allison stewart florida real estate broker realtor st cloud florida: DEAR REALTOR, LOOKING FOR A HOME IN ST. CLOUD FLORIDA - 11/03/09 10:13 AM
LOOKING FOR A HOME IN ST. CLOUD FLORIDA, Osceola County's best kept residential secret is out of the bag. Everyday I get inquiries from prospective home buyers searching the Internet looking for the best buys in Real Estate. Occasionally I get emails from home owners looking to sell their homes. The … (0 comments)
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allison stewart florida real estate broker realtor st cloud florida: WHEN EVERYTHING COMES TOGETHER LIKE CLOCK WORK- - 09/17/09 05:30 PM
They say timing is everything. A short sale closing in 7 days? Impossible. No, it happened. Through divine intervention, serious trust , perspiration, determination and a case of really good timing. It all came together.
We had been in listing limbo (the gray area) called pending for almost 12 weeks. It wasn't … (6 comments)
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allison stewart florida real estate broker realtor st cloud florida: ARE BUYERS TOO INDEPENDENT? - 09/15/09 06:19 AM
Independence overall a wonderful thing. Our country was founded on the desire for independence, free thinkers, and risk takers. We encourage young children to be independent. Buyers of Real Estate enjoy a certain amount of independence being able to surf the Internet. That is, after all how many of them find us in … (3 comments)
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allison stewart florida real estate broker realtor st cloud florida: LOVE STORY - 09/11/09 06:02 AM
REMEMBER LOVE STORY? Three months ago a client contacted me after reading my posts and my bio on Acitve Rain looking to buy a home in Florida. She felt we made a good fit. There was a connection. After discussing her needs wants and financial ability, I began to send her some of … (10 comments)
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allison stewart florida real estate broker realtor st cloud florida: ST. CLOUD FLORIDA HOME OWNERS ON THE FENCE- IS NOW THE TIME TO SELL? - 09/08/09 06:22 AM
ST.CLOUD FLORIDA HOME OWNERS ON THE FENCE- IS NOW THE TIME TO SELL? A question that has sidelined many long term home owners who have been wondering when the market will stabilize enough to consider placing their home for sale.
The focus on Short Sales (owing more than the home is currently worth) … (0 comments)
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allison stewart florida real estate broker realtor st cloud florida: HAVE YOU BEEN LOSING OUT ON OFFERS YOU HAVE MADE TRYING TO BUY A HOME? TRY WINNING STRATEGIES OF SUCCESSFUL BUYERS - 09/07/09 06:11 AM
WHAT ARE THE WINNING STRATEGIES SUCCESSFUL BUYERS USE IN A MARKET OF COMPETING OFFERS? A question buyers pose when they have been less than successful in attempting to purchase a home. It really comes down to being able to adjust your way of thinking. Some buyers still feel it is a … (3 comments)
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allison stewart florida real estate broker realtor st cloud florida: ATTACKING THE SHACK- FIXER UPPERS AND MAKING AN EXCELLENT RETURN ON YOUR INVESTMENT - 09/05/09 08:25 AM
ATTACKING THE SHACK WITH A PURPOSE IN MIND- AN EXCELLENT RETURN ON YOUR INVESTMENT. ST.CLOUD FLORIDA has more than it fair share of small bungalow style, turn of the century small historic homes. And certainly there are no shortage of short sale and bank owned opportunities out here.
What would turn … (9 comments)
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allison stewart florida real estate broker realtor st cloud florida: BUYING A HOME IN ST.CLOUD FLORIDA- WHERE ARE THE BEST BARGAINS? - 09/04/09 04:05 PM
BUYING A HOME IN ST. CLOUD FLORIDA- WHERE ARE THE BEST BARGAINS may surprise you. The McMansions are out, and there appears to be less demand for Planned Unit Development housing and the high costs of fees associated with them.
The so called CDD or Community District Developemnt fee which is … (2 comments)
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allison stewart florida real estate broker realtor st cloud florida: THE HIDDEN PURPOSE OF LEAVING MEANINGFUL COMMENTS ON SOMEONE'S BLOG - 08/27/09 07:54 AM
In the course of your career, you will likely hand out thousands of business cards. All with the express purpose of possibly developing a dialog and future relationship. Comments you leave have the same effect- or should. Are you making the most of your commenting opportunities? Are you opening the possibility … (14 comments)
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allison stewart florida real estate broker realtor st cloud florida: BUYING A HOME MADE SIMPLE-A SIMPLE TECHNIQUE TO NARROW DOWN YOUR CHOICES - 08/25/09 02:53 PM
There are no shortage of homes on the market- one can spend hours searching the various sites and window shopping from the comfort of your own home to find the next one. It is almost impossible to get a sense of the area using this method however.
WORKING WITH BUYERS WHO … (45 comments)
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allison stewart florida real estate broker realtor st cloud florida: ECONOMIC RECOVERY IS AS SOLID AS SHALE...GOOD CREDIT BORROWERS ARE NOW FALLING BEHIND - 08/22/09 06:42 AM
SHORT SALES MEAN LONG WAIT
Short Sales have become the new buzz word for 2009- almost anyone you ask has heard of it, but does not understand how the third party is involved. As a result, with so many short sales affecting the exchange of Real Estate in St. Cloud and Nationally, … (15 comments)
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allison stewart florida real estate broker realtor st cloud florida: IS YOUR OFFER THE RUNT OF THE LITTER? HOW TO BE TOP DOG WHEN BUYING A HOME - 08/20/09 06:28 AM
There is always one runt of the litter. The smallest, puniest, weakling of the bunch who seems to be the last to lunch, left out, pushed around, bullied by the others. Is your offer the Runt Of The Litter?
Competition these days to purchase low cost housng is fierce. Anyone who has … (5 comments)
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allison stewart florida real estate broker realtor st cloud florida: WALK THIS WAY... CAN BUYERS JUST WALK AWAY FROM A CONTRACT? - 08/14/09 05:15 AM
Exactly what prevents a Buyer from walking away in a Short Sale Contract? In some states,apparently nothing. In other states like Florida plenty. The point of signing a Purchase Agreement is intent.
There were some interesting comments flying back and forth between experts in a recent post THERE IS NO CITY LIKE PUGNACITY
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allison stewart florida real estate broker realtor st cloud florida: FULL PRICE? SINCE WHEN IS FULL PRICE NOT ENOUGH? - 08/06/09 02:36 PM
Since when is full price not enough? Only in this market. The Real estate roller coaster has had it ups and downs since 1890 and certainly it was a wild ride in 2005-2006 the sky was the limit, of course then the bottom hid hard gravitational pull or the Law of … (4 comments)
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allison stewart florida real estate broker realtor st cloud florida: ARE BUYERS BIDDERS? SHOULD SHORT SALE PRICES BE CHANGED TO REFLECT THE HIGHEST OFFER RECEIVED? - 07/09/09 07:07 AM
By now who has not heard of a Short Sale? Homes being offered in the hottest price ranges are indeed attracting "multiple offers". The "asking prices" are deliciously tempting and offer an opportunity for people of modest means to obtain a distressed property at a reasonable price...or does it?
THE TASTE OF … (10 comments)
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allison stewart florida real estate broker realtor st cloud florida: BIDDING BASICS 101- SHIFT HAPPENS - 07/07/09 08:30 AM
The market has shifted over the past 3 months DRAMATICALLY and the supply is dwindling rapidly. Prices are based on supply and demand. Demand is high and supply is lower than previously reported.
Good homes attract multiple offers as many buyers have experienced and unfortunately trying to come in low is proving repeatedly to not … (2 comments)
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allison stewart florida real estate broker realtor st cloud florida: ARE YOU BREAKING THE LAW LOOKING AT HOMES? - 07/06/09 10:55 AM
Are you breaking the law? Have ever driven around seen a home you thought may be for sale, that caught your interest, parked the car, hopped out and taken a peek through the window? If so... you are guilty of trespassing.
A vacant home, still belongs to someone or something (like a … (18 comments)
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allison stewart florida real estate broker realtor st cloud florida: BUYERS PARADOXICAL LAMENT OVER PRICE AND HUMAN NATURE- CALLING THE LENDER'S KID UGLY. - 07/03/09 11:59 AM
Buyers today seem frustrated (as are many Buyer's agents) in a field flooded with an endless plethora of properties foreclosed upon or in the beginning stages of the foreclosure process. But while desperate urgency seems to be driving them en masse, to pursue reportedly "good deals" many are finding that multiple … (1 comments)
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allison stewart florida real estate broker realtor st cloud florida: SINCE WHEN IS SECOND PLACE A WINNING POSITION? - 06/25/09 06:08 AM
Remember when brokerages had open doors and buyers went to the local Real Estate Office to look for a home? It was up front and personal. It isn't like that anymore. Today, buyers are much more "Do It Yourself" oriented. But as advanced as technology is, the latest information is old … (3 comments)
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allison stewart florida real estate broker realtor st cloud florida: BEING COMMITED VS "SHOULD BE COMMITED" IN A CRAZY MARKET - 03/03/09 07:22 AM
Yesterday we talked about Real Estate Professionals undermining what their customers really want in the name or pretense of salesmanship. As a Real Estate Broker, who prides herself on surperb listening skills and people skills, that is only one half of the equation.
THERE ARE MANY STEPS TO THE PROCESS OF … (0 comments)
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