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Real Estate Market Updates

Thanks for coming back! Hopefully we can help you with whatever information you’d like to have on the site. Please feel free to email me at rodney@forbesrealtyonline.com! Or Call my cell at 561-283-6497″ Over the last decade several states, including Florida, have been the center of the real estate [...]

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Just when you thought the real estate market in the West Palm Beach area has turned the corner the FHA sets new tougher loan guidelines for borrowers. With the First Time Home Buyer Program set to expire this year and interest rates sure to increase in the future, the time to buy is now if [...]

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Beware of Mortgage Rate Hike Early Next Year

by Rodney Forbes on December 17, 2009

If you’ve been thinking of taking advantage of low real real estate prices, Home Buyer Tax Credits and low mortgage rates, you may want to make a move. Lock in low 30 year mortgage rates while you can. The following excerpt from The Mortgage Reports indicates mortgage rates may be ready to rise soon.
Since March, [...]

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Help for West Palm Beach Homeowners in Distress

by Rodney Forbes on December 7, 2009

The following video from Diana Olick at CNBC’s Realty Check has some positive news for Palm Beach County homeowners in distress.

If you are interested in buying or selling a home in the Palm Beach County area, specifically Palm Beach Gardens, Jupiter and West Palm Beach, please visit my Forbes Realty website. For frequently updated information [...]

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Here is the latest news from the Treasury Department regarding streamlined procedures for homeowners in distress, whether it be a loan modification or a short sale.
Separately on Monday, Treasury and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) kicked off a program intended to help convert as many of the 375,000 borrowers who have received [...]

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$8000 Tax Credit to be Extended in Palm Beach County?

by Rodney Forbes on October 22, 2009

As the November 30th deadline approaches to take advantage of the federal $8,000 First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit just about everyone in the real estate business, including buyers and sellers, are hoping the credit will be extended into 2010. The tax credit has a lot to do with the turn around in the Florida [...]

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Short Sale Myths…and Facts Part 2

by Rodney Forbes on August 31, 2009

This is the second video in the Short Sale Myths and Facts series. We will continue to uncover the facts with regards to short sales.
Rodney Forbes, broker for Forbes Realty of South Florida, and Certified Short Sale Specialist, works almost exclusively with short sale in the Palm Beach County area, particularly in Palm Beach Gardens, [...]

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Palm Beach County Short Sale Myths…Part 1

by Rodney Forbes on August 31, 2009

This video is the first part in a series regarding real estate short sales. There have been many misconceptions or “myths” about what can and can’t be done concerning short sales.
Rodney Forbes, broker for Forbes Realty of South Florida, and Certified Short Sale Specialist, works almost exclusively with short sale in the Palm Beach County [...]

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Palm Beach County Real Estate…Celebrate or Wait?

by Rodney Forbes on August 31, 2009

Breaking News: Case/ Shiller Housing Index Shows Second Month In A Row Of  INCREASE IN SALES!
We have been seeing continued reports of the strengthening of the national real estate market. Certainly in Palm Beach County Florida, one of the first and hardest hit areas in the country, the numbers have continued to move positive.
In areas [...]

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Short Sale Myths…and Facts Part 2

by Rodney Forbes on August 30, 2009

via youtube.com
Watch this video to learn the facts about short sales. Rodney is a short sale specialist in Palm Beach Gardens Florida. If you have any questions as to whether a short sale is right for you, call Rodney at 561-337-4810, or visit his real estate blog at http://SouthFloridaRealEstateReport.com
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