John's Florida Real Estate Blog
Real estate news, opinion, and listings from Zephyrhills, Pasco County, Florida and the west central region of Florida in general. Licensed in Florida.
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2007
Thursday 11/29/07, Freddie Mac reported that the average mortgage interest rates for 30 and 15 year fixed-rate loans dropped again, by quite a bit, from last Thursday's averages. Nationally the average mortgage interest rate for 30 year fixed-rate mortgages was 6.10% (6.05% in the southeast), do...
11/29/2007
As most Floridians are aware, or should be aware, there could be changes in how the Homestead Exemption and others will function in the future in Florida. We will not know for sure until after the start of the year when voters have their say during an election in January. However, I wondered, wh...
11/27/2007
I have listed another home in the popular Zephyr Shores Mobile Home subdivision near Zephyrhills, Florida. This 2 bedroom/2 bath double-wide mobile home is being sold completely furnished. It has a south-facing Florida room that makes the whole house seem bright. The master bedroom has four clos...
11/27/2007
On 11/21/07, Freddie Mac reported that the average mortgage interest rates for 30 and 15 year fixed-rate loans were virtually unchanged from last Thursday's averages. Nationally the average mortgage interest rate for 30 year fixed-rate mortgages was 6.20% (**% in the southeast), down from 6.24% a...
11/23/2007
The US Department or Commerce reported that unexpectedly new construction of dwellings was up 3 percent last month. The largest increase since last February. However, and it is a big however, the increase was completely in the apartment construction sector. Construction of single-family homes act...
11/20/2007
As you may have read in an earlier post, several insurance companies were still asking for rate increases despite the fact that last January reforms were implemented that were supposed to LOWER rates for consumers. Regulators here have finally let Allstate Insurance speak its piece, and finally t...
11/16/2007
LAS VEGAS, November 13, 2007 What a difference five years makes. That’s the point made by NAR economists and practitioners in today’s Economic Issues and Residential Real Estate Business Trends Forum at the National Association of Realtors® 2007 REALTORS® Conference & Expo. In 2002, home sales s...
11/15/2007
ORLANDO, Fla., November 2007 – As one of the fastest growing states in the nation, Florida’s population is expected to increase by 325,000 in 2008, spurring demand for working-age and retirement housing. “Florida remains a prime destination for workers seeking new jobs and for the growing wave of...
11/15/2007
Today 11/15/07, Freddie Mac reported that the average mortgage interest rates for 30 and 15 year fixed-rate loans were virtually unchanged from last Thursday's averages. Nationally the average mortgage interest rate for 30 year fixed-rate mortgages was 6.24% (6.21% in the southeast), unchanged f...
11/15/2007
This past Friday, I received a call from some buyers who wanted to look at mobile homes in Colony Hills Subdivision, just outside of Zephyrhills, Florida. They wanted to stay between $70,000 to $80,000. It so happened that there were 4 homes on the market in that subdivision. All pretty similar i...
11/11/2007
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Real estate news, opinions, and listings from Zephyrhills, Pasco County, Florida and the west central region of Florida in general. Licensed in Florida.