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October Homes Sales in Florida Down, Foreclosures and Short Sales Still Dominate the Market

Rodney Forbes — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 22:26:11 +0000

October 2010 home sales are down from 2009 for most of the country. Most areas of Florida also saw decreases in home sales. A number of reasons were cited, including the boost in 2009 from the home buyer tax credit, and new stricter mortgage lending guidelines. Interestingly, nationwide 29% of homes sold for cash and 34% [...]

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Rodney Forbes Recognized as a REO/Foreclosure Expert in South Florida

Rodney Forbes — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:46:10 +0000

Rodney Forbes, registered broker with Forbes Realty of South Florida, headquartered in West Palm Beach, has been featured on a national foreclosure/REO teleconference as a leading foreclosure/REO real estate agent in the south Florida market. The conference was sponsored by Tim and Julie Harris of Harris Real Estate University, one of the largest online real [...]

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Rare Singer Island Ocean Front Foreclosure on Market Soon

Rodney Forbes — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:43:50 +0000

A very rare find is coming to the Singer Island Florida real estate market soon. A large 3 bedroom 3 bath oceanfront condo will be available for sale in a few weeks. Bank owned foreclosures are common in Florida, but rarely does an oceanfront gem like this go to foreclosure. With over 2,000 square feet, [...]

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Florida Home Buyers…The Best Program Nobody Knows About!

Rodney Forbes — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:00:30 +0000

With the real estate market in south Florida still trying to recover, so much attention has been given to the $8000 First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit. It certainly has helped with getting many buyers off the fence to take advantage of affordable home prices and low interest rates. So much attention has been given [...]

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Hilarious Jon Stewart Daily Show Video on the Housing Crisis

Rodney Forbes — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:55:00 +0000

via thedailyshow.com This video may make you laugh and cry at the same time as it spoofs the intelligence of the government officials overseeing the economy and real estate market. For more information on short sale in the Palm Beach Gardens Florida area, please contact Rodney Forbes at 561-337-4810 or email Rodney@ForbesRealtyOnline.com Posted via web [...]

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Would YOU Walk Away From Your Home? : Palm Beach Gardens Short Sales

Rodney Forbes — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:56:41 +0000

Would YOU Walk Away From Your Home? New study about what economists are calling, “Strategic Default”. Where homeowners who CAN afford to stay in their homes despite negative equity are choosing not to…… How widespread is this practice? New research* based on a survey of 1,000 homeowners suggests that one in four mortgage defaults are [...]

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When Will Home Prices Rebound? (2020..2023…LONGER?)

Rodney Forbes — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:46:33 +0000

Great article from USNews.com. One of the constant topics of discussion in the virtual halls of HREU is…when will prices return to their previous ‘peak’ values of 2006ish. In other words, can someone realistically..’wait it out…wait for prices to return’. Well, the answer is YES…if they want to wait.. 10-20 years! You know where the [...]

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Jim Cramer Still Bullish on Florida Real Estate

Rodney Forbes — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:54:00 +0000

Acouple of months ago I wrote an article that featured an interview with financial analyst and TV personality Jim Cramer. In the interview Jim firmly believed Florida to be recovering from the housing crisis, and could be one of the best places to buy real estate. At the time I think I was the only [...]

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Another Boost to Florida Real Estate

Rodney Forbes — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:11:11 +0000

Starting July 1st, qualified first time home buyers will be able to use the federal tax credit of up to $8000 as part of their up front costs for buying a home. Until now the tax credit could only be received after the buyers had closed on the home, and then filed their taxes. This [...]

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Down Payment Assistance Nobody Knows About

Rodney Forbes — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:00:30 +0000

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