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Area bases to receive large portion of $85.5 million

Posted by on Aug 13, 2011

Eglin AFB, Duke Field, & Hurlburt are among Northwest Florida bases that will receive a large part of $85.5 million being budgeted for construction projects. Included is a medical clinic for the Army 7th Special Forces Group near Crestview.

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Economy & Jobs

The Real Estate Market Between Now & the Presidential Election

Posted by on Sep 2, 2011

Gloria Frazier, owner of American Realty of Northwest Florida was invited to participate in a conference call between  Richard Smith, CEO of Realogy Corp., and the top companies...

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Home & Family

The Real Estate Market Between Now & the Presidential Election

Posted by on Sep 2, 2011

Gloria Frazier, owner of American Realty of Northwest Florida was invited to participate in a conference call between  Richard Smith, CEO of Realogy Corp., and the top companies...

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Financial

5 things a buyer should know before making an offer

Posted by on Apr 29, 2011

One of the hardest and most important decisions buyers face is how much to offer for their next home. Here is a short list of steps to take to make a smart offer – one that gets you a great value, but is also likely to be successful at getting the property.

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Smart people are buying real estate

Smart people are buying real estate

Smart people are buying real estate. This cohort is led by John Paulson, the hedge-fund manager who made $20 billion betting against the housing bubble. Last fall he said in a speech: “If you don’t own a home buy one. If you own one home, buy another one, and if you own two homes buy a third and lend your relatives the money to buy a home.” Why...

The Sea of Foreclosures

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With the mortgage crisis in full swing, homes are going into foreclosure left and right all across the country. In 2005 there were 850,000 foreclosures, with the number of foreclosures increasing every quarter.  A statistic found on realtytrac’s website states that in 12/2010 Florida alone had 25,461 foreclosures. All these foreclosed properties offer you...

Put Your Money in the Real Estate Market

Put Your Money in the Real Estate Market

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Medal of Honor Recipient Sal Giunta

Medal of Honor Recipient Sal Giunta

President Obama will present Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta with the Medal of Honor on Tuesday, awarding the soldier for his courageous actions during combat operations in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan in October 2007. What’s Salvatore’s response to this honor? For Giunta, who was a 22-year-old Army specialist when he raced head-on into an enemy...

Veterans Day

Veterans Day

My daughter took my grandchildren (ages 7 and 9) to a Veterans Day Parade yesterday. What a wonderful thing to do with little ones! Unfortunately, even though we live in a military community, it was very sparsely attended. She asked me why our company didn’t participate and I had no good answer. I will next year! We’ll be doing something in that...