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The short-sale wrinkle - Holders of secondary financing can derail process
08 April 10 03:27 PM
Are you wondering why it takes so long to get short sales approved? The real reasons may be very different from what you might believe. It would seem when prices are down and millions of homeowners owe more than their home is worth that it is in everyone's Read More...
Freddie Mac Eases Rules for Some Florida Condos
02 April 10 07:24 PM
Freddie Mac Eases Rules for Some Florida Condos Freddie Mac said on Wednesday it would relax some rules that have made it harder to get mortgages for condominium units in Florida. The move could make it easier for some owners to sell their units. Last Read More...
New Foreclosure Prevention Plan Announced
26 March 10 02:34 PM
President Obama is announcing an expansion of foreclosure-prevent tactics, including a plan to reduce principal balances and special aid for unemployed borrowers. The bulk of the responsibility for carrying out the new program will be assigned to the Read More...
How the Subprime Mortgage Mess Began
03 October 08 01:46 PM
The federal government made the subprime mortgage mess inevitable when it imposed social engineering rules on private mortgage contracts. The long process began with the 1975 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA), the 1977 Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) Read More...
Best Idea Yet for Property Tax Reform - Wake Up and do something about it!!
22 November 07 10:02 AM
There is no doubt we NEED Tax Reform! There is no doubt that our Legislature in Florida has FAILED to do anything meaningful! We need HELP!!! Property Owners pay more than their share of taxes. Non-Homestead Property Owners are penalized with outlandish Read More...

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