Look Out Sellers DANGER Ahead

Did that catch your eye?  It was meant to do that.  In the past month I have had a personal friend go through hell trying to close on the sale of her house.  It is technically sold and under contract due to close in early May, and just yesterday she found out that the title [...]

You Do Understand the 1st Time Buyer Tax Credit, Right?

In February Congress changed the first-time home buyer tax credit from $7500 to $8000 with no required repayment.
But in many cases buyers are not aware of it and I am not sure why there is this gap in information unless other non-related new governmental changes have over-shadowed it.
The tax credit is a great incentive to [...]

The Bottom Has Hit Here in Florida

How can I say this?  What do I know?  Well, Florida’s standings in the foreclosure stats has gone from #1 to #4 – there is a good sign.  Another indication is that many short sale homes have 3-4 contract offers pending.  Let me say that again.  Many short sale homes have 3-4 different contract offers pending.  It [...]

The National News Media is Finally Catching On

MSN has a huge article about the housing market changing in a positive manner in certain areas.  Here is the link:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30032506/ and if it doesn’t open I apologize – but I am sure you can google the news.
I have been shouting this from Florida rooftops for months now.  This past two weekends we worked with buyers [...]

One More Update on the Chinese Drywall

Obviously this problem is not going to just disappear and it needs to be discussed further because this is a problem for homeowners especially in Southern Florida.
I dug into this debacle further because I know consumers want answers. 
The first thing I learned was that it is very easy to check your home to see if [...]