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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2009
Today, 10/22/09, Freddie Mac reported that the average mortgage interest rate for 30 year fixed-rate mortgages was 5.00% (5.01% in the southeast), up from 4.92% a week ago. The average interest rate for 15 year fixed-rate mortgages was 4.43%, up from 4.37% last week. A year ago the 30 year rate w...
10/22/2009
Just a quick reminder that early in the morning on November 1, 2009, Daylight Saving Time will end. Time to "fall back" again. So mark your calendars, and before you go to bed that Saturday, be sure to set back your alarm clocks. Grab that extra hour of sleep! Before you know it we will be settin...
10/19/2009
As many of you may know, I work in an area that has a lot of winter residences. In the spring, many owners do a lot of work to prepare their homes for the summer when they will be living back up north. I have a brochure you can download for hints as to what you can do to get your home ready. Just...
10/18/2009
Here are some of the activities that will be taking place at the Colony Hills Mobile Home Community in November 2009. This is a very active subdivision so these events promise to be great ways to spend some time and enjoy our wonderful Florida weather. Colony Hills Annual Patio Sale Saturday,...
10/17/2009
When I first moved to the Zephyrhills and Pasco County in 1982 it was still pretty much a quiet part of the state. Much of that ambience still remains. However, in several ways it has grown and improved. We have more schools, a community college, more subdivisions & inhabitants, etc. Time marches...
10/17/2009
This is a podcast from the NAR's Chief Economist Lawrence Yun, explaining the importance of extending and expanding the First-Time Buyers Tax Credit of up to $8,000 that is about to expire on November 30, 2009. To hear this audio podcast CLICK HERE The tax credit is important to buyers since it ...
10/16/2009
By this time almost all of you have heard of Staging. Staging is preparing your home so it shows well when you are trying to sell it. Think of it as just another word for decorating, but decorating to appeal to the general public, not just to your own personal tastes. One of the biggest problems ...
10/15/2009
Today, 10/15/09, Freddie Mac reported that the average mortgage interest rate for 30 year fixed-rate mortgages was 4.92% (4.94% in the southeast), up from 4.87% a week ago. The average interest rate for 15 year fixed-rate mortgages was 4.37%, up from 4.33% last week. A year ago the 30 year rate w...
10/15/2009
First it was the "good hands people" who used those hands to wrap them around our throats. Then it was "the good neighbor people" who cried poverty and fled Florida, getting concessions from the state along the way and dragging their feet when asked to supply the Florida Office of Insurance Regu...
10/11/2009
A couple of years after I started blogging for my real estate business, I wanted a way to target a specific group in my area. Here they were the baby-boomers who were retiring to Zephyrhills,Florida. Though many were going to my blogs to search for homes, find community links, etc. The blog did n...
10/10/2009
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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.