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Howard Stern Reportedly Pays $52 Million for Palm Beach Home
Radio personality said to be the buyer of County Road property By Darrell Hofheinz Daily News Staff Writer America’s Got Talent judge and radio shock-talk personality Howard Stern is the likely buyer behind a $52 million private sale recorded Wednesday … Continue reading
More Sellers are Getting their Homes’ Asking Price
Nationally, the average home sold for 98.3 percent of the asking price in December, up from 97.1 percent in January 2011. Good housing-market news keeps rolling in. The latest says that the gap between the seller’sasking price and the eventual … Continue reading
Four Reasons to Refinance Before Summer
Thinking about refinancing your mortgage? If you don’t do it before the summer, you could be missing out on some big savings. Are the historically-low mortgage interest rates causing you to question when – or if – you should refinance? … Continue reading
Home Shopping: Should you buy new?
It’s official: After years of little activity, homebuilders are dusting off their jackhammers. Last year housing permits hit their highest level since 2008, according to the Census Bureau, and new-home sales grew 20% from the prior year. “Builders are more … Continue reading
Sandy-Damaged Homes Hit Market at Bargain Prices
It sounds like the premise for a new reality TV series: “Hurricane House” — people scouring waterside communities looking to buy homes damaged by Superstorm Sandy at a deep discount. While there are bargains out there, ranging from 10 percent … Continue reading
Turnberry Isle Miami: An oasis in Adventura
Mention southeast Florida and the first thing that most people think of is South Beach – white sand beaches draped from end to end in bikini-clad sun-worshippers, volleyball nets, parasailing and partying in the streets. Sure, South Beach has its … Continue reading
FAR: A Residential Contract Rider Changing (Florida Association of Realtors)
ORLANDO, Fla. – Nov. 22, 2011 – One of the Comprehensive Riders to the Residential Contract For Sale and Purchase (companion to the FloridaRealtors/FloridaBar-1 contract and the FloridaRealtors/FloridaBar-ASIS-1 contract) is undergoing a slight change. Rider C of CR-1, entitled Seller … Continue reading
Housing Policy A Difficult Balance For Government
WASHINGTON – Nov. 22, 2011 – It’s a rare area of agreement between Republicans and the Obama administration: The government should reduce its outsize role in making sure that people can buy homes. And yet, in the past three months, … Continue reading
Criminal Probe Into Online Mortgage Scams Widens
SAN FRANCISCO – Nov. 22, 2011 – A criminal investigation into mortgage swindlers has expanded beyond deceptive advertising on Google’s Internet search engine to root out con artists who were luring their victims on Bing and Yahoo, too. Monday’s news … Continue reading
Recovery Taking Hold In New Home Market?
WASHINGTON – Nov. 21, 2011 – Single-family housing starts rose 3.9 percent in October with permits, a gauge for future home building, also seeing a sizable jump, the U.S. Commerce Department reports. Housing permits on single-family homes rose 5.1 percent … Continue reading
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