Feb
18
2010
RISMEDIA, February 18, 2010—Preparing to file your taxes provides a great opportunity to get your financial life organized. Not only will it help you save time, it can reduce stress, help you stay on track to meet your financial goals and improve your long-term financial outlook.
“While you’re pulling together information to file last year’s taxes, note which categories have the most activity,” suggests Mechel Glass, director of education for Consumer Credit Counseling Service (CCCS) of Greater Atlanta. “Make specific folders for such items as out-of-pocket medical and drug costs, work-related expenses such as mileage costs that are not reimbursed and educational costs.” Designate one location for all tax information and keep up with filing regularly. Next year, the tax preparation process will be much easier because all the records and receipts have been kept together.
Jan
09
2010
6 Home Trends You Can Bank on in 2010
By Stacy Downs
RISMEDIA, January 9, 2010—(MCT)—Is glamour dying? At the very least, it’s being redefined during an uncertain economy. “There’s a change away from the hip modernism we’ve borrowed from hotels with all the Lucite, mirrored furnishings and bright yellow and turquoise geometric carpets,” said interior designer Peter Dunham of Los Angeles, whose client list includes Ben Affleck. “We want comforting things.”
Read more: http://rismedia.com/2010-01-09/6-home-trends-you-can-bank-on-in-2010/#ixzz0c8PmEMM4
Jan
04
2010

A rule affecting the state-run property insurer is important for what it no longer requires. HB 1495 by Rep. Bryan Nelson repealed a requirement that, effective Jan. 1, 2010, sellers of property insured by Citizen’s Property Insurance Corp. which is located in the wind-borne debris region with an insured value on the structure of $500,000 or more, provide prospective buyers the structure’s windstorm mitigation rating.
Tampa Tribune, Fla., Catherine Whittenburg
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Jan. 4, 2010 – The start of 2010 brings with it the enactment of new state rules and regulations relating to sinkhole insurance and property taxes.
Dec
21
2009
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.
Dec
04
2009
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
Oct
01
2009

In a recent post from the National Association of Realtors in Washington on Oct. 1, 2009 – “Pending home sales have increased for seven straight months, the longest in the series of the index which began in 2001, according to the National Association of Realtors®.
The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contracts signed in August, rose 6.4 percent to 103.8 from a reading of 97.6 in July, and is 12.4 percent above August 2008 when it was 92.4. The index is at the highest level since March 2007 when it was 104.5.
Oct
01
2009
Representative Murzin Appointed to Florida Council on Military Base and Mission Support
Council Will Help To Maintain Military Presence In Florida
Sep
21
2009

The Community Maritime park Associates, City of Pensacola, Community Redevelopment Agency, and Maritime Park Development Partners had their Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Vince Whibbs Sr. Community Maritime Park Development on Thursday, September 17, 2009, at the future site of the Park. What a great day this will be for all of us in Northwest Florida.
Lots of great events going on for us in Northwest Florida. Here are but a few of the events to look forward to for September.
Sep
21
2009
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