Florida's existing home, condo sales up in 2009.
Existing sales up 31% compared to end of '08; existing condo sales up 47% in year-to-year comparison. National sales up 4.9%.
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Single female homebuyers outnumber males
Married couples buy most new homes, but 20% of buyers today are single women while only 10% are single men.
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CONDOMINIUM LOANS:
It may become easier to get financing on some condo's if Fannie Mae's plan to streamline the lending process works.
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IS NOW THE TIME TO BUY?:
Is now the time to buy a house? The answer depends on many factors, but it's generally a resounding "yes" for first-time buyers. "I think that, if someone buys a home today and locks in a low-rate, long-term mortgage, they will be glad they did 10 years from now," says Chris Toadvine, a certified financial planner and president of the Financial Planning Association of Central Florida.
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