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I agree with you Homestead sucks. It's has some rough neighborhoods but so does city of Miami where I live. The redlands is nice though and many people live there who have means to live anywhere they want.
As for the affordability problem if it wasn't for the fact that FHA has withdrawn their approval of about 90% of the condo units on the market we would be able to sell alot more affordable homes.
I am working with 2 clients now who need FHA loans and I have only been able to show them 2 or 3 units that meet their needs because almost all the communities are not FHA approved or have withdrawn their approval. That is certainly not helping matters at all. How can we recover if we can't get homes sold with the only financing available to many people.
Maybe taxes are affordable for you but I pay $4000 a year for a 1 bedroom condo. Hardly affordable. I also pay $5000 a year for my mothers insurance and taxes are $4000 for a home only worth about $275K. Again, hardly affordable. Especially for her who is on a fixed income. If it wasn't for me subsidizing her she'd be in Section 8 housing.
As for the stimulus money there is a scam going on right now rampant in Hialeah and latin communities in Dade county where people are getting the stimulus money and buying cars, going to Cuba, buying flat screen TV's and whatever else they want. Don't ask me how they are getting the money but they are getting it and not spending it on houses. It was a good program in theory but the abuse is unbelievable and just another government program out of control.
I am sad to see what has become of my city and South Florida in general. The houses are heartbreaking to enter a brand new home stripped to the studs and trashed. It's such a waste of resources. I wish I had an answer to what ails us. Hopefully our Savior Obama can do miracles.
As for the affordability problem if it wasn't for the fact that FHA has withdrawn their approval of about 90% of the condo units on the market we would be able to sell alot more affordable homes.
I am working with 2 clients now who need FHA loans and I have only been able to show them 2 or 3 units that meet their needs because almost all the communities are not FHA approved or have withdrawn their approval. That is certainly not helping matters at all. How can we recover if we can't get homes sold with the only financing available to many people.
Maybe taxes are affordable for you but I pay $4000 a year for a 1 bedroom condo. Hardly affordable. I also pay $5000 a year for my mothers insurance and taxes are $4000 for a home only worth about $275K. Again, hardly affordable. Especially for her who is on a fixed income. If it wasn't for me subsidizing her she'd be in Section 8 housing.
As for the stimulus money there is a scam going on right now rampant in Hialeah and latin communities in Dade county where people are getting the stimulus money and buying cars, going to Cuba, buying flat screen TV's and whatever else they want. Don't ask me how they are getting the money but they are getting it and not spending it on houses. It was a good program in theory but the abuse is unbelievable and just another government program out of control.
I am sad to see what has become of my city and South Florida in general. The houses are heartbreaking to enter a brand new home stripped to the studs and trashed. It's such a waste of resources. I wish I had an answer to what ails us. Hopefully our Savior Obama can do miracles.
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