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WASHINGTON – Feb. 6, 2012 – The list of housing markets showing measurable improvement expanded by 29 metros in February for a total of 98 entries on the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI). With Read More...

Sales surge in December 2010 and prices remain stable The Sarasota real estate market saw a big surge in December sales, from 534 in November to 681 last month for a 27.8 percent increase. In addition, the median sales price for both single family homes Read More...

Pending sales spiked by 10 percent in October 2010 in the Sarasota real estate market , signaling more closings in future months as the season begins in southwest Florida . There were 819 total pending sales reported last month, compared to 744 in September Read More...

How Do I Pay My Reverse Mortgage Back? You will need to pay your reverse mortgage back when the last survivor moves out of the home or passes away, all borrowers permanently move from the home, you stop paying property taxes or home insurance, or the Read More...

Many Americans take Social Security early, at age 62, because they really need it. They’re in poor health or unemployed or both. Others take benefits early because they’re worried they’ll lose out on what’s rightfully theirs if Read More...

When it comes to planning for retirement, there are many questions to answer. But to Anna Rappaport, there are three that matter and perhaps one that doesn’t get enough attention: When should you retire ? When should you collect Social Security Read More...