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Bankruptcies likely to spike, experts warn Adjustable-rate-mortgage payments are rising, forcing unpleasant options. In the year since a tougher federal bankruptcy law took effect, personal-bankruptcy cases have plummeted, and consumers must clear more hurdles than ever to get a financial fresh start through the courts. That’s a stark contrast to previous years, when personal bankruptcies …
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Property Tax Increases Rile Renters [North Florida] The news was grim last week in the over-55 mobile home park of Crystal Lake. Rents are going up $15. But residents’ share of the property tax bill is what has them riled. “People are upset. Everyone in here is concerned with the rent increases, but the only …
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Say ‘hello’ to sane housing market If you’ve gotten the idea that the sky is falling on the real estate market, 2006 is actually one of the best years on record for home sales. The average price of both new and existing homes combined rose a healthy 8.2 percent during the second quarter of this …
Caught off balance [Los Angeles] Home prices dropping here, rising there and sluggish appreciation. Squeamish owners fear a sudden tumble. Experts predict a long slowdown. Whether at the dinner table, Starbucks or just standing around the office water cooler, Question No. 1 for most property owners these days is this: Is my home’s value tanking …
Upscale condos cater to Gator alumni, parents [North Florida] UF alumni are shelling out big bucks to spend football game weekends in Gainesville – and their checks aren’t going to local hotels. More and more alumni are buying upscale condos within walking distance of UF’s campus, and developers are happy to keep up with the …
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17 houses in Pine Hills: A story of race in Orlando [Central Florida] Ferdinand Drive is a short street of 17 houses in the most diverse, most dynamic, most maligned area in Metro Orlando: Pine Hills. The history of Pine Hills is the story of race in Orlando, what this city used to be and …
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