daytona beach real estate: Internet Is A Lousy Agent... - 10/25/09 04:48 PM
We all know that Real Estate is local. We all know that it is one thing in California and it is another thing in Florida.
The 3,000 SF villa for $200K is not an indication of a good or bad price. It would be different if it is in Hawaii, or in … (13 comments)
daytona beach real estate: Marina Grande on The Halifax, Daytona Beach. Another Month Past. - 06/07/09 01:39 AM
Marina Grande On The Halifax stands as a monument to unfortunate poor timing, coming to the market a little too late. Have they done it a year earlier, this would be a busy place, as once purchased, the units would be either owner, or tenant occupied.
Not now. People who did … (6 comments)
daytona beach real estate: If I Find It, I would Buy It Myself - 06/06/09 12:54 AM
We submitted an offer for a condo. Short sale. Asking price was $150K, my client wrote the offer for $136K, the Lender came back with $5K more than asking. The whole thing made my clients very uneasy, they thought that it was deceptive, wanted the answer in writing, thought that everyone was … (8 comments)
daytona beach real estate: Post-Auction Shock - 05/05/09 05:41 PM
It's working. It's moving. This is a big shock. Yes, we know that properties in the group "steal it and I will even pay you if you do" are going fast, and the inventory is decreasing on this end. But medium priced properties in $300K-$400K range is a different animal.
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daytona beach real estate: Can You Really Be Foolproof? - 04/23/09 02:00 AM
Vandals flood 4 floors of Castaways condos -that's was the title of an article published by Anne Geggis in our local newspaper about what happened to Cstaways Beach Resort, a condo-hotel in Daytona Beach Shores
Some pranksters last Friday hit a fire sprinkler head on the 4th floor of a condo-hotel … (6 comments)
daytona beach real estate: Marina Grande on The Halifax - 04/18/09 08:22 PM
This is coming through the grapevine. Do not rely upon the information here as it has not been verified and may or may not be correct. It is what I heard about the property and the lawsuit.
I already wrote that there was a lawsuit, and we were waiting the outcome … (0 comments)
daytona beach real estate: What's Cooking? Are We Done Or Just Starting? - 03/30/09 10:32 PM
After years of sluggish sales and falling prices, real estate started warming up in our neck of the woods. As usual, I am not the first one to notice. Yes, the phone is ringing, yes, people are walking in, yes, the number of inquiries went up... but maybe this is a … (10 comments)
daytona beach real estate: A Deal Is A Deal. No Bailouts. Wow! - 03/29/09 01:42 PM
In recent years in Florida the condo market was going up faster than mushrooms. It quickly became the fastest growing investor market with the share of investors in a project getting to all-time dangerous 75% and up. At these numbers any change in the market could render these huge beautiful developments simply … (11 comments)
daytona beach real estate: Short Sales. What Is Victory? - 03/28/09 01:47 PM
Elizabeth Weintraub, and I am sure she does not need the introduction on AR, recently posted Don't Let a Short Sale Agent Hold Your Offer in Back-Up Position -- Report Them
If you do short sales, I encourage you to go to her blog and read it. It is featured, so … (19 comments)
daytona beach real estate: Corporate Freaggin Culture ... Or Lack Thereoff - 03/25/09 12:31 PM
I am an immigrant, came to the country too late to climb the corporate ladder, and this part of American life is unknown to me. Any experience I have with corporations is as a customer.
I recently posted about Marina Grande on the Halifax condominium development in Daytona Beach area. The original developer - one of the … (9 comments)
daytona beach real estate: Ocean Walk. News From The Grapevine. - 03/15/09 01:23 AM
The most expensive luxurious condo resort in the area, and the only condo-resort in the area that was built as a resort from scratch, and not converted to condominiums from a hotel is Ocean Walk, an impressive project encompassing a 19-story South Tower and 25-story North Tower. They are part of a larger … (4 comments)
daytona beach real estate: Evicted From Paradise - 03/14/09 05:34 PM
I wrote a blog If I Were John Rockefeller... and my neighbor and inquisitive mind Lisa Hill, a born Daytonian, left a comment, actually asked a question. I could answer "yes" or "no", but this was a question that I often ask myself. I started answering, and soon I saw that it was … (7 comments)
daytona beach real estate: A Little Bit Of Optimism Should Not Hurt - 03/11/09 02:02 AM
Irwin Kellner of MarketWatch, chief economist for MarketWatch, and is Distinguished Scholar of Economics at Dowling College in Oakdale, N.Y. wrote a very interesting article about the houseing market. Diane Kirvan from ReMax alerted me to it (thanks, Diane).
I hope you will find it very informative and the one that gives … (2 comments)
daytona beach real estate: Golf Carts On The Streets. Why Not? - 03/05/09 09:01 AM
According to New-Jouranl correspondent TAYLOR ASHLEY, SOUTH DAYTONA residnetsw may soon be allowed to use golf carts to drive around the city.
"By this time next year, unless something comes up, we'll have golf carts on the street," City Manager Joe Yarbrough told council members Tuesday night.
A consulting firm hired by … (7 comments)
daytona beach real estate: The Beauty And The ...Ooops, Us! - 03/04/09 08:57 AM
When I am driving along the beaches of greater Dayotna Beach area, I always ask myself, why it is not something knock-out gorgeous. Why so many buildings are so plain and uattractive. It is difficult for me to comprehend that being on the Ocean opens so many opportunities to create beauty … (8 comments)
daytona beach real estate: How To Dream Smart In Paradise - 02/28/09 05:09 PM
This is the second part of If Not In Florida - Why Live? If Not In Heaven - Why Die?. The first is a dream in Paradise, this should be more about how to dream right, if I can say it this wait. The third part will be for frequent fliers … (7 comments)
daytona beach real estate: Buy One Home Or Condo, Get One Free. - 02/26/09 01:36 PM
The articles just published in our local News journal on February, February 25 FALLING HOUSE PRICES SEND SALES UPWARD and AREA HOME SALES CONTINUE TO CLIMB on Feb. 26 (BOTH BY BOB KOSLOW, BUSINESS WRITER) bring the long waited news to everyone of us.
According to the article, "falling home prices are starting … (3 comments)
daytona beach real estate: Silent Condo Killer - 02/21/09 09:48 PM
I was showing units in luxury oceanfront new condominium buildings in Daytona Beach Shores. My client was thinking about upgrading from a not so luxury new direct oceanfront condo to a nicer and better built one. There is no doubt that the difference is obvious. The building, the amenities, the units, everything … (9 comments)
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