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Communities in the Fort Lauderdale real estate area and throughout South Florida market, hit hardest by the foreclosure epidemic are slated to receive tens of millions of federal dollars to fix abandoned and foreclosed properties and help low- to moderate-income people buy homes.

[flv:http://www.robinashley.com/videos/clambake.flv 300 250] The 7th annual Hollywood Beach Clambake, is a three day seafood and music festival. Come experience the recently renovated Hollywood Broadwalk. This FREE event is an all American celebration! Enjoy a bounty of fresh seafood and classic beachside fun with live concerts on the sand and entertainment for the entire family on [...]

Oh I finally understand the National Association Of Realtors advertising campaign. Silly me, I needed to read between the lines. “It’s a great time to buy a home…if you’re white!” Another agent is charged with being a racist. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it has charged Rodney Foreman, [...]

If you’re a real estate investor, real estate agent or a homeowner in foreclosure, you need to be aware of a new law going into effect on October 1, 2008. Many of the clients that we have have been asking us lately what this new law is all about. The new law is titled the [...]

[flv:http://www.robinashley.com/videos/beckschiff.flv 300 250]How Bad Is It Going To Get? Like Glenn Beck said,  ”We’re Either Capitalists Or We’re Not”. While the National Association of Realtors waxes poetically optimistic, many prominent financial experts are saying we are in really bad shape. I love this line in the video above spoken by Peter Schiff. Americans have been [...]

It really makes me wonder just what planet these guys from the National Association Of Realtors (NAR) are from. As a Realtor, I pay dues to an organization that causes my clients and prospective clients to ridicule my chosen profession. It was my belief that these guys were supposed to be supporting me. Wow, was [...]

Search here for homes for sale in Weston, and Weston real estate information. Carved out of the Florida Everglades, Weston is a bedroom community for commuters to Fort Lauderdale and Miami. Both residential and business growth is due in part to the city’s convenient location to major thoroughfares, linking Weston’s suburban lifestyle to three major [...]

With only a couple of weeks until the elections, we here on the Fort Lauderdale Real Estate Blog we are going to feature information on the local candidates that are running for office. One of the races is for the District 25 Florida State Senate position which covers the Fort Lauderdale real estate market.

This month Parrish fields the question: “How Can I Tell If I Got My Second Homestead Exemption”. Do you know if your Homestead Exemtion has been applied?

[flv:http://www.robinashley.com/videos/cramer.flv 300 250] I have to say that I love Mad Money’s Jim Cramer. I love someone who is willing to absolutely speak what’s on their mind and not have to be beholden to anyone.