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Symposium Educates Realtors®; Encourages Homebuyers
Over 350 real estate professionals and interested homebuyers packed the War Memorial Auditorium on Thursday, July 30th to attend RAGFL’s free 2009 Housing Symposium. With an information-packed agenda under the theme, “Has South Florida Turned a Corner on the Road to Recovery”, the event was in high demand for Realtors® looking to get up-to-date information on the current housing market.
RAGFL CEO Richard Barkett kicked things off by presenting the Association’s exclusive city-level MLS statistics, giving a snapshot of home sales in select Broward County cities. Cheryl Marken, Operations Specialist for the Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) then helped clarify details of the $8,000 federal tax credit program. Nancy Palilonis, Housing Program Supervisor for Broward County, followed up and discussed the additional money and affordable housing programs available via the county.
Last but not least was the panel of housing experts who discussed the current economic and housing markets. The esteemed panelists included: Cheryl Marken; Sid Spiro, CEO of Regent Bank; Dr. Ned Murray, Associate Director of Florida International University (FIU) Metropolitan Center; Lois Wexler, Commissioner and Chair with the Broward County Housing Council; Harriet Johnson Brackey, Personal Finance Columnist with the Sun-Sentinel; Cynthia Shelton, President of FAR; Christine Hansen, Broker/REALTOR® with Century 21 Hansen Realty and Nancy Palilonis.
Presentations and Resources Florida Mortgage Fraud Resources Homebuyer Tax Credit Mortgagee Letter FHA Tax Credit Monetization Fact Sheet FHA Plan - What Consumers Should Know Condo Approval Process Mortgagee Letter HUD Housing Program Update July 2009
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“Has South Florida Turned the Corner on the Road to Recovery?”
An all star panel of experts addressed current and future housing needs with an emphasis on available resources, programs and tools for homeowners, buyers and sellers in the South Florida market. Esteemed panelists from the housing, banking and economic sectors included:
Christine Hansen Nancy Palilonis Cynthia Shelton Sid Spiro Lois Wexler
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