Road House Realty's (roadhouse) Blog

This month, it was announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, better known as HUD, doled out $1.2 million in grants to various housing agencies in Florida. The particular agencies that were the awarded the contributions were ones that have aided families going through a ...

In line with an article we posted regarding the slower increase in home values, yet more evidence has surfaced showing that homes are appreciating at a slower rate. While buying a house is still a fantastic investment, we are compelled to share the following facts and statistics with our readers....

According to the National Association of Home builders, the average single-family home has at least two bathrooms, occupying approximately 300 square feet of floor space. Utilizing and upgrading these areas can have a positive impact on your home value. The home builder's study says that upgradin...

Although the Echo Boomers could save the housing market in the short term, the aging population along with the decline in fertility rates (meaning less people) could impact the housing market in the long term. The positive side to this is that the home values will not increase as they have been d...

This is an incredible opportunity to own a condo for you or for the family for under $25,000. This is a 2 bedroom 2 baths 905 Sqft built in 2006 that sold for more than $200,000 during the boom. Properties like this don't come on the market that often and when they do they don't last more than a ...

Statistics are not looking good for loan borrowers, as one out of three mortgage applicants was denied last year. The strict standards, which predictably followed the housing market crash, show no signs of loosening the lending reins. According to the Federal Reserve, 32 percent of loan applicant...

After a long bout of affordable home insurance rates, Florida home owners are witnessing a steady increase in prices of policies. Companies like Federated National Insurance and Northern Capital Group have had rate increases of 19 percent and 10 percent, respectively. Each company stated that the...

Orlando condos are some of the most inexpensive in the state of Florida, according to a report released by the Florida Association of Realtors. In comparison to last year, single-family home sales increased by 48 percent, much higher than the state-wide increase of 28 percent. The high sales numb...

Central Florida is one of the areas benefitting from the $8,000 federal tax credit for first time home buyers. Designed to improve the housing market, 1.5 million Americans have taken advantage of the program, and more are rushing to do the same as the credit expires November 30, 2009. Sales have...

Despite the fact that the home prices have taken a deep dive, Floridians are finding that housing is still unaffordable. What's more, people are spending more of their money on mortgages or rent. The government standard tells us that a home should cost 30 percent or less of annual (combined) hous...