"Pretty much everything we looked at was sold before we could get there,” Ron Canterbury said by phone Tuesday.

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Voters approved a historic property tax cut earlier this year, deepening the benefits for long-time homeowners by making permanent their tax advantage over businesses, first-time homebuyers and part-time residents.The Amendment 1 passage, with well over the necessary 60 percent of votes, also marks a huge political victory for Gov. Charlie Crist, who campaigned in 2006 on the promise to increase the homestead exemption and allow residents to keep their accrued Save Our Homes tax break if they move.  We have found that many people still have a lot of questions about what this means and how, exactly, it works.  We have found a helpful document with answers to many of your questions about Homestead Portability. 

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The fees are meant to help cover the risk of certain home loans. Ready to pay more for a mortgage?

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the congressionally mandated private corporations charged with providing liquidity to the mortgage markets, have tacked on new 2008 charges for their business to ensure that what they charge aligns with the risk they bear, they say.

The quarter-basis-point price increase will mean about an additional $250 in fees per $100,000 in borrowing for the average consumer.