Websites & Books of Interest
There are many great sources of information available via the web. Not everyone is trying to sell something, and even among those that are trying to promote a product or service, good information can be found.
Remember, these are places to go to learn. We are not endorsing any product or service solicited or advertised. We wholeheartedly endorse gaining knowledge in order to make informed decisions. This is a partial list of websites available to learn about real estate, your market, and keep abreast of current issues. We will continue to monitor and add new sites.
GENERAL INFORMATION ON RATES AND ISSUES:
www.Bankrate.com
Comprehensive information on Money, Investing and Real Estate
www.RealEstateJournal.com
A service of the Wall Street Journal
www.MarketWatch.com/pf/realestate
MarketWatch is a Dow Jones Company
www.NewYorkTimes.com
Rent v Buy Interactive Analysis from the New York Times and Moodys
GOVERNMENT SPONSORED LINKS:
www.HUD.gov
www.FHA.gov
www.FannieMae.com
www.FreddieMac.com
MORTGAGE CALCULATORS:
www.MortgageProfessor.com
Professor Guttentag's page of interesting and informative calculators
REAL ESTATE COMPANIES WEBSITES:
www.Realtor.com
The National Association of Realtors Website
www.Coldwellbanker.com
The Real Estate Company’s website
www.Century21.com
The Real Estate Company’s website
www.ERA.com
The Real Estate Company’s website
MORTGAGE INFORMATION
www.MtgProfessor.com
Professor Emeritus J. Guttentag’s unvarnished look at mortgage brokerage and what you need to know.
http://www.johntreed.com/Reedgururating.html
John Reed exposes and reviews the Real Estate Gurus and their Seminars
MARKET AREA INFORMATION:
www.Zillow.com
A resource to find house values and marktet information- in beta test
www.Trulia.com
A resource for house and market iniformation
www.HomePages.com
A resource to find house values
www.RealEstate.Yahoo.com
Yahoo's webpage combining information from various sources
www.BestPlaces.net
General Area information and best places to live list by Sperlings
CREDIT REPORT
WWW.AnnualCreditReport.com
A free credit report provided annually
GOVERNMENT GRANT PROGRAM
www.MySafeFloridaHome.com
A $5,000 matching grant program for Floridians
STATE INSURANCE INFORMATION
www.shopandcomparerates.com
State of Florida site to show Insurance companies and their rates with links to company websites
SCHOOL INFORMATION
http://SchoolGrades.FLDOE.org
Florida School Grading
www.NCES.ED.GOV/Globallocator
National School information
HOME IMPROVEMENT SITES
www.DIYNetwork.com
Do It Yourself Network
www.HGTV.com
Home and Garden Television Website
www.BeJane.com
Be Jane a women's oriented improvement site
www.ThisOldHouse.com
Home Improvement Website based on the popular TV show
OFFENDER INFORMATION
www.FamilyWatchdog.us
National tracking site for offenders
RECOMMENDED READING
The Wall Street Journal Complete Real-Estate Investing Guidebook by David Crook
A terrrific overview of getting into investment real estate.
David Levin
