News about properties and real estate
Are Gainesville’s homes worth the asking price? A recent national market study reports that the Gainesville housing market is overvalued – that houses cost 23 percent more than they should. Real estate representatives, however, say homebuyers are getting a good deal, and the pace of listings and closings shows that. Using 20 years of statistics …
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Tiger to buy Jupiter Island compound Golf superstar Tiger Woods, the top-earning athlete in America, has agreed to pay “in the neighborhood” of $40 million for a 10-acre oceanfront compound on Jupiter Island, according to real estate agents familiar with the deal. More astounding than the price, though, is that Woods, who earned $89.4 million …
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To Sell a High-End Home, Let Them Sleep On It It took a sleepover to sell a $2.5 million house in Malibu, Calif., after it had been on the market for three months. The buyers “were able to experience the amazing light at different times of the day, the spectacular views and what it was …
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While moving back to South Florida, it was getting tough to think outside the boxes: South Florida Sun-Sentinel Seven years ago, my husband, Ronnie, and I sold our Fort Lauderdale home and moved to Wisconsin. We stayed two years, then moved to Nashville. A few months ago, we decided to return to South Florida. Blame …
Wait-and-see attitude may be best on refinancing Question: My wife and I bought a second home two years ago. Because of its condition, it didn’t qualify for a conventional mortgage. We have a two-year balloon loan at 5.6 percent interest that comes due in April 2006. We will owe the entire principal in April unless …
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Tiny Briny Breezes draws brawny $500 million offer – OrlandoSentinel.com: State News A secret suitor was offering to buy the entire municipality for $500 million — more than $1 million per mobile home. Over shuffleboard courts, pinochle tables and whittling benches, word of the fabulous price soon spread. ” ‘A million is a million’ and …
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