State: Taylor, Bean, Whitaker must cease foreclosures, move home loans in 60 days TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Aug. 24, 2009 – Florida’s Office of Financial Regulation took more action Friday against Ocala-based Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp., ordering the company to cease foreclosures, late charges and adverse reports to credit bureaus about customers. It is [...]
Office prices rise for the first time in two years NEW YORK – Aug. 24, 2009 – The sale prices of U.S. office properties rose 4.3 percent in the second quarter, the first increase since the second quarter of 2007, according to a report from ratings agency Moody’s. The second-quarter increase is significantly different from [...]
Team Sumberg with Keller Williams Realty would like to share the long awaited guidelines for the bridge loans offered by the The City of Tampa and the State of Florida to help you become a homeowner. For a very short period, funds are available to help you take advantage of a special federal income tax refund [...]
Team Sumberg with Keller Williams Realty would like to announce the following broadcast event to the general public in the Tampa Bay area. Walter Walker, author and Director of Education and Counseling at Housing and Education Alliance, Inc. will be appearing on WEDUs Facing the Forclosure Crisis live on tomorrow night and the show [...]
RISMEDIA, August 18, 2009-Freddie Mac recently announced that in the second quarter of 2009, refinancing borrowers overwhelmingly chose fixed-rate loans, regardless of whether their original loan was an adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) or fixed. Ninety-nine percent of prime borrowers who originally had a conforming ARM selected a new conforming fixed-rate mortgage when they refinanced, up slightly from [...]
Nationally, construction of single-family homes rose in July for the fifth straight month, edging up almost 2 percent to the highest level since last October, the government said Tuesday. Building permits climbed nearly 6 percent. Yay, the overall economy is actually getting a small boost as more buyers walk into model houses ready to sign [...]
Countrywide Financial to begin making settlement payments TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Aug. 7, 2009 – Countrywide Financial, now owned by Bank of America, will soon begin making cash payments of at least $3,000 to each of its Florida customers who have experienced a foreclosure or fallen behind on mortgage payments within four months of getting their [...]
Team Sumberg and KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY see very strong signs here in Tampa Bay that our Real Estate market is recovering. WASHINGTON – Aug. 4, 2009 – Pending home sales are up for the fifth consecutive month, the first time in six years for such a streak, according to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). [...]
Keller Williams ranked first among home buyers in the annual J.D Power and Associates 2009 Home Buyer/Seller study. The study measures customer satisfaction with the largest national real estate companies. The most significant factor is the buyer/seller experience with the practitioner. Other factors include overall experience with the office and satisfaction with special services offered, [...]