House Passes Flood Insurance Relief Bill with Amendments � Now Senates Turn

Floridians at risk with the most subsidized policies facing sharp rate hikes due to previously passed Biggert-Waters bill.

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March 6, 2014 - Flagler Foreclosure Picture Brightens

March 4, 2014 - Sea Ray Launches New Line and New Launch Facilities in Flagler County

March 3, 2014 - National Pending Home Sales Hold Steady in January

March 3, 2014 - CoreLogic Issues January Foreclosure Report

Foreclosed Homes Dominate Distressed Market Segment as Short Sales Fade

March 10, 2014 � Short sales are quickly becoming a non-factor, representing only 4.7% of Flagler County February home sales and 5.7% of active home listings. Foreclosed sales (sold by lenders after taking them back through a foreclosure sale � also commonly referred to as REO), however, remain brisk. read full story

Reading the Tea Leaves of Flagler and Palm Coast January Home Sales

February 14, 2014 � Palm Coast and Flagler county home sales plummeted 26.5% from December to January. So what? Fewer homes were sold in January than in the previous December in each of the past seven years. Actually, home sales remain positive. 6.1% more homes were sold in January than during the same month a year ago. The aggregate value of those sales rose 11.1%. read full story

New rules under Dodd-Frank Act making home-buying process longer, harder

Housing Study: Reverse Mortgage Fraud a Growing Problem

SunTrust Bank Might Face �Substantial Penalties� From Feds

Forbes: How Bad Is The Housing Market? A Forecast Update for 2014-2015

Fiscal Times: Why Buying a Home Still Beats Renting...for Now

Leland North Carolina board OKs ban on future gated communities

Lenders: Beware of the �Forced� Short-Sale in Bankruptcy

Charlotte Observer: Foreclosures filed against 2 Carolina Trail courses

Palm Beach Post: New fee for Florida HOAs stirs opposition

JPMorgan whistleblower gets $63.9 million in mortgage fraud deal