Most states experience continued home sales growth according to the National Association of Realtors® Palm Coast, FL –November 11, 2009 – National Association of Realtors® report issued yesterday indicates rising existing-home sales. WASHINGTON, November 10, 2009 – Most states continued to experience rising existing-home sales in the third quarter, with prices moderating in many metro […]
Saturday ribbon cutting followed by tournament for special guests and media. Public play began on Sunday Palm Coast, FL – November 10, 2009 – The November 7-8 weekend marked the long anticipated reopening of the Palm Harbor Golf Course. Saturday was marked by a ribbon cutting ceremony and a tournament for special guests and media. […]
Let the buyer beware. What is reasonable? Does due diligence mean you should trust nobody and verify everything? Follow upcoming GoToby.com articles for the answer. Palm Coast, FL – November 12, 2009 – Real estate fraud ran rampant in states such as Florida where the real estate boom overwhelmed the systems’ safeguards. Real estate transactions […]
Could it be as simple as microbes passing gas after a tasty meal of gypsum? Palm Coast, FL – November 9, 2009 – First, it was global warming caused by flatulent cows. Could the Chinese toxic drywall problem be as simple as microbes passing gas after a tasty meal of gypsum? Note the dateline. It’s not […]
Nine-digit loans going into default. While snow has returned to the slopes again, the days of palaces and outdoor chandeliers have not. Palm Coast, FL – November 8, 2009 – Over hyped, over leveraged luxury second home communities continue to show signs of financial stress. The experiences of Lake Las Vegas, Yellowstone Club, Telluride, are […]
For the same reason that people didn’t get out at the top, they now hesitate to get in at the bottom. The intrepid ones will be the biggest gainers. Palm Coast, FL – November 6, 2009 – Real estate, like the stock market, is a risk/reward market. But successful real estate investors don’t make money […]
Qualifying contracts must be signed by April 30, 2010. The transaction must close by June 30, 2010. Palm Coast, FL – November 6, 2009 – President Obama signed today a bipartisan bill that extends the first-time buyer tax credit to April 30, 2010. Transactions must close by June 30, 2010. The bill also adds a […]
$8 thousand credit to first-time buyers is extended till April 30, 2010. Bill adds move-up buyer credit of $6.5 thousand. Palm Coast, FL – November 5, 2009 – In a 98-0 vote, the U. S. Senate approved a bill to extend and expand the homebuyer tax credit. The $8,000 first-time homebuyer credit, which was set […]
The mortgage unit of Citigroup says one in five borrowers who defaults does so willingly, even though they’re able to pay the mortgage. Palm Coast, FL – November 4, 2009 By Stephanie Armour, USA TODAY When Sharon Sakson was laid off recently from her job as a television writer and producer, she burned through her […]
The cases concern both mortgage schemes designed to defraud mortgage lenders and foreclosure rescue schemes which prey on distressed homeowners. Palm Coast, FL – November 4, 2009 TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 4 [PRNewswire-USNewswire] – United States Attorney A. Brian Albritton today announced the results of a nine-month-long Mortgage Fraud Surge investigation that has resulted in charges […]