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In some cities, you can breathe a little easier. The maker of Honeywell air purifiers recently ranked the top cities with the best air quality, based on pollen counts, ozone concentrations, public smoking laws, green initiatives, and other factors. Here are the top 10 cities with the cleanest air: 1. Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Fla. 2. Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Fla. 3. North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Fla. 4. Honolulu 5. Tucson, Ariz. 6. Colorado Springs, Colo. 7. Albuquerque, N.M. 8. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Wash. 9. Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, S.C. 10. Lakeland-Winter Haven, Fla. One of the places with […]

The California Association of REALTORS® is calling for a change in leadership at the Federal Housing Finance Agency, mostly stemming over its pilot bulk sales foreclosure program, which CAR has called harmful to the housing recovery. CAR’s latest objection stems from the federal government’s Nov. 5 sale to investment firm Colony Capital, which took ownership of 970 foreclosed homes in California, Nevada, and Arizona in a recent auction. Colony Capital had the winning bid of $176 million for the Fannie Mae properties. “Fannie Mae and FHFA’s decision to move forward […]

The median down payment sank to its lowest level since 2009, averaging 9 percent for home buyers this year, according to housing data by the National Association of REALTORS®. First-time home buyers’ median down payment was 4 percent and repeat buyers averaged a 13 percent down payment, according to the housing data. “First-time buyers historically make small down payments, but repeat buyers like to put down 20 percent if they can to avoid paying mortgage insurance,” says Paul Bishop with NAR. “The general loss in home value since the peak […]

Originally from the middle Georgia area and fresh out of the U.S. Army, I moved to Savannah in 2001 in pursuit of a career in business after taking a management position with a well-known national organization. Since that time I have obtained my Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies, graduating Summa Cum Laude, and have taken advantage of a number of opportunities in sales and sales management positions in the Savannah area, all of which have taught me a great deal and helped make me very successful. One of my […]

When neighbors build true connections with one another, it fosters higher property values, strong schools, and lower crime rates in their neighborhood, according to studies by Dennis Rosenbaum, director of the Center for Research in Law and Justice at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Help introduce home owners to their neighbors by tweeting free info from the REALTOR® Content Resource on seven holiday events that better your community. That’s one of four free articles now available in the November “Stuff Yourself with Thanksgiving Planning” theme. You can also add […]

In remarks at the NAR Board of Directors meeting Monday, Nov. 12, during the 2012 REALTORS® Conference & Expo in Orlando, President Moe Veissi reflected on a year of great accomplishments for the association before officially passing the gavel to 2013 President Gary Thomas. Highlights of the year included a rally of nearly 14,000 REALTORS® on the National Mall in Washington D.C. in May in support of home ownership and the passage of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Act in July. “You got a five-year flood insurance extension passed in an […]

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Board-certified real estate attorney Gary M. Singer answers housing questions in this space each Friday. To ask him a question about short sales, mortgages, refinancing, homeowner’s associations or any other residential real estate topic, click here. Q: We are trying to buy our first home and used a real estate agent recommended by a friend. He showed us a few houses, including one that we asked about. We love it and want to buy it. The problem is that the agent is hard to get in touch with and has […]

Foreclosure discounts are getting smaller as intense competition for homes forces buyers to pay closer to market value, Zillow.com says. Buyers in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties earned a 2.9 percent discount in September, down from 6.8 percent a year earlier, according to the Seattle-based website. Nationally, bank-owned discounts fell to 7.7 percent in September from 9.1 a year ago. South Florida’s peak foreclosure discount was 22.7 percent in August 2008. But during the past year, a lack of homes for sale has frustrated buyers and led to multiple […]

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