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2010
Lee County existing home sales up in February, bucking national trend. Sales of existing single-family homes in Lee County rose from 1,115 in January to 1,261 in February, 2010. Sales were up 44 percent in February from the previous year while the median price fell 10 percent, the report states, ...
03/24/2010
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March 19, 2010 - Mortgage rates held below the 5 percent threshold for the third straight week as the Federal Reserve prepares to end a program that has kept rates at or near record lows. The average rate on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage edged up to 4.96 percent this week from 4.95 percent a week...
03/19/2010
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Time is running our for the new tax credit, designed for first-time homebuyers and existing homeowners. The new program gives an incentive to existing homeowners who have owned their current homes at least five years, making them eligible for tax credits of up to $6,500 when they purchase a new h...
03/10/2010
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Despite a lagging economy and high unemployment rate Lee County is growing. The county could grow by more than 75,000 in the next five years according to a recent study by University of Florida. A study released Monday by the University of Florida's Bureau of Economic and Business Research projec...
03/03/2010