Bulletin sets new foreclosure guidelines to begin April 1 Palm Coast, FL – March 25, 2011 – In a bulletin issued Wednesday, Freddie Mac instructed its mortgage servicer to stop foreclosing in MERS’ (Mortgage Electronic Registration System) name. Key excerpts from Freddie Mac Bulletin 2011-5: MERS Effective for Mortgages registered with MERS that are referred […]
Location, location, location. Palm Coast, FL – March 22, 2011 – The three most important factors in real estate are: Location Location Location Highlighting again how important location is in the real estate industry; Palm Coast, Flagler County and the State of Florida are not following regional and national sales trends closely. Look at local […]
Florida’s Agency for Workforce Innovation released Florida unemployment data by county today. Flagler’s rate is down from 16.2% to 14.9%. It was 15.6% last February. Palm Coast, FL – March 25, 2011 – According to a data released today by Florida’s Agency for Workforce Innovation, Flagler still leads all other Florida counties with an unemployment […]
Florida’s Pam Bondi, 3 other AGs sent letter Tuesday explaining among other claims that homeowners would strategically default on the mortgage in order to take advantage of consumer-friendly terms. Palm Coast, FL – March 24, 2011 Four Republican attorneys general participating in the investigation into mortgage servicing practices wrote a letter to Iowa AG Tom […]
Florida Realtors® Open House Weekend Is March 26-27 Palm Coast, FL – March 24, 2011 – In two days, Realtors® in Florida will open doors to homeownership through thousands of open houses being held across the state as part of Florida Open House Weekend, March 26-27, sponsored by Florida Realtors®. “This exciting event will help homebuyers […]
MyWCi is believed to be the first application of its kind for a homebuilder, and WCI Communities is the first known homebuilder to provide iPads to new customers, according to Pres and CEO David Fry. Palm Coast, FL – March 23, 2011 WCI Communities has introduced MyWCi, an application for Apple’s iPad device that enables […]
Thirty attendees representing local government, officials and the business community met for a focus group on Exceptional Customer Service. Palm Coast, FL – March 23, 2011 – On Monday, March 14, 2011, thirty attendees (including GoToby.com publisher Toby Tobin) representing local government, officials and the business community met for a focus group on Exceptional Customer Service. The […]
I lived in the shadow of a nuclear power plant in Ontario, NY. I’ve seen both sides. Palm Coast, FL – March 23, 2011 – With Japan’s nuclear power plant crisis still unresolved, people and their governments around the world are reassessing the safety of their nuclear plants. A Reuters’ story suggests that buyers will […]
A weekly analysis of the economic data released during the past week, and how current economic conditions are affecting the real estate market. Palm Coast, FL – March 22, 2011 – Every week the National Association of Realtors® Research staff analyzes key data releases and explain what they mean for you and your business. In […]
In Collier County alone, David Stern’s firm had more than 1,700 active cases. In Lee County, there are more than 4,500. Palm Coast, FL – March 21, 2011 NAPLES — A nightmare. That’s how Todd Allen, a foreclosure defense attorney in Naples, describes the situation the courts are in following the collapse of the David […]