Archive for March, 2009
Group Challenges T. Rowe Price Move
Financial giant, T. Rowe Price, is moving their operations from Tampa and one of the locations they are considering is Land O’ Lakes. This move could potentially bring more than 1,600 jobs to Pasco County. Sounds great, right? A local environmental group doesn’t thing so. Citizens for Sanity, Pasco County’s home-grown environmental group, has challenged [...]
$8,000 Home Buyer Tax Credit – Do You Qualify?
The government is now offering an $8,000 First Time Home Buyer tax credit. You may be thinking, “I don’t qualify for that, I’ve owned a home in the past.” Well, you may still qualify. For this tax credit, the IRS defines a first time home buyer as anyone who has not owned a home in [...]
Nonprofit adds home refinancing initiative
WASHINGTON – March 10, 2009 – HOPE NOW, a nonprofit alliance of mortgage companies, housing counselors and others in the lending business, has added a new tool to its website enabling homeowners to initiate a loan modification or refinance with their lenders by submitting online application. The new online intake form, at www.hopenow.com, asks homeowners [...]
Land O’ Lakes Developer Is Looking For A Lifeline
DADE CITY – Summit View is 135 acres of dirt and weeds on the west side of Dade City. Zoned for more than 400 homes, it stalled years ago when Pasco County’s housing market collapsed. So imagine the surprise at city hall when the developers strolled in and told planning officials they were ready to [...]