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Your credit score is an important factor in determining if you will qualify for a loan and what loan terms you will be able to qualify for. Here are some tips on how to improve your credit: 1.      Check for and correct errors in your credit report.  2.      Pay down credit card bills.  3.      D...

According to a study of Forbes.com, Florida is one of the best places to do business!Florida made rank seven in the 2007 listing of business-friendly states. For the second year in a row, Forbes.com has ranked the top states for business, considering business costs, economic climate, growth prosp...

More Choices Even in a down market, people are still selling property. In fact, the inventory of homes in our area is greater than ever. NegotiationBecause of the great amount of inventory, there is more pressure for the seller to accept your offer. The sellers have to compete, which leads to low...

According to the Florida Association of Realtors, the number of U.S. homes facing foreclosure surged 58 percent in the first six months of the year. The Association reports that Florida was the No. 2 state for homes in some stage of foreclosure, with a total of 64,250, an increase of 77 percent y...

Flamingo Cay is a very quiet residential area with canal and bay front homes and condos and a neighborly community. It is located right next to Perico Bay. Enjoy wonderful sunsets and views of the water.Flamingo Cay is also a boater´s paradise. You have easy boat access to the inter coastal Water...

The increasing number of foreclosures in the current down market does not only hurt those homeowners who loose their properties, but it influences housing prices throughout entire neighborhoods.Not only that low sales prices of foreclosed homes affect the market value of comparable homes in the a...

According to the Commerce Department, sales of new single-family homes dropped by 6.6 percent last month (and 22.3 percent compared to June 2006). That is more than triple what analysts had expected, and the median price was also down. However, the South saw a new home sales increase of 7.6 perce...

According to the Bradenton Herald, Bradenton City Officials want the owner o the 6 vacant acres on the southwest corner of Ninth Street East and Sixth Avenue East to change his building plans.The owner, a local developer - is usually focused on commercial and retail projects. But city officials w...

Because of some criminal activity in Historic Wares Creek Neighborhood in Bradenton, there will be a neighborhood watch.Everybody who is interested is invited to join.The motto is: "Be a good neighbor. Be aware - Become involved. Let´s make crime more trouble than it´s worth!"There will be a phon...

The Historic Wares Creek Neighborhood Association received the 2006 Program Volunteer Award from Keep Manatee Beautiful, based on its efforts to keep Wares Creek free of litter by hosting regular creek cleanups, according to Ingrid McClellan, executive director of Keep Manatee Beautiful. "This gr...