Aug. 30A/C replacement could net $1,500BY LAURA RUANE · lruane@news-press.com • August 23, 2010 runs through Dec. 31, or until $15 million in federal stimulus money runs out.What's cool about this program is that some consumers will manage to stack this rebate atop ...

Political bickering puts legislation in danger As the summer winds to a close, and people - including members of the U.S. Senate - get back to work, I have a request: Senators, stop your bickering and help small businesses get the money they need. On Sept. 13, lawmakers return to Washington after...