Florida Home Sales Up 11 Months in a Row
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Florida's existing home sales transactions are up 37% in July 2009 compared to a year ago, continuing the home sales activty upswing in the Sunshine State. For eleven months in a row, existing homes sales activity has increased in the year-to-year comparisons, according to data reported by the Florida Association of Realtors. Florida existing condo sales activity was also up sharply -- 48% higher than condo sales transactions a year ago. It appears the Florida real estate market is on the road to recovery. Florida home prices have become much more affordable, and more consumers believe it's a good time to buy Florida homes. READ MORE ABOUT FLORIDA REAL ESTATE MARKET...
TREND: Florida’s Home Sales Up 7 Months in a Row
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Florida Home Sales Up 6 Consecutive Months
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Obama's $8,000 Homebuyer Tax Credit
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An $8,000 tax credit for "first-time" homebuyers is a step in the right direction toward revitalizing Florida’s housing market and stimulating the state’s economy, says Cynthia Shelton, 2009 president of the Florida Association of Realtors® (FAR). The definition of a "first-time" homebuyer: To qualify, the purchaser cannot have owned a primary residence in at least three years before the date of purchase. But you must buy a primary residence this year in 2009 for the credit. READ MORE ABOUT HOMEBUYER CREDIT...
Florida Housing Sales Up 4 Consecutive Months
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Florida's existing home sales rose in December 2008, making it the fourth consecutive month that residential real estate sales activity demonstrated gains in the year-to-year comparison, according to the latest housing data released by the Florida Association of Realtors® (FAR). Existing home sales rose 27 percent in December 2008, compared to a year ago. Sixteen of Florida's metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) reported increased existing-home sales in December; 11 MSAs also showed gains in condo sales, marking the sixth month in a row that a number of markets have reported increased sales activity. READ MORE ABOUT FLORIDA HOUSING SALES ...
What's Up? Florida Housing Sales. What's Down? Home Prices.
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The most recent recorded housing sales data released by the Florida Association of Realtors® for the month ended October 2008, indicates Florida housing sales activity rose, compared to the same month last year. For the second month in a row, Florida's existing single-family home sales rose in October 2008, with Florida Realtors® reporting a 15 percent increase in sales activity in the year-to-year comparison. Florida condo sales activity also increased in October 2008 over last year. Florida's sales of existing condos statewide increased 5 percent in October 2008 in the year-to-year comparison. READ MORE ABOUT FLORIDA HOME SALES...
Golf Club Living in Amelia Island Area
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Hot Topic: Buying Florida Foreclosures & Short Sales
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Internet search data indicates that people are searching Florida real estate on Google more than any other U.S. state. According to Google Insights, the number one state with the most Google searches for key words "buy real estate" during the past year is FLORIDA (data October 2007 through September 2008). A rising Google search term (up 120%) is "Florida foreclosure." Realize that a high concentration of Florida's foreclosure filings (as of August 2008) are located in just five of the sunshine state's 67 counties. READ MORE ABOUT SHORT SALES, FORECLOSURES, TIPS FOR BUYERS
