Bloomberg’s Electoral Calculus
Voters Said To Be Open To Persuasion By GRACE RAUH Staff Reporter of the Sun States rich in electoral votes, such as New York, California, and Florida, could be Mayor Bloomberg’s for the taking if he jumps into the presidential race next year as an independent candidate, political professionals say. Mr. Bloomberg, a [...]
What’s Behind the Mortgage Mess
Mark D Hanson. Divisional Vice President at Freddie Mac McLean, Virginia The Government and the market are trying to boil this down to a ’sub-prime’ thing, especially with all constant talk of ‘resets’. But sub-prime loans were only a small piece of the mortgage mess. And sub-prime loans are not the only ones with resets.
Is a Short Sale Right for You?
Unfortunately there isn’t a lot of good information out there for people who are looking at short sales as an option for getting out of a bad mortgage situation. There are plenty of books about making money buying short sale properties; but there is little in print about the pros and cons for home owners [...]
Affordable Housing
Affordable Housing and the Revitalization of Inner City Neighborhoods by Jeff Sherman Class C multifamily apartment properties 30 to 50 years old in inner city locations generally begin a slow path to death once the neighborhood becomes low income. A slow deterioration of the property begins due to increased maintenance costs together with decreasing rents [...]
Corrine Brown a No-Show for District 3
Corrine Brown, representing Florida’s 3rd congressional district (map) Congresswoman Corrine Brown has missed 157 votes (14.0%) during the current Congress. Or, stated another way, she did not vote 14% of the time.
Beautiful and Affordable
Los Robles Condos For the rental weary of Orlando, the next time you see a sign that says, “Why Rent, When You Can Own”, think Los Robles Condos, located at 4500 Silver Star Road. This condominium project is being seen by many as a major commitment by the developer, Sherman Properties to the concept [...]
FCRA Applauds New Police Chief Decision
The Florida Civil Rights Association is applauding Deputy Chief Val Demings becoming the first Black Female Police Chief of a major metropolitan police department in the State of Florida.
Speculation
Speculation The recent announcement that Val Deming will replace Mike McCoy as OPD Chief has fueled a lot of speculation in some circles lately. Most notably is speculation as to whether this would undermine Jerry Deming’s candidacy for Orange County Sheriff. Could it be, according to the speculators that the the two mayors are [...]
Does The NAACP Still Have a Dream?
NAACP Office on West Church Street, Orlando By Gabe Kaimowitz With visions of minority set-asides and training programs for black youth filling their heads, NAACP leaders in Orlando seem to have little attention to spare on the issue of dangerously high pollution levels found in the soil and ground water beneath Parramore ghetto.
