Kathleen "Kat"'s Blog

How important is the housing industry in Florida? And what impact will it have if the state makes a change in the way it taxes real estate? A 56-page report released by FAR has some answers. Researched by NAR, the report, "Effect of Policy Changes on Homeownership - Focus: Florida," provides an o...

What is going to happen to the values of condominiums when the homeowners association goes bankrupt?  We hear about foreclosures, but those are just the tip of the iceberg.  As developers begin to walk away from unfinished communities, or refuse to continue to contribute to the HOA many condo own...

It's been a long time since I've heard the jokes about people being sold Florida Swamp land.  But it sure was a popular theme not so many years ago...  Even Dinsney World was once know as a swamp. Well I had a very interesting Date of Death Appraisasal that I completed for an estate.  The date of...

So did your taxes go down this year?  Why not?  It looks like it may be a long time before the Assessor catches up with all of the dirty sales that are on the books.  These frauds and flips are hitting all of us taxpayers right in our pocket book.  So the bad guys go to jail, nice but we're still...

August 2008 Real Estate Market has shown continued price declines for Fort Myers, Florida.  Although there were a spike in 1st Quarter sales the ongoing sales volume remains low.   No attempt was made to verify the data for possible seller concessions or fraud.  These Market trends taken from Rap...

It seems very timely that Judge Roger W. Titus United States District Judge would publish a opinion in the case of Harold H Huggins Realty, Inc., et al. vs FNC, Inc. in advance of the deadline for Appraisers to agree to FNC's Appraisal Ports new user agreement which will become effective 9/13/200...