What about sellers holding mortgages?
Categories: Buying Real Estate, Real Estate News
hiI just read, today, that a small developer in New York is making mortgages for the buyers without appraisals, no points, no fees and a l point lower than the banks and amortizing on a 30 year basis but holding it only for seven years. They feel that by then, the real estate market should
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If You Price it Well, They Will Come
Categories: Buying Real Estate, Real Estate News
hiThere are no magic tricks to sell properties in this depressed, and depressing, real estate market.
The best way to sell your home or condo, besides calling me to assist you with the process, is to price it well, and lower than the competition. This is real estate 101.
“Falling prices are pulling more buyers in”, according
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The saga of the laundry lease—a cautionary tale.
Categories: Buying Real Estate, Commercial, Real Estate News
hiI’ve been working with an investor who buys small apartment buildings downtown near the civic center. We identified one that he wanted, took a look at it and noted that it had a coin-operated laundry—one washer and one dryer on the premises. My buyer says to be sure that the coin-operated laundry equipment comes with
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Easing Credit Market Brings Back Jumbo Mortgages and Low Down Payments
Categories: Buying Real Estate, Mortgage News, Real Estate News
hiLast week I wrote a blog titled The Bottom of the Housing Market…Are We There Yet? I mentioned that one of the reasons Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist for the National Association of Realtors, believes we are close is because of relaxing credit markets. An article in the Washington Post describes in great detail
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Good News in the Miami Herald
Categories: Buying Real Estate, In The News, Real Estate News
hiMonica Hatcher wrote some positive real estate news on the front page of the Miami Herald.
“Median home sale prices in South Florida fell to 2004 levels in April, tickling the interest of more buyers, who are - finally - starting to bite.”
In my own experience, properties that are priced realistically are the ones selling. We
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Is It Time To Be Fearful Or Greedy In The Real Estate Market?
Categories: Buying Real Estate, Real Estate News
hiAs with most investments, I guess it depends on your perspective. Since real estate is local, I will include some of the comments made at the National Association of Realtors’ Midyear Legislative Conference in Washington DC last week.
Although national median home prices will fall, Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist expects some areas will see
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The Bottom of the Housing Market…Are We There Yet?
Categories: Buying Real Estate, Real Estate News, South Florida Market Stats
hiThis is one of the most frequent questions I am asked and one which I ask myself with every little bit of economic data that is released. The truth is no one is going to know when we hit bottom, though some people will get lucky and happen to close on their purchase in
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There will always be boundaries…
Categories: Buying Real Estate, Community Information, Real Estate News
hiThere are many considerations when purchasing the perfect home: For families with school age children maybe the most important factor for parents considering the public school system is “Which district will I be in? “
Your home address dictates which public schools your children are entitled to attend. There are boundaries - and from one street
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Discover the bounty of our “free” market!
Categories: Buying Real Estate, Life & Style, Real Estate News
hiWe have all heard of flea markets and farmer’s markets, but my customer and I have discovered the bounty of the “free” market!
Denise and I are going to find her first home somewhere between Miami Shores and South Miami and we spend long days looking at new listings, finding sweet pockets of homes in unexpected
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As Seen on NBC 6 - Best Real Estate Deals
Categories: Buying Real Estate, Front Page, In The News, Real Estate News
hiThanks to Willard Shepard at NBC 6 we are please to profile some of our “Best Deals”
For more information on the the featured properties click on the address for the full detail page and more photos.
In Miami Dade County we featured the best buy for an acre property in the Pinecrest School District
11805 SW 84
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