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economy: Fix Housing, Fix the Economy - 02/12/09 02:49 PM
We all know a housing stimulus is absolutely necessary in order to get the economy going again, but the Senate unfortunately doesn't agree. The shot down the proposed $15,000 home buyer tax credit, which would have helped get more buyers off the fence. The $7500 first time home buyer credit simply was not doing what it was created to do so the National Association of Realtors lobbied Washington to give all homeowners a tax credit of $15,000. The $15,000 coupled with lower interest rates could be the stimulus needed to get the housing market back in check. Simply lowering the interest … (0 comments)
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economy: Be Thankful - 11/05/08 12:40 PM
It is now November in Florida and the temperature is cooling a little, the humidity is better, mosquitos numbers are a little down. I find myself thinking more and more about what I have to be thankful for. With the economy in turmoil, I think back to how different things were a little over two years ago. The housing boom was in full swing and jobs were plentiful. The population, for the most part, was happy and worry-free. I was one of the worry-free people who was prospering and never thought the housing decline would affect the overall economy as badly … (0 comments)
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economy: Foreclosure Rates are Slowing in Florida - 07/18/08 05:45 PM
The good news is the rate of foreclosures in Florida seems to have slowed down a bit. The bad news is filings still rose 8% from May. June's foreclosure number topped out at 40,351, which is one in every 211 homes in Florida. According to Realty Trac, who publishes one of the largest foreclosure and bank-owned databases, California and Florida are ranked among the top 10 in the nation for the number of foreclosures (California had 68,666 filings in June). Miami ranked number 15, but fortunately Tampa/St. Pete did not make the top 20. As the short sales numbers go up, … (0 comments)
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