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• FHFA Cracks Down on Force Place Insurance: Finally, Florida Home Owners Have Federal Support Against Scandalous Force-Place Insurance Policies

  Yesterday, Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Edward DeMarco released news from FHFA that is great news for many financially-strapped Florida home owners who are fighting foreclosure:  finally, federal action is doing something about the force-place insurance mess.

  FHFA Announces Federal Action to Halt Abuse of [...]

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• Underwater Mortgages in Florida and the United States: New CoreLogic Negative Equity Report Reveals Slow Recovery for Home Owners with Underwater Mortgages

  Underwater: it’s a scary term for many real estate owners here in South Florida, and it’s a major concern for many who pay their mortgage payment each month, knowing full well that the amount on the home loan is so much greater than the current value of the home itself.

  It’s [...]

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• Five Tips for Florida Home Owners Considering For Sale By Owner Option in Selling Their Florida Home

  Across the country, according to news reports, more and more home owners are opting to try and sell their homes themselves instead of working with a realtor or real estate agent to help them get their home sold.

  Why?  One of the biggest reasons is cost: with real estate prices [...]

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• Florida Housing Market Still in Dangerous Waters: Florida Home Owners and Florida Home Loan Borrowers Should Remain Wary and Watchful

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  Florida home owners with underwater mortgages as well as Florida borrowers and Florida home buyers interested in short sales are all watching the Florida real estate housing market carefully.  When something like the latest Fiserv Case-Shiller Index on national home trends is released, many people here in South Florida take [...]

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• Florida Legislature Annual Session Begins Today: Proposed Laws That Impact South Florida Home Owners In a Big Way Are on the Table

  Today, the 60-day annual session of the Florida Legislature begins, and the entire country is watching.  The next nine weeks are going to be a very important time for Floridians, especially Florida home owners.

  Things began with Governor Rick Scott’s State of the State address (read it here) but [...]

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