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Nearly 300 housing markets across the nation were studied just over four years ago by IHS Global Insight and National City Corp (purchased by PNC Financial Services in October of 2008), in an effort to determine where the home prices were overvalued the most. The results showed that 213 cities in A [Read More]

April 10th and 11th of 2010 the very first Florida Open House will take place, all weekend long!  Over 35,000 blue balloons sporting the Realtor logo will be flying over open house mailboxes from the tip of Key West, Monroe County, Florida all the way up to the panhandle!   And what bett [Read More]

Looks like some home development in the Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida and Orlando, Orange County, Florida areas could be in our near future!  The high-speed rail project, planned to link Tampa and Orlando together, could bring some much needed jobs to the area. This $1.25 billion projec [Read More]

Lazy Lakes RV Resort in Sugarloaf Key, Monroe County, Florida was an endangered 28-acre campground not too long ago! The property was set for condo construction, but due to the recession, construction has been halted!  Many campgrounds in The Keys are looked upon as the perfect property for de [Read More]

Have you heard Elgin Boulevard (located in Spring Hill Florida) is being widened from Mariner Blvd East to Village Van Gogh.  The homes on the North side of Elgin Blvd. are either being moved or demolished to make room for the new widened highway to accommodate the increased traffic [Read More]

I was reminded a few days ago that one of the best kept secrets in he area is that Pasco and Hernando counties are home to one of the largest pigeon racing clubs in the United States. Some even call this area "Little Belgium" because the country of Belgium is know as the pigeon racin [Read More]

I'll bet that most people reading this would not believe that they could own a single-family home, on the water with direct Gulf access for under $150,000! In Hernando Beach, on Florida's Nature Coast, there are 2-bedroom homes with docks and DIRECT ACCESS to the Gulf. You can even get deep [Read More]

A few years ago, purchasing a 2000 sq. ft home was a challenge for most first time buyers. Because in the boom years, housing prices jumped 15 to 25 percent per year. In the peak year, 2006, the median price range for Florida was $ 248,000 for single family homes, $ 211,000 for condo’s. Since [Read More]

The not-for-profit corporation, Florida Association of Realtors Education Foundation, Inc., has established a new Student Scholarship program. The program is available to students whose parents are licensed realtors and/or are enrolled at a Florida School and is interested in a real estate career. [Read More]

Downtown Fort Myers just finished a 5 year redevelopment project. Starting in late 2005 all the utilities were replaced and put underground. Sewer and storm drains were replaced. They even deconstructed several of the roads to reclaim about 500,000 old bricks under the pavement. Volunteers cleaned [Read More]