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Filing for Homestead and Other Exemptions All legal Florida residents are eligible for a Homestead Exemption on their homes, condominiums, co-op apartments, and certain mobile home lots if they qualify. The Florida Constitution provides this tax-saving exemption on the first and third $25,000 of the assessed value of an owner/occupied residence. While a complicated formula…
COVID-19 EDITION SHIFTING STATS Stay-at-home orders appear to be influencing the decision to put properties on the market. The number of homes listed for sale fell 13.1% for the week ending March 21 and 34% in the week ending March 28 according to Realtor.com. Home price growth slowed during the same two weeks to 3.3%…
FREE FUNTASTIC FRIDAYS & MOVIES FRIDAYS – HOLLYWOOD Free family films at 8 p.m. at the ArtsPark in Young Circle. September 7th: Goodbye Christopher Robin (PG). /Septmebr 14th: Sing (PG). September 21st: D2: The Mighty Ducks (PG). September 28th: Ghostbusters (PG). The films are preceded by family fun from 5-8 p.m. with face painters, a…
As fall cleaning has become the new spring cleaning, one of our past clients brought an interesting question to us: What does my front door color say about me? Being one of the first things people notice about your home it sends subconscious signals about everything from your extroversion to your creativity, so we’ve done…
Here are seven tips for buying a home in a low-inventory market: Get your mortgage before you find a home. Meet with a mortgage broker before you even look at homes. Make sure your credit is what it should be and you provide all the necessary financial information for underwriting before finding a home and…
Can First Time Buyers Find Starter Home in This Market? You are finally ready to jump into home ownership! You’ve met the tougher mortgage qualifying standards from recent years, have saved up for your down payments, have already done your homework and know what you can afford. But can you actually find a home? The biggest problem…
