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Citrus Hills Homes · 3W ago

March Market Minute

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKmD-BxG_HY What's happening in Florida's housing market? Real estate is a vital part of the economy in the Sunshine State, and Florida Realtors® serves as the voice for real estate in Florida. In this Market Minute, Florida Realtors® Chief Economist Dr. John Tuccillo
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Citrus Hills Homes · 1M ago

Next Foreclosure Wave Coming: Reason for Alarm?

Economists have been warning that a flood of foreclosures will soon be hitting the real estate market, likely this summer. Increases in foreclosures traditionally pull down nearby home prices. So should home owners be worried? As of now, housing reports continue to show month-over-month drops in for
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Citrus Hills Homes · 2M ago

U.S. rate on 30-yr mortgages jumps above 4.0%

WASHINGTON – March 23, 2012 – The average U.S. rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage rose above 4 percent for the first time in five months. The sharp increase suggests the window to buy or refinance a home at historically low rates is closing.Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the rate on the
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Citrus Hills Homes · 4M ago

Are stars finally aligning for Tampa Bay housing recovery? – Tampa Bay Times

Are stars finally aligning for Tampa Bay housing recovery? By Mark Puente, Times Staff Writer In Print: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 Median home prices show a downward trend from $239,600 in mid 2007 to $125,000 in December 2011, but showed an upward trend last year. via Are stars finally aligning fo
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Citrus Hills Homes · 4M ago

10 States With the Highest Foreclosure Rates

The states with the highest foreclosure rates for 2011 are: 1. Nevada: 6 percent (1 in 16 housing units received at least one foreclosure filing in 2011) 2. Arizona: 4.14 percent (or 1 in 24) 3. California: 3.19 percent (or 1 in 31) 4. Georgia: 2.71 percent (or 1 in 37) 5. Utah: 2.32 percent [...]
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Citrus Hills Homes · 6M ago

Biking in Inverness, Florida

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Citrus Hills Homes · 7M ago

5 Steps to Avoid Buying a Money Pit

What did Cary Grant, Tom Hanks and Richard Pryor have in common? They all starred in hilarious movies with plots built around their money pit homes (“Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House” [1948], “The Money Pit” [1986] and “Moving” [1988], respectively). But buying a home that turns out to need much
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Citrus Hills Homes · 9M ago

U.S. housing faces extra drag Low Appraisals

(Reuters) – When Sean McGowan signed a contract to buy a New Jersey home in November, he didn’t expect he’d still be living with his parents nearly a year later. The deal fell through after two appraisals came in tens of thousands of dollars below the contract price, part of a wider trend of differe
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Citrus Hills Homes · 10M ago

Citrus County Real Estate Market Trends

Down and Out in Beverly Hills     Market values have continued to erode in Citrus County while volume has remained relatively stable. Values declined in the second quarter of this year at a greater pace than in 2010 although not as significantly as 2009. The bullet points below detail some of the no
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Citrus Hills Homes · 10M ago

5 Questions to Ask Your Home’s Inspector

Most home buyers feel like they are bona fide real estate experts after all the studying up on loans and neighborhoods, online house hunting and open house visiting it takes just to get into contract on a home these days. But for all but the most handy of house hunters, getting into contract and sta
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