orange park fl real estate: Workshop to Help First-Time Home Buyers at UNF
- 06/04/09 08:41 AM
I felt this was important and wanted to share.JACKSONVILLE, FL -- U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez has teamed up with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to offer a first-time home buyer forum to provide information about first-time home buyer programs. It says the program will provide information about first-time home buyer programs, FHA loans, tax credits, and credit counseling. The forum will be held this Saturday, June 6th, 2009 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the University of North Florida. An RSVP is required to attend the forum because of limited space. If you are interested in attending, (0 comments)
orange park fl real estate: Pending home sales jump 6.7 percent, Jacksonville Fl Business Journal
- 06/03/09 01:22 AM
Lower prices and attractive mortgage rates are breathing new life into housing, with one measure of sales posting its fourth increase in the last five months. Pending sales of existing homes, or contracts signed but not closed, rose 6.7 percent in April, according to the National Association of Realtors. April's pending sales were up 3.2 percent from a year ago, the NAR says. The biggest increase in April was in the Northeast, where pending sales jumped 32.6 percent from the previous month. The NAR's pending home sales index is a forward looking gauge, and the group cautions that it is more (0 comments)