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OLYMPIA ESTATE HOME Casa Della Scala "House of the Stairs"
5 bedrooms + library/office + game area 7.5 baths/4 car garage
5500 living sq.ft./6910 total sq.ft.
Private Preserve Lot
Gourmet Kitchen w/Stainless Appliances, Granite, Two Diswashers, Crushed Glass Backsplash;
Double Marble Staircases
Slate Stone Wall at Dining Room & Kitchen
Fireplace & Built-Ins
Master Suite w/Refrigerator, Crema Marfil Marble and Slate Baths, full body sprays, bidet
Professionally Landscaping & Lighting
Available for Sale or Lease - Call for details
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Short Sale vs. Foreclosure. Which is right for you? What is a Short Sale? A Short Sale is basically a "forgiveness of debt." It is the circumstance where a home must be sold, but currently it is worth less than the amount owed to the bank/lender on the current mortgage(s). If you owe a debt to someone else and they cancel or forgive that debt, the canceled amount may be taxable. Read more... The Mortgage Debt Relief Act of 2007 generally allows taxpayers to exclude income from the discharge of debt on their principal residence. Debt reduced through mortgage restructing, as well as mortgage debt forgiven in connection with a foreclosure, qualifies for relief.
Rates on 30-year mortgages tie record lowWASHINGTON (AP) – May 1, 2009. Average rates on 30-year fixed mortgages, the most popular loan among home buyers, slid to 4.78 percent from 4.8 percent last week, Freddie Mac said. Last year at this time, the average rate on a 30-year mortgage was 6.06 percent. Read more...
Recession may be over forecasters say. Read more...
Families move during drywall work BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. – May 12, 2009 – Home builder G.L. Homes has begun temporarily relocating homeowners in its Canyon Isles community near Boynton Beach, where homes have been found to have defective Chinese drywall. Read more...
A Comfortable Mortgage As banks struggle to reinvent lending, Bank of America has debuted www.BankOfAmerica.com/HomeLoans. The web site not only includes a calculator to determine the maximum amount of money a buyer can borrow, it also includes calculators to help buyers determine how much debt they can comfortably take on. Read more...
Home Sales in March 2009 Florida’s existing home sales increased in March, making it the seventh month in a row that sales activity demonstrated gains in the year-to-year comparison, according to the latest housing data released by the Florida Association of Realtors® (FAR). Read more...
It is alleged that as many as 36,000 homes in Florida and 300,000 in the country may be affected by defective Chinese drywall. Read more...
From the White House... Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan. The Plan has three main components:
1. Refinancing for Responsible Homeowners Suffering From Falling Home Prices;
2. A Comprehensive $75 Billion Homeowner Stability Initiative
3. Support Low Mortgage Rates by Strengthening Confidence in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Read more...
Foreclosure Help - Help is available for at-risk homeowners.Read more...
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