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Gulf Breeze 32561 and Florida News: Starter-home affordability hits a decade low Here's why the U.S. housing market cooled: Starter homes are more costly to purchase than at any time since 2008 when the last boom came to a crashing halt. Read more. THOUSANDS OF HOMES.... One Address www.charles...
09/23/2018
Gulf Breeze 32561 and Florida News: Airbnb's new home-share buildings put residents on edge Developers, in partnership with Airbnb, are remaking some Fla. apartment buildings into short-term rentals – but converted residents aren't all happy. Read more. THOUSANDS OF HOMES.... One Address www.ch...
09/22/2018
Gulf Breeze 32561 and Florida News: Retirement downsizing isn't always the best optionIt's easy to think that a smaller house will cost less each month, but it's complicated. A number of other factors could actually make downsizing more expensive. Read more. THOUSANDS OF HOMES.... One Address ww...
09/22/2018
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Gulf Breeze 32561 and Florida News: More first-time buyers qualify – mainly from FHA loans New loans with FICO scores below 700 – including some in the rock-bottom 400s and 500s – have increased from 21.9% of the market in 2009 to 29.7% last year, according to FICO researchers, and FHA loans are ...
09/21/2018
Gulf Breeze 32561 and Florida News: Home buying slowdown? Not for first-timersIn the first half of 2018, first-time homebuyers secured 985,000 single-family homes – a record for that six-month timeframe that hasn't been topped in 13 years. Read more. THOUSANDS OF HOMES.... One Address www.charle...
09/21/2018
Gulf Breeze 32561 and Florida News: Credit freeze or lock? Time to rethink your protection Credit freezes and unfreezes with the three major credit bureaus – Equifax, Experian and TransUnion – will be free for everyone by federal law starting Sept. 21. Fraud alerts, which have always been free, w...
09/20/2018
Gulf Breeze 32561 and Florida News: Rent vs. buy: Scale tips to 'rent' – first time since 1999 While owning still beats renting in many U.S. cities, the latest Florida Atlantic University/Florida International University index finds that renting is better in 16 of the 23 cities (70%) studied, a f...
09/20/2018
Gulf Breeze 32561 and Florida News: Real estate Q&A: What if my relative is a bad tenant? A sister lives in her brother's house in exchange for paying the mortgage and upkeep, but she's ignored the latter and the brother wants to sell. How does that work? Read more. THOUSANDS OF HOMES.... One A...
09/20/2018
Gulf Breeze 32561 and Florida News: 43% of renters saw a scam listing during their searchMore than 5 million people have been scammed, often to the tune of thousands of dollars, according to a report from rental-listing website Apartment List. Read more. THOUSANDS OF HOMES.... One Address www.ch...
09/20/2018
Gulf Breeze 32561 and Florida News, Average mortgage rates inch higher to 4.52% The rate is notably higher than the average 3.82% one year ago. Rates moved higher after tax-reform cuts, but they've largely stabilized since then. Read more. THOUSANDS OF HOMES.... One Address www.charlesstallions...
09/19/2018