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	2008 Oct 9	Property Taxes Real estate ads include listing after listing of bargain-basement prices, but those who buy a home in foreclosure should know that the property bills may not be such a bargain. Florida regulations bar counties from factoring in foreclosures when they draw up tax rolls.
	2008 Mar 14	Study Predicts Mild Housing Recovery It looks like the housing market may have hit bottom, setting the stage for a mild housing recovery to begin prior to year-end 2008, according to a new study by SMR Research Corp. The market's recovery is likely to be gradual, with house prices merely firming up or increasing slightly, rather than returning to the strong growth seen from 2002 to mid-2006, the firm said. An SMR study was among the first to declare (in 2002) that a housing price bubble existed, defined as prices rising faster than consumer incomes. In a 2004 study, SMR forecast that a "perfect storm" in credit quality would cause an explosion in foreclosures within two years. SMR specializes in mortgage and home equity loan industry research. "Our prior forecasts were accurate but widely disbelieved when issued," says SMR President Stuart A. Feldstein. "We similarly expect a skeptical reaction now to a recovery forecast, which is not the common view. But the numbers are what they are." The new recovery forecast was published within SMR's annual spring study. "Homes are now affordable again," Feldstein says. "Consumer psychology is the biggest remaining hurdle to recovery." © 2008 FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
	2008 Feb 19	The Environment Florida Power & Light plans to use a test project for commercialized solar energy in Sarasota County to launch solar construction statewide. Programs for solar and other renewable energies are gaining momentum in the Sunshine State, especially given the support of Gov. Charlie Crist and other state leaders. Read the full story here.