Don’t miss the 57th Annual Hernando County Fair!
April 7th - 13th

Parking $2 donation per carload.
(Proceeds go to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Explorers)
Fair Admission:
Adults $5/ Kids 4-12 $3 / Kids 3 & Under Free (unless designated) Gate Admission and ride tickets may be purchased separately.

Events, vendors and midway style rides and games each day!

Hours vary by day, please visit www.hernandocountyfair.com for more details.

Report: U.S. now a steal as a place to do business

The U.S. has become a more cost efficient place to do business because of the plunging dollar.

The U.S. has moved ahead of Great Britain, the Netherlands, Italy and France, leaving only Canada as being more cost-effective among the major industrial nations, with the cost of doing business higher in most other countries due to the depreciation of the U.S. dollar.

Mexico remains the most cost effective country in which to do business.

Tampa Florida is one of the most cost effective cities in the U.S. for businesses, which explains the growth in commercial activity seen in our local area.

Existing-home sales rose 2.9 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.03 million units in February. The sales pace has been in a fairly narrow range since last September.

Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, says the gain is encouraging. “We’re not expecting a notable gain in existing-home sales until the second half of this year, but the improvement is another sign that the market is stabilizing,” he says. “Buyers taking advantage of higher loan limits for both FHA and conventional mortgages will unleash some pent-up demand. As inventories are drawn down, prices in many markets should go positive later this year.”