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From:  blog.manausa.com
Well, we’ve seen another month come and go in the Tallahassee real estate market. I have recorded all of the sales in the MLS for the past twelve months and compared them with the active listings in order to produce the monthly Tallahassee Housing Inventory Report . One of the handiest reports available for Tallahassee homeowners , the inventory report shows the amount of homes available by area and price range in Leon County, Florida. Homeowners that are considering placing their homes on... Read Full Story

Tallahassee Housing Inventory Report

From:  manausa.com
Tallahassee Real Estate Market Report Just another quick post today (with a thank you to Carol Palacios for delivering the data) on the inventory in the Tallahassee Real Estate Market . I want to remind the readers that you can always find updated information on the supply of homes in Tallahassee at http://www.manausa.com/market.php . The link for all Tallahassee real estate market reports is right on our web site. Tallahassee Home Inventory Report The graph below is the weekly... Read Full Story

Changes In Housing Inventory Moving In The Right Direction

From:  manausa.com
We have been watching inventories continue to rise in the residential real estate market for a very long time,  going back to 2005. The Tallahassee Real Estate Blog has been instructing readers that the first sign of change in the housing market should be noted when inventory levels begin to fall on a long-term trend. I can say, with cautious optimism, that we are starting to see our long-term trend move to falling inventories in the Tallahassee real estate market . Tallahassee Housing... Read Full Story

Crist immediate 15% budget freeze: Liberal Media, Florida Democrats go Apeshit over proposed cuts

Headline from Tallahassee.com : Florida budget cuts could hit children, elderly, LEOs And from the Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville), Columnist Ron Little Page: Crist's economic policies threaten Florida's future More than a thousand people from all parts of Florida traveled to Tallahassee Wednesday to protest budget cuts that are destroying public education in Florida, and Crist was a no-show. He keeps promoting further tax cuts even though school districts are being forced to close... Read Full Story

"Green" is in with Green Cay ~ Boynton Beach

By David A. Podgursky, MBA • May 29th, 2008 • Category: Boynton Beach - Suburban , Green Cay Village , Palm Beach Real Estate Boynton Beach Florida is the site of the first project of its kind - a ‘Green’ development with both the environment and the buyer in mind. Environmentally speaking, Green Cay Village in West Boynton Beach Florida is an anomaly.  While people say green building, Green Cay’s developer did just that.  Features include: Energy Star Appliances R-30 Attic... Read Full Story

Barack Obama won and vows to strengthen financial aid to americans

Entering the election, national polls presented Barack Obama with an 8-point lead. With Obama’s victory as the 44th President, he will be the first African-American to win the post at White House. Obama had an overpowering triumph over Sen. John McCain, who promised Tuesday night to help Obama lead. Barack Obama assured supporters that “Change has come to America” as he emerged victorious in a historic presidential election. As final results got in Tuesday night, Obama gains ground in... Read Full Story

Carlisle Development CEO pans Miami City Commisher's Workforce Housing Plan

MIAMI, Fla. --- Miami city commisher Mark Sarnoff, left, thinks he knows how to save Miami's wheezing condo market and solve Miami's affordable housing shortage at the same time. Carlisle Development Group CEO Matthew Greer, right, who heads one of the nation's largest affordable housing developers, hates the idea. Sarnoff says the city should invest in cheap developer-distressed condos when discounts go desperate---say, south of the $175-per-square-foot mark. Michael Vasquez at... Read Full Story

Miramar, Fla. launches campaign for $5 million CWHIP grant to fund workforce housing

MIRAMAR, Fla. --- Miramar, Fla.---the southwestern corner of Broward Co. between Hollywood and the Everglades---means to be the first Florida municipality to launch a campaign for one of this year's CWHIP grants. Georgia East at Sun-Sentinel.com reports that Miramar hopes a $5 million CWHIP grant (technically a loan) will spur development of its 54-acre Town Center campus of 347 condos, 133 town houses, an 800-seat cultural arts center, library and stores surrounding Miramar City Hall... Read Full Story

DELRAY BEACH, LAKE WORTH & BOCA RATON OLDER HOMES FOR SALE

Today there are eleven single family houses for sale in Delray Beach, built between 1925 and 1930. They range in price from a home on SE First Avenue for $249,900 and a home on North Ocean Boulevard for $4,450,000. Two Boca Raton homes built between 1925 and 1930 are on the market in Old Floresta. Both feature bygone craftsman ship including pecky cypress ceilings and Spanish tile floors. One is for sale for $1,495,000 with original walls and stunning grounds and pool on a large peaceful lot... Read Full Story

Alachua Co. commish chairman may push 'Alachua Sadowski' doc tax to fund affordable housing

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Alachua Co. commish chairman Rodney J. Long, a Democrat, will host a symposium on affordable housing in the spring and plans to make the issue a cornerstone of his one-year term as chairman. He may even propose a new tax on legal paperwork---a local 'Sadowski Act'---to help low- to moderate-income residents afford a house, reports Cindy Swirko at Gainesville.com. Alachua Co. will receive about $1.2 million in SHIP funds this year---about 1/3 the amount due the... Read Full Story
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