Philip Busse's (philc21) Blog

Crime in Cape Coral is down for the second consecutive year, according to statistics released Wednesday by the Cape Coral Police Department. The city experienced a 15.7 percent decrease in major crimes - murder, sex offenses, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny and motor-vehicle theft ...

Sales of existing homes in Lee County ended the decade with a bang a record 16,260 were sold with the assistance of a Realtor in 2009, according to statistics released Monday by the Florida Association of Realtors. That shattered the old record of 12,123 set in 2005 at the top of the residential ...

USDA Rural Development 502 Guaranteed Housing Loan ProgramNo Down PaymentNo Mortgage InsuranceNo Cash Reserves RequiredNo stated maximum loan amount; maximum loan based on repayment abilityLoan up to 102%* of appraised value allowed...not the lesser of Sale Price or AppraisalNo First Time Homebuy...

Homebuyer's Tax Credit Now's Your Chance! I am extremely pleased to share with you an exciting 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...

Homicides last year dropped 8 percent from 2008 and 17 percent over the last two years in Lee County. The local drop mirrors a national trend. The FBI announced a 4.4 percent decrease nationwide for the first half of 2009 compared with the same period a year earlier. Those in local law enforcemen...