October 30th, 2012
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I’ve had the DTR conversations with several of my buyers lately…DTR meaning, “Defining the Relationship” between the buyers and the current real estate market. Lots of buyers feel like the market has turned their back on them. They loved the relationship from years past…tons of inventory, negotiating so much that sellers and banks walked with
April 16th, 2012
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Have you noticed that there’s not much inventory on the market? There also seems to be an extra number of multiple offers and bidding wars too. What happened? Here in Orlando (Orange and Seminole County, graph above) the sales have dramatically increased over the last few months. Compared to the same quarter a year
April 16th, 2012
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Bank of America will begin to sell distressed homes in Florida at a faster pace beginning this weekend. Homeowners behind on their mortgage have had to wait months while the bank waited on offers from buyers. Buyers have had to wait for months for the bank to approve deals, according to the Tampa Bay Times. The bank worked with a technology company to develop software
June 2nd, 2011
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The short answer, Yes. The real estate market seems to be improving. The inventory of homes on the market is down which could mean a possible stabilization. Currently, Orange and Seminole county have between 4-5 months of inventory on the market. Another indication of improvement are the multiple offers that seem to be coming back
March 8th, 2011
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Proposals to phase out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may make 30-year fixed-rate mortgages harder to find, housing experts say. An outline drafted by the Treasury Department, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the White House and circulated last month calls for winding down Fannie and Freddie over the next five to seven
February 24th, 2011
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I just want to thank Trulia for going there. For talking about the things that turn buyers off, like sellers who stalk buyers and Realtors throughout the house pointing out things as meaningless as a door stopper. THANK YOU! Check out the article below to find out 6 things that turn home buyers off. We’ve
February 16th, 2011
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When Florida Realtor Magazine, Editor in Chief, Doug Damerst, received the link to my video, he revealed to me that before he watched it said to himself, “So what’s so special about this video?” After watching, he immediately contacted me and said, “You’ve got something unlike anything that’s out there in that video.” He did
February 16th, 2011
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Anytime an opportunity arises, I like to take advantage of it! I was recently contacted by a writer for Frontdoor.com wanting to know if I had any single home buyers entering into the real estate market and how they were approaching this HUGE life step on their own. Well, my awesome customer Fabian Ruales, and
August 26th, 2010
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I’ve had several buyers recently enter into multiple offer situations. Completely different price ranges too. One buyer was looking at a beautifully upgraded and updated single family home in Winter Park, FL, one of the most desirable areas in Central Florida, for around $300,000. And the other, looking at one bedroom $30,000 condos. Both buyers
February 22nd, 2010
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The tax credit is almost over so what do you need to do in order to make sure you get your credit back ASAP? Well the Washington Post’s excerpted article below should provide some guidance to make sure you turn everything in right the first time. Make sure you speak with your tax professional about submitting
