real estate: Tropical Storm Erika 2015 Thursday Night Update - 08/27/15 01:33 PM
Latest forecast advisory has Erika just off the coast of the Palm Beaches by Sunday afternoon. Keep an eye on it and make preparations now.
At 1100 PM AST (0300 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Erika was
located near latitude 16.6 North, longitude 65.3 West. Erika is
moving toward the west near 17 mph (28 km/h). A turn to the
west-northwest is anticipated on Friday, and this general motion is
expected to continue through Saturday. On the
forecast track, the center of Erika will move near Puerto Rico
during the next several hours and move near or over the
Dominican Republic on Friday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 45 … (0 comments)

real estate: Follow up to Bank of America Short Sale Program - 05/24/12 10:55 PM
This is a follow up post to my previous posts from late 2011 regarding the Bank of America Florida Incentive Short Sale Pilot program that was introduced for a limited time at the end of last year. There was a lot of skepticism surrounding the program and how it would actually work and if this was just Bank of America fishing for information. The theme of the program was asking homeowners to volunteer for a short sale program and if they qualified they would receive a complete forgiveness of the mortgage loan debt and incentive money back at closing. Sound to good … (0 comments)

real estate: Top Headlines in Real Estate - LinkedIn - 01/27/12 01:20 AM
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real estate: Real Estate Market Update - December 2011 - 12/14/11 03:31 PM
December 2011 Market Update One of the key drivers of homes sales, the employment rate, is beginning to show promising signs of a turnaround. The four-week average for jobless claims, as of November 19, was 394,250, a drop of 3,250 from the previous four weeks, and at the lowest levels since April. Consumer confidence also rose 15 points in the last month, and is now at its highest point since July of this year. Eric Green, Chief Market Economist at TD Securities Inc. said, "The trend remains very constructive. Jobless claims are back below 400,000, which seems to be the pivot … (0 comments)

real estate: Bank of America Florida Short Sale Incentive Program Extended!!! - 12/01/11 08:12 AM
Bank of America has just extened the Florida Enhanced Short Sale Assistance Program to December 12, 2011. The program was previously set to expire November 30, 2011.
Read my previous blog post for a more in depth description of the program.
When BOA first rolled this program out in September of this year, I have to admit that a lot of professionals had their doubts on the sincerity of this Bank of America program. There have been many promises made by BOA and other lenders and servicers to simplify the short sale process or offer incentives to homeowners that are eventually reversed … (1 comments)