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Even in Orlando, where there are plenty of pre-owned homes and condos available, newly constructed homes have their appeal.  That's why Orlando builders have continued to produce new homes.  According to Metrostudy, which keeps track of new home in various markets, new home construction i s up14%...
09/07/2010
When housing values are down and employment is a bit shaky, Orlando homeowners often stay put rather than sell.  They tend to remodel rather than relocate, especially if they like their home and if their house only requires some renovations to make it what they want.  In Central Florida, where th...
08/14/2010
If you are a potential Orlando home buyer, you may live near Disney World, but when you are considering  buying a house, do not let your thinking drift to Fantasyland. Taking this step is a big one for anyone, but for given the recent depressing history of the Florida housing market, buyers are s...
07/31/2010
The majority of mortgage holders in American can and do pay their note each month.  As foreclosures have increased among those who unable to pay, a new class of people who can pay but choose not to, is also increasing in Orlando and everywhere.  These strategic defaulters justify abandoning their...
07/06/2010
If you didn't buy an Orlando home before the tax credit expired, you may be thinking, "What's the rush now?  If I just wait another year, I will have so much more saved."  In theory, this might be true, although most people find it's hard to meet savings goals; the car transmission might die or u...
06/08/2010
Listen up, Orlando homebuyers!  Even if you missed the April 30 deadline for the tax credit, it's still a good time to buy.  Listen to this free seminar from Exit President Tami Bonnell on Tuesday June 8. Thanks, JaniceSo you didn't buy a home before the first time homebuyer tax credit expired on...
06/05/2010
Interest rates and home prices in Orlando real estate are relatively low, but buyers are subject to much more scrutiny when they go to buy.  In the past, buyers thought they were home free once the bank said "yes" on the mortgage loan.  Now, Fannie Mae has added a new requirement that the lender ...
05/29/2010
Currently, Florida is the top state for mortgage fraud and has triple "the expected amount of reported mortgage fraud and misrepresentation for its origination volume," according to the Orlando Business Journal.  Anyone can be the victim of a Central Florida mortgage scam, but the elderly are par...
05/11/2010
Walking away from your mortgage is a topic we have considered in this blog before.  Jingle Mail in Detroit: One Family's Choice stirred up a deep pot of controversy, with most who commented expressing sympathy for the family but not condoning the decision the homeowner made to abandon his home be...
04/27/2010
Home ownership!  Is it the American Dream or is it becoming the American Nightmare?  In Orlando, it depends who you ask. This spring many potential homebuyers have taken advantage of the Home Buyer's Tax Credit, set to expire April 30.   Home sales shot up 36% in March, 2010 since March, 2009 for...
04/24/2010
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