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Whether you are a first time home buyer or trading up to a larger home in Longboat Key, we work to find the best home loan solution in longboat key for you. Constantly surveying the hundreds of mortgage lenders as well as anonymously testing their staff, we are always aware of the conditions of the home loan market as well as the lenders involved in it.

Best Lender For Longboat Key Home Loans

Unfortunately, the subprime mortgage crisis has caused dramatic changes in the lending climate. Many lending institutions have suffered tremendous losses and as a result have tightened their lending standards drastically. Whereas it used to be very, very easy to meet the requirements in order to get approved, it is now much more difficult with most lenders. When searching for a mortgage lender in Longboat Key, it is important to find one that not only offers the lowest rates, but also has not tightened lending standards to the point that only a tiny percentage of applicants will qualify. At the top of our list right now is your local credit union. They have the lowest rates, a free and easy online application, and they have not been severely hurt by the subprime mortgage crisis.  They are still approving the majority of applications.

Longboat Key Florida Overview & Statistics

Longboat Key Overview

As of 2007, Longboat Key's population is 7,414 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of -2.49 percent.

The median home cost in Longboat Key is $1,274,000. Home appreciation the last year has been 6.61 percent.

Compared to the rest of the country, Longboat Key's cost of living is 106.87% Higher than the U.S. average.

Longboat Key public schools spend $6,065 per student. The average school expenditure in the U.S. is $6,058. There are about 18 students per teacher in Longboat Key.

The unemployment rate in Longboat Key is 3.10 percent(U.S. avg. is 4.60%). Recent job growth is Positive. Longboat Key jobs have Increased by 2.15 percent.

Longboat Key Climate

Longboat Key, FL, gets 65 inches of rain per year. The US average is 37. Snowfall is 0 inches. The average US city gets 25 inches of snow per year. The number of days with any measurable precipitation is 111.

On average, there are 256 sunny days per year in Longboat Key, FL. The July high is around 91 degrees. The January low is 51. Our comfort index, which is based on humidity during the hot months, is a 27 out of 100, where higher is more comfortable. The US average on the comfort index is 44.

Longboat Key Housing

The median home value in Longboat Key, FL, is $1,274,000. Home appreciation is 6.61% over the last year. The median age of Longboat Key, FL, real estate is 27 years.

Longboat Key, FL Apartments and Rentals

Renters make up 3.93% of the Longboat Key, FL, population. 52.27% of houses and apartments in Longboat Key, FL, are unoccupied (vacancy rate).

Longboat Key Crime

Longboat Key, FL, violent crime, on a scale from 1 (low crime) to 10, is 1. Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. The US average is 3.

Longboat Key, FL, property crime, on a scale from 1 (low) to 10, is 3. Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims. The US average is 3.

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