If you have less than the 10% down payment required for Conventional Financing a FHA loan could be the right option for you. The Federal Housing Authority (FHA) provides private mortgage insurance on loans made by FHA approved lenders. For more information about the FHA, please click here to visit their website

I wrote a blog article last year about predicting future home sales based upon a correlation between population growth and home sales. I was/am trying to create a model that should demonstrate, over time, the amount of sales we should expect in the Tallahassee real estate market.

Heather Iiiff , District 2 member of the Prince George’s County Board of Education , passes along the following information: Governor Martin O’Malley will be hold a Town Hall Meeting on Education and the Economy this week. Date : Wednesday, February 11th Time : 6:30 pm to 8:00pm Place : Dr. Henry A

Lakefront property nestled in the Ahwatukee Foothills of Phoenix Bordered by south mountain park to the north, Ahwatukee was annexed by the city of Phoenix between 1978 and 1987. However, this unique community prides itself on it’s own identity even though it may have a Phoenix address.

The College Park Woods Swim Club is hosting its Annual Chili Dinner on Wednesday, February 11th.

The Southwood Subdivision is the most active neighborhood in Tallahassee in terms of number of homes sold each year (according to the Tallahassee Board of REALTORs Multiple Listing Service (MLS) ), so I like to look at it from time to time. So this morning I figured it was time. Paralleling the rest of the Tallahassee housing market , Southwood is seeing reduced unit sales and dropping prices.

The following post was provided by a great loan officer — Alan Gross of National City Mortgage — who is always in touch with changes in the mortgage industry and ways to make home buying a little less stressful.

As you may know, there is a $7,500 tax credit for all first time home buyers. In this case, it also means people who have not owned a home in the most recent three-year period

Whenever we work with families with children who want to buy a home in Tallahassee , invariably one of the most important criterion that they use in the home selection process is the school zone in which the home falls. Everybody has their own opinions on what school is hot and what school is not, but maybe real estate supply and demand can show us what Tallahassee home buyers think! Reminder: The Tallahassee Real Estate Newsletter Is Being Mailed On Monday Don’t miss this great, Free Resource! Subscribe Today ! After downloading all of the active listings in the Tallahassee Board of Realtors Multiple Listing Service (MLS) as well as all of the sales for the previous 12 months, I was able to assemble a supply and demand analysis for every Elementary, Middle and High School zone in Leon County

I was up early this morning, reading a bunch of great real estate blogs from around the country.