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03/17/10

The St. Joe Company relocates corporate headquarters to NW Florida

Economic outlook: The Fed from two sides

Drywall aid not a FEMA matter

NAR defends broker price opinions for HAFA

Getting a mortgage without perfect credit

03/16/10

La. family: Drywall-tainted home needs overhaul

Housing construction drops 5.9% in February

Fed weighs how and when to signal higher rates

5 states rush plans for $1.5B in housing funds

Report: Only 22 percent of homebuyers happy with their agent

03/15/10

Gov’t mortgage plan aids 16 percent of borrowers

Home equity loans available again

Regulation rare for homeowners associations

Funding for low-income housing pays off

Joe focusing on airport, commercial

03/12/10

Slowly, Americans are regaining their lost wealth

Gov’t official warns on home downpayment hikes

Government urges short sales, but experts aren’t sure they will help

Mortgage rates remain below 5 percent

New life in the big city as condos filling up

03/11/10

Crist appeals to FEMA for drywall aid

NAR calls for affordable disaster insurance

Foreclosure rates up by smallest amount in 4 years

Survey: Agents’ top 10 marketing preferences

Property insurance hot topic in Legislature

03/10/10

Loan modification terms can be tough for those few who get them

Sink calls for report on Fla. insurers

Appraisal Institute opposes plan for ‘short sales’

Commercial delinquency lower than other mortgages

“Vote no on 4” campaign launches web video

03/09/10

Good SEO no guarantee you’ll sell homes online 

More new Florida property insurers in trouble

To walk or not to walk: underwater homeowners face dilemma

Tax credit has Realtors’ phones ringing as deadline looms

Locksmith crimes spur bill for licensing

03/08/10

Lawmaker is working to improve loan modifications

Seniors on hold as they try to sell homes

Fla. lags in spending federal housing funds

Associations fight for condo fees

Foreclosed borrowers may get loans again

03/05/10

La. senator: Are deaths linked to Chinese drywall?

Lawmakers: No sprinklers for new houses

Giant bank, giant struggle: Foreclosure-assistance pipeline clogged for Bank of America

Boomers ready for retirement housing

Mortgage rates fall below 5 percent again

03/04/10

Signs of growth sprouting

Cities growing as outskirts shrink

National Flood Insurance Program extended one month

Fixer-upper financing from FHA

Wintry weather hurts pending home sales

03/03/10

Termite swarming season is here

Gov’t extends deadline for refinance program

Nine tips to sell your home in 2010

DBPR hunts for unlicensed activity this week

Florida expected to start adding residents again after population decline

03/02/10

Buffett predicts downturn will end in 2011

HUD clarifies listing of charges

Some health insurers don’t insure

Citizens Property Insurance executive pay examined

Mortgage delinquencies hit new record

03/01/10

2 South Florida firms accused of filing false tax claims

HUD coalition launches online scam reporting tool

Hundreds of desperate homeowners line up for mortgage help

Election year adds twist to legislative session

Not much impact from repeat buyer credit

02/26/10

Index shows slight drop in home prices

Homeowners seek class-action status in suits against banks

HAFA home sale rules impact some commissions

Rates on 30-year home loans rise to 5.05 percent

NAR: Existing-home sales down by month, higher by year

Florida existing home, condo sales rise in January 2010

02/25/10

St. Joe Co. betting on Southwest

HUD seeks help with anti-gay discrimination study

Bernanke sees low rates amid signs of weak rebound

Housing upturn proves elusive

Geithner: No change to Fannie, Freddie until 2011

02/24/10

New digital cameras add to zoom and toughen up

New home sales hit record low in January

No meaningful recovery in commercial real estate before 2011

Florida’s unemployment rate impacts consumer confidence

Marketing a home requiring flood insurance

02/23/10

Read the fine print in a short sale

Consumer Confidence Index declines

Home price declines slow

Judge weighs damages in Chinese drywall case

Gov’t to add consumer protections to mortgage plan

02/22/10

U.S. DOJ focuses on asbestos in Fla. condos

Florida Realtors® announces new scholarship program

Report: Fewer people behind on home loans

President announces $1.5 billion plan to help struggling homeowners

NAR offers tools to relieve short sale stress

02/19/10

Legislature tries again to tackle insurance mess

Court: Petition signatures cannot be revoked

State cracks down on five South Florida home loan rescue companies

Rates on 30-year home loans fall to 4.93%

Insurance claims continue from 2005 storms 

02/18/10

A year later, reality sets in on housing

Fed shows ‘a bit more’ optimism in forecast

Housing bargains abound, but try closing the deal quickly

Amendment 4 would create huge ballots

Homes worth more than owners think

02/17/10

NAR rolls out consumer website

Three Fla. home warranty companies shut down

02/16/10

Investors squeezing out homebuyers by paying cash 

Former Countrywide borrowers get cash

3/2/10

2010 legislative session letter