Florida’s existing home, condo sales rise in May 2011
ORLANDO, Fla. – June 21, 2011 – Florida’s existing home and existing condo sales rose in May, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®. Existing home sales increased 3 percent last month with a total of 17,228 homes sold statewide compared to 16,790 homes sold in May 2010, according to Florida Realtors. [...]
Bradenton/Sarasota Beach Watch: Week 1
So many of you out there are calling and e-mailing asking about our beaches here in South West Florida. I decided to start a blog about Bradenton Sarasota, in general, but every time I blog there will be an update on the beach-the water- our sand. I went down to the beach yesterday with my [...]
Nine consecutive gains for pending home sales
WASHINGTON – Dec. 1, 2009 – Pending home sales have risen for nine months in a row, a first for the series of the index since its inception in 2001, according to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contracts signed in October, increased 3.7 percent [...]
Florida’s existing home, condo sales up in 3Q 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. – Nov. 10, 2009 – Sales of existing single-family homes in Florida rose 33 percent in third quarter 2009 compared to the same period a year earlier, according to the latest housing statistics from Florida Realtors®. A total of 44,345 existing homes sold statewide in 3Q 2009; during the same period the year [...]
Senate panel OKs extension for home buyers’ credit
Senate panel OKs extension for home buyers’ credit WASHINGTON – Oct. 29, 2009 – Senators reached a compromise to extend the $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers, a boost the housing industry expects will help it pull out of its two-year-old downturn. Lawmakers in Washington also added a $6,500 tax credit for other primary-home [...]
$8000 Tax Credit May Not Be Extended
WASHINGTON (AP) – Oct. 21, 2009 – Key congressional leaders want to extend the tax credit for first-time homebuyers beyond its scheduled end-of-November expiration despite complaints of fraud and Obama administration concerns about the costs. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan says the administration is not sold on the idea. For the past several [...]
Florida’s consumer confidence rises as economic fears ease
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Sept. 30, 2009 – Belief that a national economic recovery is under way boosted Florida’s consumer confidence three points to 74 in September, according to a new University of Florida survey. “I think Florida consumers are buying into the argument that the worst of the recession is over and we have avoided [...]
Florida home sales up, prices down
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Sept. 29, 2009 – Activity is picking up at a number of real estate firms in Southwest Florida and the rest of the state. “We’re busy,” said Laurie Zobel, owner of Zobel Real Estate, located in Port Charlotte since 1979. “We’re getting a lot of calls on various types of real [...]
Florida is a leading contender for high-speed rail funding
TAMPA – Sept. 29, 2009 – As key political factors fall in place, Tampa, Lakeland and Orlando are leading contenders to launch the nation’s first true high-speed rail corridor, with 150 mph trains running by 2014. On Friday, 40 states will file detailed high-speed rail project applications with the Federal Railroad Administration. In December, President [...]
First-time buyers race to qualify for $8K federal tax credit
LOS ANGELES – Sept 10, 2009 – First-time homebuyers have just 12 weeks to find and close on a home to qualify for the $8,000 federal tax credit by Nov. 30 – before the Dec. 1, 2009, deadline. Those just beginning the process will have to beat the average time it takes to buy a [...]
