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The Sweet Spot for Buying Luxury Homes
If you’ve been looking for a home at the high-end of your market, but haven’t found the right one, you may have put your search on hold.
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Florida leads nation in cash-only home sales
The Florida Association of Realtors posted an interesting article yesterday about the number of sales that are cash transactions and how Florida is leading the nation in cash sales. http://www.floridarealtors.org/NewsAndEvents/article.cfm?p=1&id=296212 Some of the more interesting statistics from the article: Florida led the nation last month with what one expert called an “astounding” rate…
Floridians are paying the 9th highest closing costs in the nation
Check out the interesting article at BankRate.com that describes how Floridians are paying the 9th highest closing costs in the nation. Besides lender fees and title charges, don’t forget about your pre-paid taxes and your insurance premiums when you’re calculating how much to save for your down-payment. Here in South Florida, your insurance premiums are…
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Cheaper to buy than rent in most metro markets
Even though asking home prices rose 7.0% in the last year, outpacing rent increases of 3.2%, the gap between buying and renting has narrowed only slightly. One year ago, buying was 46% cheaper than renting. Today’s it’s 44% cheaper to buy versus rent. In fact, homeownership is cheaper than renting in all of America’s 100…
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I am officially declaring a moratorium on red walls when putting your house on the market
Nearly forever in the realm of Real Estate has the Red Accent Wall been the darling of would-be decorators and home owners that desire a little extra spice in their interiors. Your Guide is officially declaring the era of the Red Dining Room and/or Red Powder Room over. At least when it comes time to…
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Are We Heading into a Balanced Market?
If you’ve been keeping an eye on the housing market over the past couple of years, you know sellers have had the upper hand.
