The experts all say you can’t time the bottom of the real estate market because you can’t tell it’s bottom until it has passed. The armchair opinionistas hit up the comments on the bubble blogs and online newspapers all bellowing how stupid …
As anticipated the month of March belonged to the first time home buyers. About fifty three percent of all closed sales in the Sunshine MLS were under $200,000. Short sales and foreclosures accounted for about thirty seven percent of the under $200 …
Predatory businesses are successful enterprises because they’re able to take advantage of confusing situations, lack of educational resources and the desperation of consumers. Like any other new wave of change the housing and foreclosure crisis has spurred many new enterprises. Granted there are many successful housing …
The combination of record low interest rates, low home prices and the new first time home buyer tax credit have kicked off 2009 as the year of the first time home buyer. Nationally, over 41% of last years sales were first time …
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Recently, the president of a homeowner association flagged me down as I was driving through his community to find out the status of a neighborhood foreclosure. Since foreclosures are rare in this area the residents are itching to know …
One of the questions home owners ask their agent when they list their home is “What about foreign buyers?” Ah, yes, the foreign buyer’s whose money is worth gobs more than American currency after conversion. The foreigners simply must be snapping up real estate hand …
Contrary to popular belief, the sky is not falling. The sky, and the weather it is producing is just not predictable. Who ever said people hate change wasn't kidding. I've never seen the likes of folk freezing in …
If you’ve had your Bonita Spring Florida home and condo for sale this winter and you still haven’t found a buyer for it, here’s a startling piece of information for you. Easter Sunday arrives in just five weeks.
I’m not telling anyone this …
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Our little portion of the “retail nation” has really been feeling the heat. I don’t only mean the individual businesses that are distressed or closing but the actual over production of retail space. If you’ve lived in southwest Florida for …