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Florida leads the nation in Foreclosures with three times the national average

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

Realtors will tell you that the market is heating up. They are clamoring for listings and the ones they get sell within days, with multiple offers and usually for over asking price. But statistics still show that Florida is the … Continue reading →

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HARP 2.0 Intends to help more homeowners, but who qualifies?

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

This March, the Obama administration will implement a newer version of the federal Home Affordable Refinance Program, dubbed HARP 2.0.  The original HARP program which was created in 2009 helped less than 30 percent of the homeowners it intended to … Continue reading →

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The Short Sale Process Explained

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

Despite recent upticks in the South Florida housing market, many homeowners who purchased property at the peak of the real estate market find themselves underwater in their mortgage. Although the prognosis for the market is good and we are seeing … Continue reading →

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Short Sale Homeowner Receive Tax Relief For Three More Years: Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act Explained

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

Homeowners who are victims of the burst housing bubble found a solution to their plummeting home values and their underwater mortgages in the popular trend of short sale transactions. This act of allowing the lender to accept the sale of … Continue reading →

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Foreclosure Settlements Expiring for Homeowners

Posted on April 10, 2013 by

Time has run out for millions of homeowners who lost their home to foreclosure in 2009 and 2010 to have their cases reviewed for errors. As part of a settlement between federal bank regulators and mortgage servicers, homeowners whose cases … Continue reading →

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