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Another Colorful Tallahassee Housing Report

November 16, 2009

The Tallahassee Housing Market is undergoing a pleasant change right now. Most of the key indicators signal that we might be starting a recovery.
Is it due to the fact that we have spent two years selling roughly 50% of the number of homes that our market history sells? Or is it due to the Home [...]

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Home Buyer Tax Credit Expanded By Congress

November 6, 2009

Congress has extended and expanded the homebuyer tax credit. The modifications will become effective when President Obama signs the bill, which could occur as early as November 6, 2009.
I have received numerous emails and comments from readers who asked for me to report the changes to the First Time Homebuyers Tax Credit when they occurred, [...]

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Tallahassee Home Buyers Still Seeking Bottom

June 19, 2009

Home buyers in Tallahassee are still moving slowly. The following real estate graph measures home sales for the trailing 365 days and shows the daily average of home sales in the Tallahassee MLS. As you can see, we are still looking for the bottom of the hole…

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Real Estate Appreciation

May 8, 2009

Much is written about real estate appreciation (or now real estate depreciation) and many points of reference are used to “validate” the rates that are being computed. But I warn you, most references to appreciation are just plain wrong.

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