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Just like you can’t deny based upon any of the other federal protected classes.Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Fair Housing Act) prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental and financing of dwellings based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin.You can’t say no, I won’t rent to you because you’re Hispanic.You can’t say no, I won’t rent to you because you’re Black.You can’t say no, I won’t rent to you because you’re Catholic.You can’t say no, I won’t rent to you because you’re a man.You can’t say no, I won’t rent to you because you’re a Canadian.And now, MA says you can’t say no, I won’t rent to you because you receive public housing assistance.That’s all.

CNN /Money came with a national-per-state report on unemployment and foreclosure statistics which I find interesting. http://money.cnn.com/news/storysupplement/economy/gapmap/index.htmClick on the top left of the US map for per state unemployment and on the right for foreclosure info.It seems interesting to me that Florida which is on the top of the foreclosure chart, is only in the 5th place when it comes to unemployment.

A couple Q's for you pros on here...Here in Utah foreclosures and short sale numbers are booming, not as badly as AZ and FL but bad.Utahs market is expected to bottom around 2011, a bit later than other parts of the nation.

You might check with some of the local and national lenders, as well as a few CCIM or MAIs that work your part of Florida.

It is tough on a national discussion board when talking about State specific laws, so make sure you check anything said here against your specific state's laws.

Once leverage is cut off and the cash reserves are drawn to zero, the red number is ALWAYS zero, as its shortfall simply cannot be paid in the negative.Only the level of reserves in cash prioritizes the order in which we all fall if jobs are not created with USEFUL and affordable costs.As a Nation, we aren't even HEADED there yet, yet alone "working on it".

Diana Olick (CNBC) "gets it", she does a good job for a media-type.Note "Southern Florida" Cash Purchases - the highest in the Nation @ 22% AND the tied at 2d highest in FHA at the same time.

There are so many other people who would be worth of an interview but they are not nationally known.

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