by Fatima Khokhar | Nov 22, 2010 | Banking And Finance, Naples Area Market Conditions
The housing market continues to attract daily attention from national news outlets. A breakdown of the major components affecting the market as a whole and in our area is included. A short and sweet (ish) report may be all that we can handle when the allure of...
by Fatima Khokhar | Nov 19, 2010 | Buzz Around Naples
For some of us there’s nothing more thrilling than the aroma of roasting turkey and warm pumpkin pies in our own kitchen on Thanksgiving Day. For some of us there’s nothing more thrilling than going out for dinner, so we can pile on ham and three kinds of potatoes as...
by Fatima Khokhar | Nov 16, 2010 | Banking And Finance, Fannie, Freddie and the Fed, Naples Area Market Conditions
The credit crisis annihilated the jumbo loan market. Banks simply stopped making loans available for “expensive” homes”. Jumbo mortgages by definition are those that are too big to be bought by government-backed agencies, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The...
by Fatima Khokhar | Nov 1, 2010 | Banking And Finance, Naples Area Market Conditions
Will we ever get tired of hearing that real estate prices are falling? Not really, especially if you are looking to take your cash and jump into the landlord game. Need to finance your investment? Then the condo game in Florida may not be worth your while. In this...
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