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Florida’s Foreclosure Ordeal is Far from Over
Despite the dramatic price increases registered by Miami, Fort Myers and other Florida resort communities over the past 12 months, the state’s foreclosure nightmare is far from over. Some 1.1 million distressed sales are in the pipeline for Florida markets in the near future. They include some 530,000 mortgages nearly…
Florida still No. 1 in percentage of mortgages in foreclosure
Twelve percent of Florida’s home mortgages are in foreclosure, the highest percentage of any state in the nation. Florida still leads the nation in the percentage of home mortgages that are in foreclosure, according to CoreLogic’s foreclosure report for April. According to the most recent data, 12 percent of Florida’s…
US Foreclosure: the psychological cost – how has it affected you?
Foreclosure rates in the US have jumped. We’re asking homeowners who have faced foreclosure to share their experiences Norman Rousseau battled the wrongful foreclosure of his home for several tortured years. In May, he killed himself. His widow, Oriane, says that Norman “saw no way out.” Sheila Ramos, a small…
Amendment 4 backers show their ‘assets’ in Central Florida
The Florida Association of Realtors has begun its Central Florida campaign for adoption of the Amendment 4 restrictions on property taxes in a big way — with a $350,000 burst of TV, radio and direct-mail ads as well as robo-calls. The number is courtesy of Ben Fairbrother, who’s running the TaxYourAssetsOff…
‘Tax Your Assets’ group using old-school campaign methods, too
Looks like Taxpayers First won’t simply be relying on social media to promote support for Amendment 4, a proposed property tax-cutting measure on the November ballot. The group is spending dough to save homeowners dough as well. Fliers from the Taxpayers First PAC hit mailboxes in Hillsborough County Friday. They continue with…