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What Is the Difference Between Housing Repossession and Foreclosure?

Housing repossession and foreclosure are legal processes that both refer to a creditor taking away your home. These processes are similar, but they have significant differences.   "Foreclosure refers to the process that…
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Florida Real Estate Is Booming

Here's news the mainstream media will ignore or shoo to the back pages but facts are facts: The residential land market in Florida is "very strong as a result of the improving economy, combined with the continued influx of almost 1,000 people…
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Home Prices Up Again in March by 7 Percent

In March, Half of the Nation's Top 50 Markets Were Considered Overvalued. CoreLogic® (NYSE: CLGX), a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today released the CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI™)…
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South Florida construction starts on the rise in February

Commercial spending was up 99% to $775M. Residential and commercial construction starts in South Florida are picking up momentum. In February, construction spending was up 81 percent to nearly $1.5 billion compared to the previous year,…
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Design Makes a Difference in Affordable Housing

Shared housing, modular construction are among the growing trends helping reduce the costs of new and rehab development. In 2018, renters in Queens, N.Y., will be able to move into a furnished bedroom at a new apartment tower in the Long…
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Peek Under the Hat of Florida's Fabulous Stetson Mansion

The name Stetson conjures up more images of wide-open prairies and rugged cowboys than it does of luxury living, but this Gilded Age mansion proves that it might be able to go both ways. The Stetson Mansion in Deland, FL—the winter…
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Proposed tax plan could lead to housing recession, says home builders association CEO

  The tax plan unveiled today by Republicans in the House of Representatives could lead to a housing recession, according to National Association of Home Builders CEO Jerry Howard. Howard said his members were "irate" about a proposed…
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Fla.’s Housing Market: Median Prices Up in 3Q 2017

Florida’s housing market in third quarter 2017 showed the impact of Hurricane Irma, which made landfall in the Keys on Sept. 10. ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 2, 2017 – Florida’s housing market in third quarter 2017 showed the impact of…
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Which States Do Home Buyers Want to Move to—and From?

Sky-high home prices and bank account–draining cost of living might finally be driving folks out of the most expensive cities. When well-paid tech professionals and Wall Street hotshots have trouble affording Silicon Valley and New York,…
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The Florida Real Estate Market: Was It a Good Investment in 2017?

Are you an investor who’s considering buying a house in Florida? Wondering where your money would yield the highest return?   According to ReviewHomeWarranties.com, Florida is indeed a great place to invest in based on last…