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Archive for November, 2006

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Thursday, November 30th, 2006

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How rich is Sarasota you ask?

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

Counting the Lexuses, BMWs and Mercedes on U.S. 41? This might save you time. One out of eight of the people keeping you company at the stoplights have a household net worth of $1 million or more, not counting their main home. If you think that is a good thing, stick around. By the year […]

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Housing design trends of the past and future

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla. – Nov. 30, 2006 – Want to avoid owning a white elephant when it’s time to sell your home? Know what housing design features have lasting value, then renovate with an eye to the future and you’ll make more when your home hits the market.
 
The U.S. Census Department’s 30-year report on […]

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SELLER STRATEGIES

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

An increasing number of sellers are slashing their asking prices to generate interest, pushing down the median price. In Sarasota-Bradenton, for example, the median price went to $277,900 from $340,700 during the year-over-year period ended in October. Economist Stan Geberer of Fishkind and Associates notes that most homeowners who sell this year after making purchases […]

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Landlords often misunderstand fair credit law

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

Many landlords don’t understand their responsibilities under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and that could get them in trouble as a result, says Scott Brueggeman, publisher of CompleteLandlord.com.
The law, which is enforced by the Federal Trade Commission, is designed to promote accuracy and ensure the privacy of the information used in consumer reports. It doesn’t […]

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30-year mortgage rates drop to 10-month low

Monday, November 27th, 2006

WASHINGTON – Nov. 27, 2006 — Mortgage rates around the country fell last week, with rates on 30-year mortgages sinking to their lowest level in 10 months.
 
Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, reported Wednesday that 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages averaged 6.18 percent last week.
 
That’s down from 6.24 percent two weeks ago and was the lowest rate since […]

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HOUSING MARKET GOING TO DOGS - LITERALLY

Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006

 
Doggie Mansions, a company in West Palm Beach that builds designer doghouses priced from $10,500 to $100,000, is offering 10 percent commissions to real estate professionals who make the sale. Partners (and dog lovers) Stacy Small and Donald Gorbach, a veteran real estate practitioner, started the company last summer and quickly realized the value of […]

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SARASOTA COUNTY — It took nearly 15 years and a half-dozen proposals, but the county has finally found something it wants at Interstate 75 and University Parkway: a mini-city featuring the region’s biggest mall, 1,750 homes and a trolley system to take homeowners and shoppers to upscale stores.
As it finally won approval for University Town […]

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