Foreclosure Mediation before the lender can get a final judgment has now been ordered by the Florida Supreme Court. The number of foreclosures filed in Florida have hit a staggering 456,000 up from the previous two years. The recession certainly has had an impact on Florida Real Estate Market, a
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12/31/2009
The old expression "Dirt Cheap" may not mean what it used to. Lots in St. Cloud, Florida are on the rise at least according to the Osceola County Tax Assessors office (at least some of them.) Certainly a rise in Assessed Value would make a seller hold a little more stead fast in their price esp
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12/30/2009
Recessions woes are far from over as concerns over rising unemployment which hit 13.3% in Osceola County, but despite rising unemployment homes sales are up 7.7% across the country and are up 5% in the south according to the National Association of Realtors. These figures are in year to year comp
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12/28/2009
Too often the holidays become more about what we want, rather than what we need. But what about the people that are truly in need and all they want is something simple and basic? I am giving something back are you? The last missing member of our family arrived yesterday making our family complet
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12/20/2009
Real or artificial? Applies to Christmas trees and home equity. There are some people who prefer the smell, and feel of real tree at Christmas. There are others who prefer the convenience and lack of clean up necessary when using an artificial tree. So how do Christmas trees and home equity
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12/18/2009
The role of REALTOR® is often one which is misunderstood. It conjures imagery of a suit claded attache carrying, fast talking snake oil salesman. But in reality, Realtors® come in all shapes and sizes. Basically we are Marketing Experts. Anyone who has tried to sell a home themselves, can attes
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12/17/2009
OLD HOMES COULD HOLD A SECRET WINDFALL- LITERALLY IN THE WINDOWS. How does a tax credit of up to $1500 sound? On top of the home buyers credit, homes with windows older than 15 years who upgrade to more energy efficient windows will also qualify for an additional tax credit. With the economy ti
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12/16/2009
Did you happen to catch this little ditty? ABC REPORTS HOME PRICES PREDICTED TO PLUNGE IN 2010 REALLY? If you have not read this please take a minute and do so. The writer seems to use a rather broad brush to paint a bleak picture. Florida is comprisedf of 64 Counties- not all are suffering to
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12/15/2009
REAL ESTATE TRENDS FOR 2010 By: Allison Stewart, Broker-Assoc, Contributing Writer If you have been following my Real Estate column in St. Cloud in The News over the past year, you may have seen some pertinent articles which addressed topics before they were all over the National News. The
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12/14/2009
St. Cloud Florida, Small businesses which the owners have worked in some cases for decades have hit hard times. But an alarming number of business owners are choosing to close their doors as opposed to selling their businesses. Of course each time this happens more people are out of work. The a
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12/12/2009
