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Real Estate Agent - CENTURY 21 Bill Nye Realty, Inc.
Real estate news, opinion, and listings from Zephyrhills, Pasco County, Florida and the west central region of Florida in general. Licensed in Florida.

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2009 

This year's Little Everglades Steeplechase will take place at the Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City, Florida on Sunday, March 8th. If you are interested in horses this may be an event that you would like to attend. Many people have told me how much they have enjoyed it in past years. There wil...
02/28/2009
 Let's face it, buying a home can be a daunting experience. And even if you have purchased one in the past, things have changed a lot lately. New ways of financing, new regulations, new contract forms, etc. I was at a meeting today at the county offices and I got some information that I thought y...
02/26/2009
Today 2/26/09 Freddie Mac reported that the average mortgage interest rate for 30 year fixed-rate mortgages was 5.07% (5.14% in the southeast), up from 5.04% a week ago. The average interest rate for 15 year fixed-rate mortgages was 4.68%, unchanged from last week. A year ago the 30 year rate was...
02/26/2009
Let this furnished 2 bedroom/2 bath mobile in the Zephyr Shores subdivision be your sunshine state refuge. It utilizes space well due to its "split bedroom" plan.  In addition to the comfortable living space in the main area of the home, you also get a sunny Florida room  with heat and A/C vents...
02/25/2009
A few weeks back I wrote that State Farm said it could not make money on property insurance in Florida and therefore would not be renewing its current policies here. It is my understanding that they will continue to write other types of coverage, auto, health, etc. (Just my opinion, but that look...
02/23/2009
Main Street Zephyrhills has announced that from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM on  Saturday, March 28, 2009, Zephyrhills Saturday Nite Cruise will take place in downtown Zephyrhills, Florida. Activities will include: Food 50/50 Raffle Music Cars, Cars, and MORE Cars For more information you can call 813-780...
02/21/2009
Today, 2/19/09,  Freddie Mac announced that the average mortgage interest rate for 30 year fixed-rate mortgages was 5.04% (5.10% in the southeast), down from 5.16% a week ago. The average interest rate for 15 year fixed-rate mortgages was 4.68%, down from 4.81% last week. A year ago the 30 year r...
02/19/2009
It is being reported that the Florida Department of Health is considering making it a requirement that septic system inspections be made when homes that are not connected to public or private sewers are sold. Supposedly this is to limit the amount of nitrogen getting into the soil. Of course this...
02/17/2009
Yesterday, 2/12/09,  Freddie Mac announced that the average mortgage interest rate for 30 year fixed-rate mortgages was 5.16% (5.13% in the southeast), down from 5.25% a week ago. The average interest rate for 15 year fixed-rate mortgages was 4.81%, down from 4.92% last week. A year ago the 30 ye...
02/13/2009
In a few weeks or months, many of you will be returning to your summer residences up north. A couple of years ago I saw a very interesting article that listed hints for closing up your home at the end of the winter season. I contacted the author of the work, and he was kind enough to let me give ...
02/09/2009
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Real estate news, opinions, and listings from Zephyrhills, Pasco County, Florida and the west central region of Florida in general. Licensed in Florida.