by admin | Oct 24, 2008 | News
ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 24, 2008 – For the first time in almost three years, Florida’s existing home sales rose in September, noting a 24 percent increase in activity in the year-to-year comparison; last month’s sales of existing condos statewide increased 11 percent in...
by admin | Oct 24, 2008 | News
Florida saw a drop in monthly foreclosures in October, but Orange County saw in an increase in pre-foreclosures, according to Foreclosures.com. Orange County reported 4,877 pre-foreclosure filings in October, 11 percent higher than the 4,387 filed a month prior,...
by admin | Oct 24, 2008 | News
WASHINGTON – Oct. 24, 2008 – Federal regulators told Congress Thursday they’re working on a plan that could help many distressed homeowners escape foreclosure in a global financial crisis that Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan warned will get worse before...
by admin | Oct 24, 2008 | News
Travelers looking for alternatives to hotels have helped grow the vacation rental market to a $24.3 billion industry, according to a new study. Sherman, Conn.-based travel research group PhocusWright Inc. conducted the study, which forecasts that online vacation...
by admin | Oct 24, 2008 | News
WASHINGTON (AP) – Oct. 24, 2008 – Rates on 30-year U.S. mortgages dropped sharply this week, falling to the lowest level in five weeks. Mortgage giant Freddie Mac reported Thursday that 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages averaged 6.04% this week, down from 6.46% last week....