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2016
Pensacola, Pace and Gulf Breeze Homes for sale: Main Street to My Street 32503, 32504, 32514, HUD: Final rule on religious liberty protectionsReligious affiliation won't be considered in HUD's provider funding decisions, but there are tighter rules for "explicitly" banned behaviors toward benefi...
05/08/2016
Pensacola, Pace and Gulf Breeze Homes for sale: Main Street to My Street 32503, 32504, 32514, Fannie Mae debuts loan option for 'green' retrofitsBuyers who want green home options, such as solar panels, can now buy a non-green home, upgrade it and roll the installation cost into their mortgage. ...
05/07/2016
Pensacola, Pace and Gulf Breeze Homes for sale: Main Street to My Street 32503, 32504, 32514, Fla. Supreme Court OK's solar ballot proposalA proposed constitutional amendment sponsored by power companies will be on the Nov. ballot, but a consumer-backed one failed to secure enough signatures. Re...
05/06/2016
Pensacola, Pace and Gulf Breeze Homes for sale: Main Street to My Street 32503, 32504, 32514, A property-tax trap for mortgage borrowersBuyers - especially first-timers - often check out "How much house can I afford?" websites but forget that property taxes get tacked onto monthly payments. Read...
05/06/2016
Pensacola, Pace and Gulf Breeze Homes for sale: Main Street to My Street 32503, 32504, 32514, Which Fla. metros are best for rental investing?RealtyTrac report compares counties based on 2016 rental changes, gross rental yields and annual investment returns. In Alachua, for example, return is 10...
05/05/2016
Pensacola, Pace and Gulf Breeze Homes for sale: Main Street to My Street 32503, 32504, 32514, Mortgage rates almost unchanged this weekThe average rate on a 30-year FRM this week was 3.71% - a negligible increase over last week's 3.70% - and most experts predict similar results next week. Read m...
05/04/2016
Pensacola, Pace and Gulf Breeze Homes for sale: Main Street to My Street 32503, 32504, 32514, Yellen downplays short-term interest rate increaseAdjustable mortgage rates may not go up in April after all. While a few Fed members hinted otherwise, the Fed chair made it clear yesterday that she's i...
05/04/2016
Pensacola, Pace and Gulf Breeze Homes for sale: Main Street to My Street 32503, 32504, 32514, Trends: More Americans heading southCensus Bureau: For almost 100 years, relocating Americans tended to move toward the Pacific, but a shift finds them moving to Fla., Texas and the Carolinas. Read more...
05/03/2016
Pensacola, Pace and Gulf Breeze Homes for sale: Main Street to My Street 32503, 32504, 32514, NAR: pending home sales up 3.5%The index that gauges U.S. homes under contract rose to its highest level in seven months, and it would probably be higher if the market had more listings. Read more. Si...
05/02/2016
Pensacola, Pace and Gulf Breeze Homes for sale: Main Street to My Street 32503, 32504, 32514, The best time to charge your phoneA new study suggests that, in general, if you want your phone to charge faster, let the battery dip super low before you plug it in. Read more. Sign up for our Monthl...
05/02/2016