growth: Florida Growth Management Initiative - Let Citizens Decide Local Growth Management Plans - 05/20/08 02:21 PM
The Florida Growth Management Initiative Giving Citizens the Right to Decide Local Growth Management Plan Changes is a wonderful referendum sponsored by the Floridians for Smarter Growth, Inc. under Chairperson Clarence Anthony (Tampa, FL). Article II, Section 7 provides for the voting upon this referendum by voters in the 2008 general (0 comments)
growth: Florida Residential Growth, Impact Fees, And Local Government Planning - 05/20/08 02:03 PM
Local governments are being hit with a heavy economic burden with the slowdown in residential real estate. Sizeable reductions in new home construction and demands from the state of Florida requiring local governments to cut back their budgets are taking their toll. Fewer permits being pulled for new home construction means (0 comments)
growth: Central Florida Real Estate Market Downturn - Economic Variables & Causes - 05/20/08 01:51 PM
The residential real estate market in Central Florida has been good since the last recession that occurred in 1991. The real estate market was red hot for a six month window between April to September, 2005. I had never witnessed such phenomenal price increases in my entire 30 years as a (0 comments)