by admin | Nov 6, 2008 | News
NEW YORK – Nov. 6, 2008 – President-elect Barack Obama is inheriting the worst housing recession in a generation, and the proposals he outlined on the campaign trail won’t fix it, so there will be many tough decisions ahead. His plan includes a 10 percent mortgage tax...
by admin | Nov 3, 2008 | News
Homeowners facing foreclosure need information, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development offers a one-stop shop online that can help. “The Guide to Avoiding Foreclosure is an easy-to-use site allowing users to quickly search information specific...
by admin | Oct 31, 2008 | News
NEW YORK – Oct. 31, 2008 – Plunging real-estate values have made it an opportune time for older homeowners to give property to their children, while realizing big savings on gift and estate taxes. They can do this by moving the home out of their estate with a...
by admin | Oct 31, 2008 | News
WASHINGTON – Oct. 31, 2008 – Rates on 30-year mortgages spiked this week as the tumult in financial markets continued to be felt in housing finance. Mortgage giant Freddie Mac reported Thursday that 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages averaged 6.46% this week, up from 6.04%...
by admin | Oct 30, 2008 | News
OCALA, Fla. – Oct. 30, 2008 – After looking at five houses in the past several months, Matt and Carrie Geiger made an offer on a home in the Ashton neighborhood in Gainesville a day after it came on the market. They were motivated to buy in the neighborhood near...
by admin | Oct 30, 2008 | News
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Oct. 30, 2008 – Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles Bronson is reminding consumers whose homes contain a polybutylene pipe system that time is running out to file a claim in a nationwide class-action settlement. Many...
