Vineyards Properties Blog

With low home prices and ultra-low interest rates, the housing market offers "perhaps the best deals of a generation." Read The Full Article

NAR: The index fell 4.6% to 84.5 in Sept. from 88.6 in Aug. 2011, but it's 6.4% higher than Sept. 2010's 79.4. Read The Full Article

AP poll: 73% of retiring boomers prefer to stay close to family and grandkids, but 13% want to move to a new state. Read The Full Article

UF: While the nation's confidence took a dip in Oct., Floridians' attitudes fell only one point since Sept. Read The Full Article

PwC US and ULI: While a few cities with 24-hour transportation hubs will grow, overall recovery will happen slowly. Read The Full Article

NAR released a new five-point housing plan to help the markets, and sent it to Congress and President Obama. Read The Full Article

Dept. of Revenue is taking a closer look at tax calculation; some brokers worry it will raise taxes and slow rebound. Read The Full Article

The administration again tinkered with its foreclosure aid program, nixing some appraisals and removing LTV ceilings. Read The Full Article

Darla Furst from Sarasota will serve as FREC chair starting next month; Chip Boring of Sebring will serve as vice chair. Read The Full Article

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Existing home and condo sales both up 10% over year ago; statewide condo median price up 7%. National sales slip 3%. Read The Full Article

AMX study: Neighborhoods with small businesses saw real estate prices rise 50% more in 14 years than those without. Read The Full Article

Money is earmarked for community development and workforce housing through four HUD programs. Read The Full Article

About 23,000 non-native snails have been found so far. Officials hope homeowners will help stop the spread. Read The Full Article

In an era of foreclosures, buyers focus on financial reasons for purchasing, but ownership has emotional rewards too. Read The Full Article

Tenant says accommodations were not made for her chronic respiratory problem caused by smoke from nearby apartments. Read The Full Article

Trulia study: Women also had higher asking prices but fewer listings; in Fla., however, gender differences are minor. Read The Full Article

Wells Fargo economists: State rebounding faster than nation, but it also fell further. Second recession unlikely. Read The Full Article

The 65.1% 2010 rate is surpassed only by 66.2% in 2000. Punta Gorda is No. 2 city nationally with 79.7% ownership. Read The Full Article

Nine Fla. agencies receive $2.4M to investigate allegations of discrimination and promote equal housing opportunities. Read The Full Article

Officials and industry leaders, including NAR, met at a Washington forum to discuss solutions to nation's housing crisis. Read The Full Article

Realtor optimism about today's existing home market is a bit stronger than it's been over most of the past three years. Read The Full Article

Realtors urge long-term reform, however, since flood insurance program expires again in just six weeks: Nov 18, 2011. Read The Full Article

As expected, the cutoff point where a gov't-backed conventional loan becomes a jumbo loan dropped lower on Oct. 1. Read The Full Article