January 2013 Archives
Santa Rosa legislators meet with constituents
January 8, 2013 | Pensacola News Journal
A few concerned Santa Rosa County residents turned out tonight to tell their representatives in the state Legislature what they think is important for them to focus on in the 2013 session.
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Editorial: Should Florida do a foreclosure favor for lenders?
January 15, 2013 | Palm Beach Post
Five years after the housing market crash saw thousands of Floridians lose their homes — fraudulently, in many cases — state legislators are poised to consider yet another bill designed to expedite foreclosures through the court system, where cases often languish for more than a year.
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State Makes Final Push To Locate Homeowners for Piece of Federal Mortgage Settlement
January 16, 2013 | Associated Press
TALLAHASSEE | Time is running out for tens of thousands of Floridians who may be eligible for claim payments as part of a national settlement with five major lenders.
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Foreclosure rate in Florida leads the nation
January 17, 2013 | South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Florida posted the nation’s highest foreclosure rate in 2012, but the crisis that began six years ago appears to be winding down “comfortably past the peak,” the RealtyTrac listing firm says.
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Push to restore funding to affordable housing programs
January 18, 2013 | WPTV-TV NBC West Palm Beach
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Real estate agent Fredrick Fletcher knows firsthand how much extra cash can help. He received $10,000 from the Sadowski Trust Funds’ “SHIP” program.
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Formerly homeless Jacksonville man now works for affordable housing nonprofit
January 21, 2013 | Florida Times-Union
When Micheal Cochran heads downtown at 4:30 a.m. Tuesday to begin the annual count of Northeast Florida’s homeless, he will meet people who live on the streets, under bridges and in vehicles. And he will remember when he was one of them.
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Mortgage help on the way for Floridians
January 24, 2013 | First Coast News
Florida is preparing to hand out $35 million in mortgage assistance to Florida home buyers as a result of the national mortgage settlement.
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Financial assistance available for homeowners affected by housing crisis
January 31, 2013 | Florida Courier
An $8 billion effort to compensate Floridians who were caught up in the mortgage fraud that enveloped the country has only reached about half of those affected by crisis, state officials said last week.
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Florida to get $8.6 million in ‘robo-signing’ settlement
January 31, 2013 | Tampa Bay Times
Florida will get an $8.6 million share of a national settlement with a loan-processing company over so-called “robo-signing” and other improper mortgage foreclosure practices.
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More housing help could be on the way
January 31, 2013 | Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Florida Gov. Rick Scott today requested $50 million under his 2013-14 budget plan for a popular affordable housing program that has gone unfunded for several years.If approved by Florida Legislature, the earmark would help find housing for an estimated 4,000 recession-battered Sunshine State families through the State Housing Initiatives Partnership, according to program administrator Florida Housing Finance Corp.
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Scott Follows Thru on Budget Promises, More Giveaways
January 31, 2013 | West Orlando News
As promised, Gov. Rick Scott’s $74.2 billion budget request includes millions in tax breaks for manufacturers and more to help state economic developers to entice companies to relocate or expand in the state.
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RELEASE: Sadowski Coalition Commends Governor Scott for Taking Lead on Funding for Housing
January 31, 2013 | Sadowski Coalition
Tallahassee, Fla. – The Sadowski Housing Coalition commends Governor Rick Scott today for recommending $50 million to fund the State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) program in his recommended budget for Fiscal Year 2013-14.
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Eyeing Re-Election, Scott Ends Austerity: $4 Billion Extra Spending in $74.2 Billion Budget
January 31, 2013 | FlaglerLive.com
Gov. Rick Scott’s $74.2 billion budget proposal unveiled Thursday is the largest in the state’s history and includes a $4 billion spending increase that targets constituencies Scott hopes to win back as he seeks re-election in 2014, among them teachers, environmentalists and what state workers will remain on the payroll.
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Trickle Down Foreclosure Settlement – Faucet is On
January 31, 2013 | Florida Times-Union blog
“Real relief for real people,” that is Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi’s slogan for distributing funds from the $25 Billion National Foreclosure Settlement with the five largest banks.
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