Pinellas Property Online

1. Florida’s existing home, condo sales up at year end 2009
(Home News/National News)

... in November, down 4.4 percent from a year ago, according to the National Association of Realtors®. NAR housing industry analysts note that sales of foreclosures and other distressed properties continue ...

2. Government plans to end First-time Home Buyer Tax Credits
(Information and Facts/Mortgages and Money)

... that lists some 425,000 rental properties both here and abroad, won't reveal how much the spot cost. But you can bet it will be a bundle. A 30-second ad for the upcoming contest runs from $1.9 million ...

3. Florida’s existing home, condo sales up in October 2009
(Home News/Florida News)

... industry analysts with the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) note that sales of foreclosures and other distressed properties continue to downwardly distort the median price because they generally ...

4. Florida Home sales rise, unsold inventory drops
(Home News/National News)

... incredibly well priced, far below market value, and so the investors and first-time buyers are picking these properties up," Sebree said. Areas hit hard by foreclosures, including Fort Myers and Cape ...

5. New Wave of Foreclosure Homes Looms
(Home News/National News)

... loans that are delinquent but have not yet resulted in foreclosure sales. About 7 million properties are destined to go into foreclosure, according to a September study by Amherst Securities Group, ...

6. Buying a Home in Time to Get Credit
(Information and Facts/Buying a Home in Pinellas)

... you a better chance of finding the right house before the credit deadline. When first-time buyers thought that the credit would expire Nov. 30, people scrambled to find properties in September and October, ...

7. Housing plan reaches 1 in 5 borrowers
(Home News/National News)

... however, was much lower, at 12 percent, possibly because of high numbers of investor-owned properties that don’t qualify for the program. Government officials say they are pressing mortgage companies ...

8. Low prices draw investors back to market
(Home News/National News)

... were between ages 35 to 49. Of the 25.3 percent of buyers who are focusing on foreclosure properties, 42 percent regard the purchase they are considering an investment and don’t plan to live in the ...

9. Florida's existing home, condo sales up in 3Q 2009
(Home News/Florida News)

... statewide existing-home median sales price of $143,600. According to industry analysts with the National Association of Realtors® (NAR), sales of foreclosures and other distressed properties continue to ...

10. Home Buyer Tax Credit
(Home News/National News)

... of additional properties to take advantage of today’s more stabilized prices could disrupt the fragile recovery. In a “normal” market, optimal housing inventory is about six to seven months, he said. ...