Pensacola Beach Florida Real Estate

Extending the Good News for Home Buyers

By Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist, NAR Research

Let’s first turn to the terrific news regarding the housing stimulus. Earlier this month, the U.S. Congress overwhelmingly passed and the President signed into law new measures to maintain the momentum for a housing market recovery. The home buyer tax credit, originally scheduled to expire at the end of November will now be available through the middle of next year and more potential buyers will be able to take advantage of it. The income limit was also increased and many move-up buyers – not just first-timer purchasers – also will qualify. Furthermore, loan limits will not shrink as was planned for next year; in high-cost areas, the loan limit will remain at near $730,000 in 2010, thereby permitting more consumers to tap into the historically low mortgage rates.

Florida Department of Transportation grant will add $350K to beautification coffers
BY VICI PAPAJOHN Gulf Breeze News vici@gulfbreezenews.com

The issue of beautification of the Gulf Breeze area long has been a hot topic, and the recent approval for a $350,000 grant could go a long way to meet expectations.
To read the whole article: http://www.gulfbreezenews.com/news/2009-12-03/Front_Page/Core_area_to_see_upgrade.html