Future home buyers across Florida may not have access to affordable mortgages, may not be able to deduct mortgage interest, nor have access to flood insurance. These are just some of the many issues that the National Association of Realtors and the Northeast Florida Association of Realtors (NEFAR) want northeast Florida residents to know about as the “Home Ownership Matters” Bus Tour pulls into town on Sept. 23.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. --  While condominium prices are on the rise in Jacksonville, many condo owners are battling over condo-conversion problems.

Numerous apartment complexes were converted into condos across Florida before the real-estate slump, and problems with some of those conversions are not hard to spot. 

PICTURES: Southside Condo Problems

At the Reserve at Pointe Meadows off Gate Parkway, there are support beams everywhere shoring up the property.

It's been three years since the apartment-turned-condo alerted residents to structural problems. In that time, dozens of residents faced new problems, including foreclosure and liens on their homes.

Many of the residents said today they are concerned but would not elaborate.

The Northeast Florida Association of Realtors (NEFAR) announces real estate market statistics for July 2011. Statistics encompass both single-family residential and condo sales.

Pending sales of 1,661 in July marked an 18.3 increase from a year ago; indicative of continued consumer interest in buying a home at today’s very attractive prices. Actual closed sales of 1,353 took a one percent dip from last July’s 1,367.