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Pending Homes Sales showed a slight increase according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR) last month. Rising 4.3% on a monthly comparison, the pending home sales indicates that closings will continue to rise in the next couple of months.According to Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist of NAR, A [Read More]

According to many analysts, the gain in the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city index is only temporary as they believe that home values will take a plunge in major markets right on into 2011."Home buying season" is coming to close with not much action to speak of. Between the high unemployment r [Read More]

After a concerning decline in the pending home sales over the last few months, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) showed an incline of 5.2%!Pending home sales reflect contracts that were signed during the 30 day period. As the closing process can take a few mo [Read More]

I drove to Leesburg today and ran across the best store I have ever been in. If you love chocolate, this is the store for you. It was a Russell Stover’s outlet. It is just a 30 minute drive north of Brooksville. When I walked in the doors, I was in heaven. They had every kind of candy you cou [Read More]

Hernando Aero Modelers are hosting their annual radio controlled aircraft pylon races from 8:30 to noon on July 31st, at the HAM field located on US 98, a mile west of the intersection of Citrus Way or two miles east of the Suncoast Parkway interchange, at the site of the Brooksville Cemex plant. [Read More]

Along the coasts of Boston, Seattle, New York and Los Angeles tiny waves of recovery amidst the commercial real estate market are popping up. Although the signs are subtle the latest Moody's REAL Commercial Property Index showed a gain of 1.7% during a monthly comparison in April.According to David [Read More]

As if the Deepwater Horizon Disaster hasn't done enough damage, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is requiring that any victim of the disaster that has received compensation from BP, due to lost wages, must pay taxes on the monies received!However, recipients of money from BP that was due to physic [Read More]

If youve purchased land so that you can build a dream house from the ground up, then you can apply Feng Shui design techniques in the layout of the home. Note that you may need to find an architect who is amenable to working with Feng Shui concepts, but that shouldnt be hard. This represents a fast [Read More]

People looking into apartments and condos may find it very difficult to uncover pet friendly buildings. Thankfully there are online services now that will help you network within communities to find that perfect place for you and spot. Additionally there are things you can do to improve your chances [Read More]

For businesses that are impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the U.S. Small business Administration (SBA) is approving disaster loan funds! "Economic Injury Disaster Loans" will benefit small businesses by providing financial aid that would not be necessary had the Deep Horizon oil spill not [Read More]