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2015
Pensacola Florida Homes for sale in 32503, 32504, 32514, Housing trust funds get boost in state budget Fla. lawmakers are poised to vote on a $78.7 billion state budget tomorrow. It includes $175M for affordable housing – the highest amount in eight years. Read more. Helpful Links Sign...
07/18/2015
Pensacola Florida Homes for sale in 32503, 32504, 32514, New policy: Reverse mortgage spouses keep the house Consumer advocates praised a new federal policy adjustment to the reverse mortgage program that allows surviving spouses to remain after a borrower's death. Read more. Helpful Lin...
07/18/2015
Pensacola Florida Homes for sale in 32503, 32504, 32514, Real estate Q&A: Creative mortgage may be too risky An investor offers to sell a home to a renter using a "wraparound mortgage," where the seller keeps his mortgage and the buyer makes the payment. Good idea? Read more. Helpful Lin...
07/17/2015
Pensacola Florida Homes for sale in 32503, 32504, 32514, U.S. regulators limit mortgage business for 6 banks JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank, HSBC, Santander and EverBank haven't fully complied with mortgage regulations, says a Treasury Dept. office. Read more. Helpful Links Sig...
07/17/2015
Pensacola Florida Homes for sale in 32503, 32504, 32514, Foreclosure backlog eases, lenders take more homes RealtyTrac: Fla. still has more homes in foreclosure than anywhere in the country, but the number of closed cases rose sharply in May. Read more. Helpful Links Sign up for our Mo...
07/16/2015
Pensacola Florida Homes for sale in 32503, 32504, 32514, New policy: Reverse mortgage spouses keep the house Consumer advocates praised a new federal policy adjustment to the reverse mortgage program that allows surviving spouses to remain after a borrower's death. Read more. Helpful...
07/15/2015
Pensacola Florida Homes for sale in 32503, 32504, 32514, New policy: Reverse mortgage spouses keep the house Consumer advocates praised a new federal policy adjustment to the reverse mortgage program that allows surviving spouses to remain after a borrower's death. Read more. Helpful Lin...
07/15/2015
Pensacola, 32503, 32504, 32514, Average 30-year mortgage rates top 4% It's the highest rate this year and the first time FRMs topped 4% since 2014. Will they keep going up? Most Bankrate.com experts (80%) say "yes." Read more. Helpful Links Sign up for our Monthly Newsletter Local Happ...
07/13/2015
Pensacola, 32503, 32504, 32514, Home starts drop in May but building permits surge An April uptick in home starts was hard to beat; May numbers decreased by 11.1%. But building permits - a sign of future activity - hit highest level since 2007. Read more. Helpful Links Sign up for our ...
07/12/2015
Pensacola, 32503, 32504, 32514, Builders Standard Pacific, Ryland Group to merge The all-stock transaction would create a single homebuilder with operations in 17 states and an equity market capitalization of about $5.2 billion. Read more. Helpful Links Sign up for our Monthly Newslett...
07/12/2015