blog blog articles for October 2010

Blog Articles for October 2010

Happy Halloween: 5 Tips for Safe Trick-or-Treating
This Halloween as you are out and about in central Florida, Highland Homes wants you to stay safe. So don your scary costumes, character costumes, and princess costumes and visit your neighbors for some sugary treats. While you're having fun though, keep these safety tips in mind:\n\n Children
Changes to FHA Insurance Premiums
Changes to FHA Insurance Premiums went into effective with FHA Case Numbers assigned on or after October 4, 2010.  Why? FHA loans are originated by residential lenders but insured against borrower default by the government.  In the past, when FHA loans were a small share of the market, its capital
Last Weekend for Polk County Builders Association Parade of Homes
Don’t miss your last chance to view the Polk County Builders Association Parade of Homes. Featuring Polk county new homes this is the final weekend of the Parade -  Oct. 23 and 24 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.\n\nThe Parade of Homes exhibits beautiful homes that range in price from $119,990 and under to
Market Watch: Housing To Climb into 2011
A September “Market Watch쳌 bulletin shows that housing starts increased 10.9% in August of 2010. Permits for single family homes rose 1.9%. While the report seemed to point to an upturn in the weak U.S. housing market, most economists downplayed the better-than-expected number. They pointed out that