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2013 

The 4th of July is synonymous with fireworks, picnics, parades and barbecues. It's a time of celebrate and a day to wish a "Happy Brithday" to the old US of A. In Miami, the options to celebrate are many--concerts in the park, family picnics in the backyard to firework shows by the sea. If you ar...
06/28/2013
The Biltmore Hotel's Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular is going all out again this year with a variety of food, live music and fireworks. The Donald Ross golf course opens its doors at 5:00 p.m. for guests, who will have access to food trucks and beverages for sale throughout the night on the ...
06/27/2013
Back in April, Reverse Focus did a video on "The Survival of the Largest?" which look at how smaller brokers and lenders are dealing with the fierce storm coming their way now that the Standard-Fixed Rate HECM has been eliminated by the Federal Housing Administration, which regulates and insures ...
06/27/2013
It's easy to advertise the benefits of the reverse mortgage without actually using it. It's this disconnect that makes homeowners distrustful of brokers in the first place, however, I'm here to tell you that I have done a reverse mortgage for my own grandparents. WHY? Because I believe that, for ...
06/27/2013
Reverse Mortgages in South Florida Reverse mortgages, also known as Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECM), get a bad reputation for being the next subprime disaster waiting to happen. I beg to differ. The reverse mortgage is an available tool for homeowners, 62 years of age or older, which occu...
06/27/2013
In an unsurprising move, the CEO of Carnival Cruise Line Corp., Micky Arison, is stepping down leaving former director, Arnold W. Donald, in charge. This comes on the heels of various Carnival Cruise Ship disasters that have plagued the company since Feburary--the "cruise from hell" at the Carniv...
06/27/2013
If you were anywhere near Downtown Miami Monday, you were probably a witness to one of the greatest celebrations for a winning team in Miami. Complete with a parade and an American Airlines Arena After Party for season ticket holders, the Miami Heat and it's immense collection of fans celebrated ...
06/27/2013
Living in a peninsula, there is plenty of activities to do by the water, at the bay or in the beach and the Fourth of July is no exception. If parades, picnics and inland firework displays are too unoriginal and mundane for you, there are various 4th of July celebrations taking place by the water...
06/27/2013
Reverse Mortgage Calculators in South Florida Many reverse mortgage sites, including my own, have a reverse mortgage calculator in place to help potential clients gauge if a reverse mortgage is right for them before contacting a broker or lender. Many ask the obvious question such as your age, th...
06/27/2013
If a reverse mortgage is the right option for you, it's important to know that there are also many options within the reverse mortgage itself. These include: line of credit, lump sum payment, or,the least popular, scheduled tenure payments. According to Reverse Focus, which published a video in M...
06/27/2013
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