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Florida launches statewide program to help Florida’s hardest hit homeowners avoid foreclosure

Florida launches statewide program to help Florida’s hardest hit homeowners avoid foreclosure

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – April 19, 2011 – A $1 billion program expected to help 40,000 Floridians stave off foreclosure opened statewide Monday, setting off a first-come, first-served rush for government-aided mortgage payments. The Florida Hardest Hit Fund program, administered by the Florida Housing Finance Corp., is designed to aid unemployed homeowners by paying their mortgages [...] Read more

Florida’s existing condo sales UP in 3Q 2010

Florida’s existing condo sales up in 3Q 2010 Related: NAR: 3Q metro area home prices hold during post credit sales decline. ORLANDO, Fla. – Nov. 11, 2010 – Sales of existing condominiums in Florida rose 15 percent in third quarter 2010 compared to the same period a year earlier, according to the latest housing statistics [...] Read more

‘Distressed’ property in Florida: short sales, foreclosures..

How to know if you are a good match for a distressed property… distressed: foreclosure, short sale, needs ‘tlc’ and fixer upper 1. Almost all distress sales are sold as is. You have right to inspect, but what ‘as is’ means…seller is not taking responsibility nor promising to make repairs, replacements or upgrades, prior to [...] Read more

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