buyers: Going for the SOLD Market reductions=sales - 06/26/07 09:46 AM
It is a Buyers Market. In Osceola County, in particular St. Cloud market activity has appears to picking up. When doing a search on single family homes for sale, the news was encouraging. Twenty homes were available under $150,000 that number swells to 131 under the $200,000 price range. While most … (1 comments)
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buyers: Rainers & Rainbows - 06/23/07 07:14 AM
A short time I wrote a blog titled Remember That Thing called a Starter Home? It was also featured in the local newspaper. The other day I got a referal from one of our Active Rainer Victor Henry. Victor is Mortgage Broker in St. Cloud, and an all around nice guy. … (11 comments)
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buyers: Home Owner Affordability Act 2007 - 04/05/07 07:14 AM
Would getting a twenty percent downpayment gift from family and friends make it possible for more first time home buyers to purchase homes? Representative Dave Weldon thinks so. Weldon plans on introducing legislation that would allow family members to give tax free cash gifts equivalent to a twenty percent house down payment provided … (6 comments)
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buyers: Are You Making Hay or Wasting Away? - 04/03/07 07:28 AM
What is the definition of a Farmer? It is a person "Out-standing" in their field! Okay I know it was corny, I have come to realize we are Farmers of Sorts. Not the postcard term necessarily. We plant seeds of hope in our sellers, if all we do is feed them … (18 comments)
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buyers: Are You Dying to Close Your Deals? - 03/28/07 10:26 AM
Closings. Amidst the reports the Market is down, the 100% loan is history, lender apprehension is perhaps the biggest plague we are facing. From giving anyone who had a pulse a mortgage, lenders are now scrutinizing applications to the point that closing dates are meaningless. We have all suffered from loan … (27 comments)
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buyers: Are You Squaking or Talking? - 03/06/07 06:01 PM
All too often we hear the complaints. This is not right, or that is not right, or buyers are not fair, or sellers want too much. Loans cannot get approved...we didn't close. You name it someone is squaking about it. Like the Macaw...a few words can get a lot of attention … (3 comments)
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buyers: What is YOUR Meter Reading? - 02/26/07 04:54 PM
Remember 2006? Wasn't exactly a banner year for us in Central Florida, but we held firm and waited patiently. We aadvised our clients (sellers) they needed to adjust their prices based on the market conditions, and slowly, very slowly.... we saw less had expired and more offers were being made. Offers … (3 comments)
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buyers: BUTTING HEADS-BUYERS & SELLERS WHOSE MARKET IS IT? - 02/23/07 01:30 PM
Supply side economics equates to Supply and Demand. If you are a Consumer... You're right. The "Buyers Market" has not addressed the demand is for workforce housing...of which the market has had little to offer. As the market resistance is increased, the supply of housing at or below median value will increase. … (23 comments)
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buyers: NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY IN FLORIDA - 01/13/07 07:29 AM
Are You ready to leave winter behind you? Come to Florida!Osceola County is a fast growing area. With a population of 27,000 growth in this area is expected to double by 2020. Retail and commercial development along the Narcoosee Road area, Hwy 15 has sparked a flurry of new construction. The … (2 comments)
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buyers: Limited Representation Are Buyers signing their Rights Away? - 01/03/07 11:31 AM
"Limited representation means that a buyer or seller is not responsible forthe acts of the licensee. Additionally,parties are giving up their rights to undivided loyalty of ther licensee." We have all seen it. It is standard language on a FAR Brokerage Relationship Disclosure. So ponder this... Why would a Buyer want … (0 comments)
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buyers: What To Do With a Cloudy Crystal Ball-Buyers Demands Falling on Deaf Ears - 11/28/06 06:12 AM
Colleen Kulikowski's blog on "Help My Crystal Ball is Cloudy" asks some interesting questions. Are we to try and predict which housing type will be hot? Perhaps by taking a different view of the market, predicting which pins are hot and which ones are not is too risky. The huge amounts … (2 comments)
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buyers: Real Deal Realistically priced Investment Opportunity 34769 - 11/17/06 06:20 AM
This is an investment opportunity. The "children" are on Social Security and cannot afford to fix up their parents place.
The lot is great 50 x 140 located in the heart of town, close to everything.
This one is in need of WORK not a little TLC. The … (4 comments)
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buyers: Is the Pressure of Real Estate Starting to get to you? - 11/14/06 08:15 AM
Your "Roving Realtor" Reporting here... Is the pressure of making sales starting to get to you? Once a beautiful mountain Mt. St. Helens blew her top. Scientists monitored the subtle changes as the lava dome began to increase gradually at first, pressure building slowly... geometric meters (much like our economic … (2 comments)
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buyers: Market Niche- Capturing Renters Ready to Renew - 11/11/06 05:56 AM
Affordable Housing
It is a New Year. The market niche apparently overlooked lately and certainly in the "boom" of last year was affordable housing for middle income families. Ther is a unique opportunity here to work with clients who have previously derived no tax advantages for renting versus owning. Mortgage Brokers and bankers … (1 comments)
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