Jeanette Igoe's (jigoe5) Blog

There are four major benefits of public transportation to Florida: Environmental, Economic, Energy Independence, and Quality of Life (a healthy alternative to fighting traffic congestion).In coming editions of the Florida Transit Advocate, we will exploring each of these and describing ways that ...

Thursday, August 26th, 2010, 3:00 pm When adjusted for square footage of properties, home prices increased at one of slowest rates in a decade between May and June of this year, according to data released Thursday - buttressing analysts' warnings that home prices in many key real estate markets c...

Written by Wendy Roth    Tuesday, 24 August 2010 If I sent you a present, you'd send me a thank-you note, right? Not just to say thanks (even if you hated it), but also to let me know it got to you safely and because we're friends. So, when people buy from your online store or sign up for your e...

Posted on Mon, Aug. 23, 2010 Embracing the 'new normal' BY JANE WOOLDRIDGEjwooldridge@MiamiHerald.com Welcome to the ``new normal.'' That was the message from Florida economic boosters and business people last week on a forum arranged by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. Just what that ``ne...

Dear AEs and Board Presidents, Tomorrow morning Florida Realtors will announce that effective 8/23/2010 The Gulf Coast Claims Facility has set aside an emergency fund for eligible real estate licensees, who suffered specified loss of income as a result of the Deepwater Horizon Spill.  This fund w...

Waterfront, River Access, Imperial River Bonita Springs, You could build 2 homes, common wall, 2 docks. Located approximately 2 miles from the bay by boat, and 20 minutes to the finest white beaches in Florida. Fishing and Boating community, room for 2 docks on this seawalled property, only 50-75...

Air conditioning rebates start Aug. 30A/C replacement could net $1,500BY LAURA RUANE · lruane@news-press.com • August 23, 2010 runs through Dec. 31, or until $15 million in federal stimulus money runs out.What's cool about this program is that some consumers will manage to stack this rebate atop ...

Political bickering puts legislation in danger As the summer winds to a close, and people - including members of the U.S. Senate - get back to work, I have a request: Senators, stop your bickering and help small businesses get the money they need. On Sept. 13, lawmakers return to Washington after...

"McMansions just look and feel out of place today, given the more cautious environment everyone's living in," said one real estate expert.http://www.cnbc.com/id/38757287/

If you're hoping to pick up a housing bargain, a new report that ranks the best and worst markets for conservative residential real estate investors might interest you. Durham, N.C., Indianapolis and Huntsville, Ala., are some of the best locales currently, according to the first Investor Suitabi...