Fannie Mae Launches 'Special Approval' Designation to Support Florida Condo Market

Realtors Commend New Flexibility

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) announced today that it is undertaking a comprehensive review of hundreds of condominium projects in the state of Florida in an effort to allow additional projects to become Fannie Mae-eligible through a new "Special Approval" designation.

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ORLANDO, Fla., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Florida's existing home sales increased in March, making it the seventh month in a row that sales activity demonstrated gains in the year-to-year comparison, ac

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ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Single-family existing home
sales rose in Florida for the first time in more than two years: While only

ORLANDO, Fla., July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Many Florida Realtors(R)
statewide noted positive movement in their local housing markets in June,

WASHINGTON, July 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Multi
Housing Council (NMHC)/National Apartment Association (NAA) joint

TAMPA, Fla., July 11, 2008 — The outlook for the Tampa retail market is moderating as weakness in the single-family housing market weighs on local consumer confidence and additions to retail stock r

ORLANDO, Fla., July 7, 2008 — As in other markets where a decelerated pace of job growth is reducing spending and, thus, retailer demand, retail property fundamentals in Orlando are not as robust as

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., July 7, 2008 — The economic slowdown and ongoing weakness in the housing market continue to adversely affect retail property performance in Palm Beach County, according to a s

MIAMI, July 2, 2008 — Despite an unsettle housing market, retail properties in Miami-Dade County continue to perform well so far in 2008, according to a second-quarter Retail Research Report by Marc

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., June 27, 2008 — Retail property fundamentals in Broward County continue to soften in response to the changing state of the local economy, according to a second-quarter Retail

TAMPA, Fla., May 28, 2008 — Depletion of apartment stock in 2005 and 2006 reduced vacancy and fueled substantial rent growth in Tampa, according to a first-quarter Apartment Research Report by Marcu

ORLANDO, Fla., May 22, 2008 — Apartment vacancy in Orlando was less than the market’s long-term average from 2004 through early last year but will climb in the months ahead as a supply and demand

MIAMI, May 14, 2008 — So far this year in Miami-Dade County, the vacancy rate is in the low-4 percent range, and rents are rising, albeit at a minimal pace, according to a first-quarter Apartment Re

Today, many homeowners have found themselves in a tough financial situation because their homes are worth less than what is owed. Mike Carter, owner and broker of an Assist-2-Sell office in St.

Landlords must be aware of everything that IRS considers as income. Landlords also need to be more knowledgeable about legal deductions so that they do not overpay their taxes.

TAMPA, Fla., March 18, 2008 — Office vacancy in Tampa fell 500 basis points from 2003 to 2006 but is now expected to rise for a second successive year, according to the 2008 National Office Report b