Helen and I attended a seminar at the Sarasota Association of Realtors on Friday, October 10th where Vern Buchanan, Florida Representative to the U.S. House of Representatives, spoke. Vern told us about his frustration with the recent $700 Billion Bailout Bill. He received the first bill, some 300 pages on the Sunday night before the vote [...]
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The Florida Association of Realtors today reported that the Bank of America has agreed to modify tens of thousands of loans to keep people in 11 states from losing their homes, the Illinois Attorney General’s office said on the 7th of October.
Borrowers stuck with mortgages that they can’t afford could see interest rates reduced or have the [...]
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After the U.S. Senate (74 to 25) and U.S. House of Representatives (263 to 171) passed the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, President Bush signed the Act into law on October 3rd, 2008. In the end 33 Democrats and 24 Republicans changed their vote to pass the legislation in the U.S. House. Now from NAR (National Association [...]
At the Sarasota Florida International Real Estate Congress 2008, held at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota on September 10 through 12, Kym and Helen Biggar successfully completed their certification for TRC (Transnational Referral Certification). The TRC certification demonstrates to other real estate professionals that you are certified and familiar with the procedures of the Transnational Referral System for international [...]
Sarasota, Florida. The Herald Tribune reports today that there were 7,410 foreclosure filings during the last 12 months ended July 31st, 2008 in Sarasota County, Florida. Twenty five different mortgage companies hold the most properties in foreclosure in Sarasota County. If a property owner fails to pay the mortgage for three consecutive months and does not [...]
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Kym and Helen Biggar have successfully completed their GRI (Graduate Realtor Institute) Certification in Real Estate. Cynthia Biggar received her GRI Certification in 2006 and now all three members of Biggar International Group, LLC, affiliated with Keller Williams, have their GRI.
A GRI Certification in Real Estate offers a client a more knowledgeable and professional representation. In the [...]
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During the last two weeks Helen and I have been attending classes in Sarasota to complete our GRI (Graduate Realtors Institute) Certification in Real Estate. This certification offers a wealth of knowledge in real estate to those realtors who pursue the GRI certification and provides the customer with a more knowledgeable, professional agent.
One of our instructors, Steve David, [...]
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Homeowners struggling to save their homes from foreclosure might have an easier time getting a helping hand from the Federal Housing Administration starting Monday.
Plans to relax FHA-Secure guidelines would expand eligibility standards to include borrowers with adjustable rate mortgages who were late on two monthly mortgage payments in the past 12 months, even if they [...]
Sales in Sarasota-Bradenton increased from a year ago as the median sales price fell 16% in May from the same time a year ago. It was reported that the median price of $268,200 in May was 8.2% lower than the median in April. The median price continues to fall within the $240,000 to $270,000 price band of the [...]
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