Mar 6, 2015 | All, Buy, Market Trends
Recently, three key mortgage financing entities – Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) – announced new mortgage programs with lower down-payment requirements. The goal of all three agencies is to make homeownership possible for more...
Feb 4, 2015 | All, Buy, Market Trends
According to RealtyTrac’s first quarter 2015 Residential Property Rental Report, Marion County was one of the top Florida markets for single-family residential real estate investment and twelfth overall in the nation. The study broke out potential top markets by...
Jan 24, 2015 | All, Buy, Market Trends, Properties
A recent report by Zillow compared the affordability of mortgage payments versus rental payments. It found that homes on the current market were 30% less expensive relative to income than homes sold during the market peak before the year of 2000. However, homes on the...
Jan 1, 2015 | All, Market Trends, Sell
If you’ve been thinking about putting your home on the market in the coming year, we have some important tips to share before you take that big step. The prospect of moving by itself can be stressful, and when you add all that goes into selling your home, everything...
Dec 24, 2014 | All, Buy, Market Trends
Last week, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – government-backed agencies that finance a large portion of mortgages in America — detailed plans to back mortgages with down payments as low as 3%. The move is designed to make homeownership accessible for more people,...
Nov 26, 2014 | All, Equestrian, Market Trends, Properties
Showcase Properties’s own Cindy Wojciechowski helped to facilitate the Ocala Breeders Sales Company’s (OBS) acquisition of a neighboring property — the former Ocala Equestrian Center. The purchase occurs as the equine industry continues to recover...
