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9 Investigates: Orange Co. property appraiser's change of heart about costly office space

Orange County's new property appraiser called the department's 17th floor office "expensive and inconvenient" when he was campaigning. Now he appears to have had a change of heart. Last summer Channel 9 uncovered that Orange County was spending $100,000-a ...

Crime Watch: Clay County property crimes April 17-19

Liquor, steaks and other items were stolen from a Green Cove Springs that was ransacked, according to the latest Clay County Sheriff’s Office property crimes ... a residence on River Avenue, Orange Park. A Florida license plate was stolen ...

Orange County sick pay issue returns to court

The group Citizens for a Greater Orange ... Orange County commissioners were sending text messages with lobbyists ahead of a crucial vote on a measure requiring companies to pay sick time. The group has been fighting for public records from ...

Orange bus stop benches may face more oversight

Hundreds of benches dot Orange County's ... varies across Central Florida. The deal Metropolitan has with Seminole County requires the company to pay $25 per bench a year, and open its books to an audit, records show. Osceola County has a ...

'Textgate' has yet to bring major reforms in Orange

Six months after "textgate" broke in Orange County, no major reforms have emerged from the cellphone-driven scandal over public records. Modest changes are in the works but won't be enforced for two months, and some of those may not apply to all ...

Lake County Property Appraiser Carey Baker angry that Comcast cable won't take ads for his gun shop

MOUNT DORA — Lake County Property Appraiser Carey Baker vowed Monday to take on the cable-network giant Comcast after the company refused to air advertisements for his Mount Dora gun shop. Baker, a former state senator who was elected property ...

Backed by Gaetz, small county takes on tourism industry in battle over bed taxes

Backed by the president of the state Senate, a small Florida county is challenging the state’s tourism ... Forcing counties to cover those costs with property taxes or some other revenue source drains money that can be spent directly on ...

Orange Beach Police Report: April 3-15

theft of property was reported at the 30000 block of Ono Blvd. April 9, Rebecca Marshal, 42, of Orange Beach was charged with assault. April 11, criminal mischief was reported at the 4000 block of Pine Blvd. April 13, Chanda S. Ingram, 22, of Mobile was ...

Free trees in Orange County on April 13, 2013

Orange County, FL residents can get two free trees on Saturday to plant ... This is a great way to beautify and enhance the value of your property, and trees help modify the microclimate around your home. A leafy overhead canopy retains heat ...

Hillsborough County Property Values Rebounding

After five consecutive years of declining property values, Hillsborough County appears to be heading for a rebound in 2013. According to statistics of 2012 sales currently being compiled by the Hillsborough County Property Appraiser's office, many of the ...

Resolved Question: How much does it cost a home seller to let someone assume his mortgage?

I live in Orange Park, Florida and I bought a beautiful brick home in 2010. I've decided to downsize and have some questions about selling. What are the costs associated with letting someone assume my mortgage? I realize they would have to qualify, and, it's an FHA loan, and we've decided to start out trying to sell it "by owner" so that we could offer it at a lower price. We really don't have a lot of money, if any, to bring to closing. We're not looking to make any profit, we just want someone to assume the payments...but we know there have to be seller fees involved and title costs...or are there? FYI, the balance on the mortgage is $204,000 and the current county property appraiser's estimate of value is $187,000 but the same county appraiser had the house valued at $197,000 last year when we bought it and the FHA appraisal last year on the house was $233,000. Zillow, for what it's worth, has it valued at $219,200 right now. We put in a totally new A/C system (5 ton, 14 SEER) and had the concrete driveway and sidewalks removed and replaced with gorgeous stone. So....what do you think...is it possible to change hands pretty simply with a qualified buyer and give them a great deal on a house without us having to bring a small fortune to closing? Any help would be greatly appreciated :) more