Alisa Stone Herring's (thebeachpeach) Blog

    Realtor Sales Median Sales Price Statewide & Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)    4th Qrtr. 2008    4th Qrtr. 2007    % Chge    4th Qrtr. 2008    4th Qrtr. 2007    % Chge STATEWIDE* (1)       8,374 8,098     3 $136,400   $190,400 -28 Daytona Beach 170 189 -10 $176,000 $239,500 -27 Fort La...

Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty announced an approval of State Farm Insurance Florida's withdrawal from the state, but subject to several major conditions ( http://www.floir.com/pdf/SFWithdrawalPlanOrder.pdf): · State Farm Florida shall surrender its Certificate of Authority within 3...

First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit The new law raises the current maximum $7,500 first-time homebuyer tax credit to $8,000, and extends it at that level through November 30, 2009. It also eliminates any required repayment to the IRS after 36 months in the home. These enhancements apply to purchases...

Here are highlights of the new tax act that were signed into law on Monday. Most of this applies to 2009 (which you can use for 2009 tax planning), but some of it applies to 2008 as well:   First-time Homebuyer Credit: is increased to $8,000 for purchases after 12/31/08 and before 11/30/09. There...

There are quite a number of housing provisions contained in the $780 billion Economic Stimulus Package passed by Congress last week and I encourage you to read the analysis available from NAR at http://realtor.org . Congress and the President have announced that a finance and housing package (inc...

CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUEFirst-time homebuyers have exactly 285 days to buy a home if they want to pocket $8,000 tax-free. It's not long. Every homebuyer has unique circumstances, however, and specific questions. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has launched a consumer Web site w...

MIAMI - Feb. 18, 2009 - Just six months ago, with South Florida home prices in a steady fall, the decision to buy or rent was clear for many prospective homebuyers - keep on renting, of course.But these days, as the housing downturn enters another year, the question of whether the time has come t...

If you're thinking of buying a home, there could be a big bonus for you, in the bill that's now before Congress. Among its many provisions is a $7,500 tax credit for first time home buyers.   "It gives people who are sitting on the fence or who have inadequate funds for closing costs an incentive...

Farewell to 'for sale by owner'? The real-estate wipeout's collateral damage on listings Web sites. By Ian Mount February 10, 2009: 9:01 AM ET (Fortune Small Business) -- Not long ago, for sale by owner (FSBO) Web sites were heralded as a fresh entrepreneurial wave that was going to upend the sta...

The following pictures from February 2009 show the progress being made by the construction team on the new airport.   The New PFN: Project Updates