Joseph Santini's Real Estate Blog

If you are looking to get in 9 holes then go check out the Red Reef Park Executive Golf Course.  This Executive Course is located right on A1A and features advance tee times as well as golf cart and club rentals. The practice putting green is a nice convenience. The scenery and views are excellen...

Now that the Labor Day weekend is about here people are starting to make their plans and many people will end up at the beach. One of nicest beaches you can go to is South Beach Park in Boca Raton. Its a great place to spend the day and you can find it at the end of Palmetto Park Rd. Go early as ...

Many buyers don't know the real meaning between a pre-approval letter and a pre-qualification letter.  This is not totally their fault as many lenders and mortgage brokers make this issue very confusing for different reasons. A pre-qualification letter simply says that if everything checks out th...

Foreclosures and short sales are now common words here in Boca Raton and across the country.  During this slow market many people find themselves in less than ideal positions.  If you are in the market looking to buy and are concentrating on foreclosure and short sale opportunities you should kno...

The Eden Condo in Boca Raton has been sitting on Palmetto Park Rd. unfinished for a very long time but according to the developer, Ceebraid-Signal out of West Palm Beach the end may be in sight.  With all the delays and plan changes its hard to really know whats happening with the complex which i...

A Judge has ruled that the owners of the Mizner Trail Golf Club which is located in the Boca Del Mar community may not use the land for residential housing.  This golf course was closed by the owners in 2005 who claimed that the course was not making any money.  The courts decision was based on t...

The vacant property along Airport Rd. which became available and was being sought after by City Furniture and Ipic Entertainment will be occupied by City Furniture where they will build a furniture complex. That was the decision of the board based on imput from a CPA hired to review both companie...

A deed is a written instrument that transfers title of property from one person to another.  The best type of deed that gives the buyer the most protection is the Warranty Deed.  Below are three types of deeds. Warranty Deed:  In a general warranty deed the grantor promises to warrant or defend t...

The average amount it cost to close on a property is $3118 nationally.  New York leads the list as the most expensive place to close at $4,016.  Florida comes in third at $3683.  Coming in at number six is New Jersey at $3432 and at number ten is California at $3321.  Even the slow market has not...

Here we are in August and things are certainly looking better.  Buyers seem to have much more confidence and many people continue to get great deals.  Sellers are selling their properties as long as they are priced correctly.  Below are the latest numbers for Palm Beach County for the month of Ju...