Where are the hidden values?

Where are the hidden values? [South Florida] While Florida as a whole has taken the heat (no pun intended!) for being one of the hardest hit real estate markets, there are still segments of the market and certain neighborhoods that have held their values more than others and where investing now makes sense, since these …

Count your blessings you’re in Manteca and not Cleveland

Count your blessings you’re in Manteca and not Cleveland Manteca may be at the epicenter of the foreclosure meltdown triggered by liar loans and fueled by greed, but we’re still enjoying the good life. Consider the following if you believe otherwise: • There are 18 homes for sale for under $3,000 in Flint, Mich. • …

First-time home buyer? You’re in luck

First-time home buyer? You’re in luck Is now the time to buy a house in Central Florida? The answer to that question is hardly simple, given the prolonged housing slump and the nationwide recession. It also depends on a complex mix of personal issues and factors, including, of course, “The Fear Factor.” If you own …

Unpaid fees put Florida condo owners in foreclosure

Unpaid fees put Florida condo owners in foreclosure Sitting in her small condo in one of Tampa Bay’s biggest retirement communities as her hands tremble, a 75-year-old woman reads a letter threatening to put her out of her home. Like so many other Floridians, Ann Studen is facing foreclosure. But in her case, it has …

Advice for renters if landlord faces foreclosure

Advice for renters if landlord faces foreclosure You’re paying your bills, but your landlord isn’t. And you’re the one holding the eviction notice. This is becoming an all-too-familiar scenario for thousands of renters nationwide who have become the unintended victims of foreclosures. Banks are booting good tenants onto the streets with little to no notice …