Laura Nelson's (lrayzer) Blog

I read a very frightening article today in USA Today about a con artist and how he easy it was for him to steal your house from under you. Nationally, mortgage fraud has spread in the past few years, with losses totaling around $1 billion last year per the FBI. The real estate boom, along with lo...

Study: Many Can't Afford to Buy HomesForbes (01/11/07)Many of the nation's civil servants cannot afford to purchase homes and some even struggle to pay rent, said the Center for Housing Policy in a study released on Wednesday. The organization calculated that a working family needed to earn nearl...

The new mortgage loan limits set by FHA for following counties are:Okaloosa 1 Unit $237,4052 Unit $267,3933 Unit $324,8704 Unit $384,936Santa Rosa1-$200,1602-$256,2483-$309,7444-$384,936Walton1-$362,7902-$464,4493-$561,4114-$697,696Bay1-$251,7502-$283,5503-$344,5004-$397,500To see if your countie...

I thought this was some interesting information to share. Think you know the typical Florida home buyer or seller? Well, here's a chance to see if you're right. The 2006 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers Florida Report, now available on floridarealtors.org, finds that the median age of a Florida...