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Former Arkansas Gov. Jim Guy Tucker, who stepped down in the wake of Whitewater, dies at 81

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 14, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, News.

By ANDREW DeMILLO and KELLY P. KISSEL, Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Jim Guy Tucker, who became Arkansas’ governor when Bill Clinton was elected president but was later forced from office after being convicted during the Whitewater investigation, has died. He was 81. Anna Ashton, Tucker’s daughter, said the former governor died Thursday in Little Rock from complications from ulcerative colitis. Tucker ascended from lieutenant governor to succeed Clinton as governor in 1992, then won election to a four-year term in 1994 despite claims by his opponent that Tucker would soon be...

The Secret To Selling This Spring: Start the Prep Work Now

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 14, 2025. Posted in For Sellers, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Selling Tips.

Spring is the busiest season in the housing market. It’s the time of year when buyers are most active – that means it’s when homes sell faster and for top dollar. If you’ve already got a move on your mind, why not list this spring and take advantage of the added buyer demand? Since spring is just around the corner, now’s the time to start getting your house market-ready. You’ve got just over a month to do the prep work. And while that may sound like a decent amount of time, it’s going to go by quickly. And you won’t want to rush through this important task – especially this year. The Right...

Things settling down for UCF coach Scott Frost after whirlwind return

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 13, 2025. Posted in College Sports, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Sports, UCF Knights.

When Scott Frost first stepped on the UCF campus in 2016, he was a fresh-faced 42-year-old looking to make his mark in his first head coaching job. Nearly a decade later, Frost is back with the program for his second stint, a little older and wiser. Everything about his return is steeped in nostalgia — from the campus to the Bounce House to the Wayne Densch Center that holds his office, where he once spent countless hours. “It felt weird being back, but strangely familiar, too. It was surreal,” Frost said during a 30-minute interview with area media at Nicholson Fieldhouse on Wednesday....

White House says it has the right to punish AP reporters over Gulf naming dispute

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 13, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

By DAVID BAUDER, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The White House said Wednesday that news organizations that refuse to use President Donald Trump’s new name for the Gulf of Mexico were telling “lies” and insisted it would continue to bar Associated Press journalists from presidential events. Trump has decreed that the international body of water — which borders Mexico, the United States and other nations — be called the Gulf of America. In its influential Stylebook, the AP said it would continue to use Gulf of Mexico, while also noting Trump’s decision, to ensure that names of geographical...

Daily Horoscope for February 13, 2025

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 13, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Horoscopes, Things To Do.

General Daily Insight for February 13, 2025 The world’s busy vibes could become too much at any moment. As the sensitive Virgo Moon gets squeezed by both intense Pluto and pleasure planet Venus, we may realize we need to escape from the crowd long enough to hear our own thoughts. Luna then squares exaggerated Jupiter at 6:10 pm EST, encouraging us to dream big. We might not wind up taking action on all our current brainstorming sessions, but we can at least enjoy the process of hearing them out! Aries March 21 – April 19 Looking to your peers could currently give you some ideas for how...

Breaking Into the Market: Smart Moves for First-Time Buyers

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 13, 2025. Posted in Buying Tips, First-Time Buyers, For Buyers, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates.

If you’re like a lot of aspiring homebuyers, there’s a major hurdle standing in your way — the cost of living. From groceries to gas, eggs, and just about everything else, prices have gone up. And that rings true for home prices, too.But even when everything feels expensive, there are still ways to make homeownership more than an item on your wish list. You may just need to think about where you plan to buy a bit differently.Think of Your First Home as a Stepping Stone One of the biggest misconceptions among buyers is that their first home has to be their forever home – or that it has to...

Matthew Cleveland scores career-high 32 to carry Miami Hurricanes past Syracuse

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 12, 2025. Posted in College Sports, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Hurricanes, Sports.

CORAL GABLES — Matthew Cleveland scored a career-high 32 points after shooting 10 for 13, Jalil Bethea added 21 points, and Miami beat Syracuse 91-84 on Tuesday night. Cleveland set his previous high of 31 points just last month in a 117-74 defeat of SMU on Jan. 18. Against the Orange, he sank 10 of 12 foul shots and distributed five assists. Reserves Joel Djobet scored 13 points and A.J. Stanton-McCray added 10 for Miami (6-18, 2-11 ACC), which shot 55.4% (31 of 56) including 10 for 20 from 3-point range. J.J. Starling led Syracuse (11-14, 5-9) with 25 points. Eddie Lampkin Jr. scored 22...

Knights drop fifth in a row despite big second half by Keyshawn Hall

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 12, 2025. Posted in College Sports, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Sports, UCF Knights.

UCF’s Keyshawn Hall scored 14 of his 22 points in the second half, but it wasn’t enough as the Knights dropped their fifth straight game, losing to No. 10 Iowa State 77-65. UCF (13-11, 4-9 Big 12) has lose five consecutive games for the first time since the last season, with the Knights’ last win coming on Jan. 25. It’s the fourth time that the program has had a five-game losing streak under coach Johnny Dawkins. UCF guard Keyshawn Hall, left, and center Moustapha Thiam leap for a rebound over Iowa State forward Joshua Jefferson on Tuesday night at Addition Financial Arena. (Stephen M....

Dolphins to hire Bobby Slowik, ex-Texans offensive coordinator

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 12, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Dolphins, NFL, Sports.

Bobby Slowik, who was fired as the Houston Texans’ offensive coordinator in January after two seasons on the job, will be hired by the Miami Dolphins as their senior passing game coordinator, the South Florida Sun Sentinel has confirmed. The story was first reported by NFL.com. Bobby Slowik, 37, is the younger brother of Ryan Slowik, 45, the Dolphins’ defensive backs coach and pass game specialist. Bobby Slowik will be reunited with coach Mike McDaniel, who were members of the same coaching staff in San Francisco from 2017-21. McDaniel served as the 49ers’ run game coordinator from...

A Record Percent of Buyers Are Planning To Move in 2025 – Are You?

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 12, 2025. Posted in For Buyers, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates.

This could be the year to sell your house – and here’s why. According to a recent NerdWallet survey, 15% of people are planning to buy a home this year. That’s actually a record high for this survey (see graph below):Here’s why this is such a big deal. The percentage has been hovering between 9-11% since 2020. This recent increase shows buyer demand hasn’t disappeared – if anything, it indicates there’s pent-up demand ready to come back to the market.That doesn’t mean the floodgates are opening and that there’s going to be a huge wave of buyers like we saw a few years ago. But this...