Check out this market update including data of active, sold and pending home sales in the downtown St. Pete Pinellas County area.
Archives: June 2010
Lenders go after money lost in foreclosures
By Dina ElBoghdady Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, June 16, 2010 After the bank foreclosed on Fernando Palacios’s Gainesville home in March, he thought he was done with what he described as the most stressful financial situation of his life. The bank sold the home for far less than Palacios owed on it, as often […]
Help for Fannie and Freddie loans, New programs like HAFA & HAMP
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac just announced the introduction of their own HAFA programs. They’re both scheduled to be implemented by August 1, 2010, and the programs are very similar to HAFA in that they simplify and streamline the use of short sales and deed-in-lieu (DIL) options and use similar forms and timelines. In addition, […]
Amortization Table and Early Payoff Chart
”Click Here to Down Load Amortization Table” This is a great tool I’ve created for you to use. Download the Excel document and play around with how you could reduce your 30 mortgage by making additional principal payments. By just making an additional $100 per month principal payment you can reduce your 30 year mortgage […]
#1 in Sales and Volume for May 2010
David Price received the Top Sales Award for all Coldwell Banker agents in NE St. Pete in Units and Volume for May 2010
Lawmakers consider home tax credit extension
WASHINGTON – June 11, 2010 – Homebuyers may get an extra three months to finish qualifying for federal tax incentives that boosted home sales this spring. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Thursday he wants to give buyers until Sept. 30 to complete their purchases and qualify for tax credits of up to $8,000. […]
St. Petersburg "Photo of the week" Can you guess where this is?
St. Petersburg photo of the week is this: Whoever can tell me first where this is wins a $5 gift card to Starbucks! Leave a comment below!
Proposal: Property tax breaks for Gulf owners
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – June 9, 2010 –Gulf coast property owners impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill could get a property tax break. Gov. Charlie Crist wants that issue to be discussed as part of a special session of the Florida Legislature that he hopes to call as early as next month. Chief Financial Officer […]