Visit here to search Fannie Mae properties for sale and learn more about this new program. Contact me if you see something that catches your eye! Financing is available through Landmark Bank of Florida- Contact Deborah Peterson (Tel: (941) 954-5100).

Making this a better time to buy a home, Congress is now offering a tax credit to help first time home buyers. If you qualify and buy a principal residence before December 1, 2009 then you’re eligible for the credit- allowing you to deduct 10% of the purchase price of your home up to $8000 when you file your taxes. Click Here for more information.

Press Release from the Florida Association of Realtors – May 23, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. – May 23, 2008 – Florida Realtors® statewide reported an upswing in existing home and condominium sales from March to April 2008, according to the latest housing statistics released by the Florida Association of Realtors® (FAR). A total of 11,200 existing single-family homes changed hands in April, a 20 percent increase over the previous month when 9,330 homes sold. Existing condo sales statewide rose 21.6 percent, with 3,900 units sold in April compared with 3,207 condos in March. Read the full article here.

Sarasota and Bradenton made Relocate-America’s top 100 list for best places to live in the U.S. in 2007!