Bob Forman's Real Estate Blog
I will share my thoughts on SW Florida plus information on property that I hope my readers will find useful. All feedback and comments are more than welcome.
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Bob
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Your door lock may be getting smarter NEW YORK – Jan. 14, 2014 – Smartphones are no longer phones first and foremost. They’ve become command centers for the high-tech demands of day-to-day life. Everything from Web browsing and picture-taking to instant messaging and credit card transactions ca...
01/14/2014
Real estate Q&A: How to do away with private mortgage insurance FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Jan. 13, 2014 – Question: We bought our home in 2005 with a no-downpayment loan that required private mortgage insurance. Since then, we have worked hard to make additional principal payments and have reduce...
01/13/2014
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The economy has been set free (for now) WASHINGTON – Jan. 13, 2014 – According to Fannie Mae’s Economic & Strategic Research Group, less economic uncertainty about U.S. fiscal and monetary issues lays the foundation for improved private sector activity and accelerated economic growth in 2014. W...
01/13/2014
Fla. will gain about 175,000 new jobs in 2014 NEW YORK – Jan. 8, 2014 – Pew Charitable Trusts – an independent, non-partisan research and public policy organization, projected expected employment growth for each U.S. state, and overall, Florida ranked fifth in expected job growth in 2014. Since...
01/08/2014
Housing market to see boost from boomerang buyers? JUPITER, Fla. – Jan. 7, 2014 – Some housing experts are trumpeting changes that allow foreclosure sufferers to buy back into the American Dream sooner than they probably imagined, calling 2014 the year of the “boomerang buyer.”Revisions made over...
01/07/2014
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Buyers get extended offer period on REOs WASHINGTON – Jan. 6, 2014 – Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced an extension of their “first look” programs, granting buyers seeking a primary residence a full 20 days to submit offers on REO properties ahead of investor competition. Pre...
01/07/2014
Follow these 7 strategies to get the most financial gain on your kitchen remodel. And if done right, a kitchen remodel can recoup much of its cost. Kitchen remodels in the $50,000 to $60,000 range recoup about 69% of the initial project cost when the home is sold. A minor kitchen remodel of about...
01/02/2014
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