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Crystal McCall | Keller Williams Cornerstone Realty | 352-547-1077 9140 SW 52 Terrace, Ocala, FL 3.65-ACRE LUXURIOUS FARM IN GATED COMMUNITY! 4BR/3.5BA Single Family House offered at $948,750 Year Built 2006 Sq Footage 3,800 Bedrooms 4 Bathrooms 3 full, 1 partial Floors 2 Parking 3 Car garage Lo...

Yes, Buyers and Sellers are experiencing activity in the North Central Florida market.  Both retirement communities and traditional neighborhood homes are closing.  Banks are doing financing because they realize that is the only way they can make money.  Yes, you need to have great credit ratings...

Choosing and buying a new home is one of the most important steps you will make during your lifetime. Along with getting married and having a baby, it also ranks as one of the most stressful. And once you finally find the home of your dreams and settle in, you begin to notice all of the little pr...

It seems everywhere you turn these days, there is another disturbing headline or negative prediction in regard to the state of the national housing market. We are set up to expect everything from a recession to another great depression, and everything in between. How are we supposed to separate m...

As people across the country begin to take notice of recent news involving the housing market and the state of the subprime mortagage industry, steps are being taken to reverse the economic damage.Well-known fair housing advocate, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition have teamed with som...

As more and more subprime loan companies falter or sink altogether the Federal government has finally decided to step in and is beginning to take measures in an effort to avert further fallouts from occurring. National lending standards are being reviewed by Congress, and if passed laws will put ...

Alligators Under AttackFlorida's state reptile and unofficial mascot, the alligator, has come under attack. The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission recently began a statewide study that may determine the eventual fate of wild alligators in Florida. Frequent reports of alligator attack...

Tax time is almost upon us, here are some tips to make things easier.Self-Employment Retirement Contributions - Self-employed? Simplified Employee Pension (SEP)? Make tax year contributions until April 16, 2007 or October 15, 2007 if you file an extension.Home office deduction - Self-employed? Qu...

The Marion County Clerk's office reported 142 foreclosures for February 2007 up from 107 in February 2006, a 33% increase. One group that seem to be profiting from the sudden influx of homes on the market are the real estate investors who are willing to step in and purchase foreclosed properties ...

There is a reason so many people choose the Marion County area of Florida as their place of retirement. The pace of life is slower here, a southern style of living unusual for Florida, but it is what makes Ocala unique from any other part of the country. Sometimes it is easy to forget about the r...