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Federal program offers up to $18,000 in mortgage help

The federal government has allocated funding to help pay the mortgages of qualified homeowners who are unemployed or underemployed through no fault of their own. Troubled homeowners in all 67 counties who want to apply for HHF financial assistance will be able to do...

Coquina Beach among best beaches for families

Coquina Beach among best beaches for families

Parents Magazine named Anna Maria Island one of the best beaches for families: This beach, on the southern tip of Anna Marie Island, near Sarasota, is famous for “coquinas,” colorful mini seashells. “Every morning, there’s a row of shells on the shoreline for kids to...

U.S. home sales by foreign buyers surge

The U.S. continues to remain a top destination for foreign buyers as international purchases surged by $16 billion this year – one of the highest increases in recent years – according to the National Association of Realtors®’ 2011 Profile of International Home Buying...

Less Rental Restrictions help Economy

There was a good article in the Herald Tribune, showing that less rental restrictions help both Real Estate Market and economy on Anna Maria Island: There is no denying that Anna Maria Island is fulfilling its economic potential these days. Its hotels and vacation...

Help for homeowners facing foreclosure

A $1 billion federal program now stretching statewide could keep 40,000 Floridians from losing homes to foreclosure. That would equal roughly 10 percent of the 485,286 properties in some stage of foreclosure in 2010 in Florida, according to real estate research firm...

1 in 5 Canadians interested in buying U.S. property

MONTREAL –  A new survey from BMO Bank of Montreal and conducted by Leger Marketing finds that one in five Canadians would now consider purchasing property in the United States. Lower home prices and a strong Canadian dollar have sparked their interest in purchasing...