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Fri, Dec 25, 2009

Jacksonville is Getting Arena Football Team by Carey Frankel

Dubbed the Jacksonville Sharks, the new team will play at Veterans Memorial Arena.  Thank you to managing partners Jeff Bouchy, Steve Curran and Larry Payne for bringing arena football to Jacksonville. The season will start in Spring and end in...

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Fri, Dec 25, 2009

The Two Great Unknowns in the Real Estate Market will Determine 2010 by Carey Frankel

Due to low interest rates and the goverments tax credit the market looks like it is in the process of bottoming out.  Reports have the bottoming happening as soon as March 2010.  But as economist point out there are two factors that may cha...

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Fri, Dec 25, 2009

It Is Getting Harder to Buy with FHA by Carey Frankel

FHA loans have seen a resurgence since they require so little to put down to purchase a home.  In fact, a FHA loan is used in around 30% of the purchases in the U.S.  However, new rules that have been proposed are looking to change that. S...

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Fri, Dec 25, 2009

9th Consective Months of Rising Pending Home Sales by Carey Frankel

The Pending Home Sales Index is an index used by the National Association of Realtors based on contracts signed and is a forward looking indicator.  October 2009 showed a 3.7% increase from September 2009 and a 31.8% increase over October 2008.&...

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Fri, Dec 25, 2009

Buyer Discounts Getting Smaller by Carey Frankel

The price paid compared to listing price has been shrinking consecutively for the past 9 months according to Zillow.  The median for October was 2.7% or approximately $5,741 savings for the buyer on a median price of $190,400.

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