realtor: Trulia Adds “Trulia Estimates”: Novelty or Not? - 03/21/12 11:25 AM
Let me start by saying, Trulia.com and Zillow.com are great companies that I think bring great additional resources for home shopping to consumers. I love their websites and resources they offer. Zillow.com became a hit with it’s “Zestimate”. Just recently Trulia.com launched, what I am guessing is a competitive response to Zillow’s “Zestimates”, called “Trulia Estimates”. These are these companies attempts to provide real-time property valuation using proprietary algorithms. Sounds simple enough right? Think again.
One of the things any Real Estate Professional will tell you they wish was automated is . . . property pricing. This is one of the … (0 comments)
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realtor: 2011 Palm Coast/Flagler County Market Recap - 01/11/12 12:37 PM
So how did the local market do for 2011? Very well, and here's just a few highlishgts on the Residential Housing sales in the area:
A total of 1,665 houses closed from January 1st to December 31, 2011 The total number of sales was up 14% compared to 2010 when 1,460 houses closed 82% of all houses sold were in the price range up to $199,999 The luxury market ($500k+) also saw a slight uptick as well making up 3% of the area houses sold compared to 2% for 2010 3 bedroom homes were the most popular making up 62% of … (0 comments)
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realtor: Looking Up: Palm Coast/Flagler County Real Estate Recap - 11/15/11 12:32 PM
We're through October and the local real estate market has been another year of some real positives. It's also been a year of interesting devlopments too.
Highlights through October (Click here for a full market report):
Inventory levels remain lower. As of 11/14/2011 there are 1024 houses for sale in Flagler County and 762 in Palm Coast. Palm Coast alone has typically remained above 900 for the last few years. The number of house sales has increased 10% compared to this period last year. There have been 1,345 houses that have closed through October 31st. Palm Coast has contributed … (1 comments)
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realtor: Flagler County/Palm Coast Market Highlights - 10/19/11 11:42 AM
Can you believe it's Fall already and the end of the year is fast approaching? I know I can't. "How's the market? " is the common question I hear, and there really are some some things about our local market. Here's just a few from the residential housing portion:
Inventory levels at their lowest in recent years
The number of houses for sale over the last few years in Flagler County has rarely dipped below 1,100 (and 900 for Palm Coast) at any given point in time. As of today, there are 986 homes for sale in Flagler County and 739 … (0 comments)
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realtor: Google+: Hands-On Review - 07/12/11 03:56 PM
By now you've probably heard about Google's latest entry into the social networking arena with Google+. This is Google's latest entrance into the social networking arena. And they have done a stellar job. The service is far 'cleaner' with a more common sense type of approach than Facebook. The design allows users to overcome some of the challenges Facebook has for Realtors and users such as:
Circles - This feature allows you to easily group people. Unlike the lists in Facebook, the circles feature allows you to choose what you share and to whom. Plus it allows you to view posts … (5 comments)
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realtor: 2010 Palm Coast & Flagler County Housing Recap - 01/08/11 07:27 PM
At the beginning of 2010 I had said it was going to be a very interesting year. The tax credit was showing some promise to help boost home sales, but it remained to be seen as to what the effect would be once that credit ended. Initially contracts had to closed by June 30th. This spurred sales to perform very well in the first half of the year with the area running about 15% above the year before in terms of the number of sales and then fell off in July and the proceeding months. The year ended basically even with … (0 comments)
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realtor: The 'For Sale' Sign Just Got Better - 11/27/10 10:01 AM
The 'For Sale' sign on the lawn of a property is still alive and well and continues to serve a purpose . . . letting others know the property is for sale. In fact, buyers still continue to find properties of interest by these signs and continue to take drives to look for them in an area of interest. But the sign has always had a huge barrier . . . the lack of information. You basically get 3 bits of information from the sign:
That the property is for sale The company and agent the property is listed with A … (9 comments)
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realtor: Two Great Tech Marketing Options You Might Have Missed - 11/12/10 10:02 AM
We're always exploring new options and services that are out there and particularly like the word 'FREE' in any advertising. Over the last few weeks we've found two newer options that you might have missed.
The first is www.Paper.Li This service takes Twitter feeds (i.e. a member, hastag, or a list) and creates a custom automated online newspaper-looking site. The paper provides vistors with a very rich reading experience that can be updated daily, weekley, or twice per day. It also adds in automated announcements on Twitter that your new edition is available. Check out two I created this week:
Kathleen … (25 comments)
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realtor: Why Interest Rate Can Be The Better Benefit Than a Tax Credit - 09/17/10 01:03 PM
The national average interest rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage is an astonshing 4.29%. Many buyers were obviously motivated by the tax credits last year and unfortunately the record-low interest rates get overshadowed. Are these rates a better benefit to make the decision to buy now if you are considering purchasing a home? Well let's do the math and you'll see that the truth is that these rates are the better benefit.
Let's take a $100,000 loan at 30 years fixed today at 4.50%.
Payment would be $506.69 (principal and interest) Total interest over the life of the loan would be … (3 comments)
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realtor: Palm Coast Real Estate Gets Great new Systems - 07/27/10 10:01 AM
Recently the Flagler County Association of Realtors began transitioning over to Sentrilock lockboxes. These lockboxes add far greater security and peace of mind for sellers. These lockboxes add in the following security features for sellers:
Double coded entry system. Wireless updating and reporting. Local Realtors are now able to see and be notified as to who is accessing a property and when. Realtors can assign 'day codes' for out-of-town Realtors showing a property which reduces appointment conflicts and insures properties can be shown when requested. Sturdy rubber-coated construction protects doors and handles while insuring the security of keys. This past year, … (1 comments)
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realtor: Last Month For the Home Buyer Tax Credit - 04/04/10 09:49 AM
For buyers searching for their next home, we are in the final stretch to take advantage of the Home Buyer Tax Credit. To qualify for this credit, the contract must be signed by April 30th and close by June 30th or this year. It’s important to understand that an offer made by April 30th does not qualify. The offer must be accepted and signed off on (creating an binding sales contract) by April 30th.
What is the Tax Credit? There are two types:
1. First Time Home Buyers – This credit applies to buyers of a principal residence and have not … (0 comments)
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realtor: Understanding Market Performance - 03/13/10 10:58 AM
The other morning I looked at the front page of an area newspaper, The Daytona Beach News Journal, and saw the top headline “Home-Sales Pace Cools Off”. Just below the headline and to the left were the number of sales of homes in Volusia and Flagler Counties for December 2009 & January 2010 with January being lower. So I’m thinking . . . so? January is always a lower month in terms of the number of sales with December often peaking up just before the end of the tax year. Even more interesting is that the article goes on to state how January … (0 comments)
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realtor: Selling Your Home: Is Price Or Advertising More Important? - 10/22/09 10:26 AM
I read a great article this morning by Donna Harris, a Realtor with ReMax Austin Skyline, entitled "Real Estate Opinions - Is it the Pricing or the Marketing?". In the article, Donna does an excellent job highlighting two scenarios of properties that have yet to be sold. The first being a situation where there has been a lot of showing activity but no offers. The second being a multiple price reduction scenario that has yielded little or no activity. The question that comes up quite a bit with sellers is which is more important, price or advertising? I say that it … (2 comments)
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realtor: Flagler County/Palm Coast Market Report July 2009 - 08/11/09 05:14 PM
We are seeing some very postive signs in the area and much needed stabilization. So why is stabilization important? Because value can not recover without it. Just a recap of some of the postives from the Residential House market:
Number of listings is remaining at their lowest levels in the last few years @ 1,342 for all of Flagler County & 969 for Palm Coast Number of Sales is slightly above this time last year with 773 houses for all of Flagler County & 716 for Palm Coast Year-to-Date. Foreclosures for sale have remained very light at 20 for all of … (0 comments)
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realtor: Custom Twitter Background - 05/14/09 06:28 PM
I am newer to Twitter I will admit. Just playing around with it and found that I really don't like the background options, and I really didn't like the online background creators either. Since the background is simply an image, I realized you can simply use Photoshop to create my own custom background. Here's how:
Set an image size of 1200x768 pixels. This can be a picture or colored background. On the left hand side put your branding and keep it within 70 pixels from the left. Save it as a JPG file under 800kb and upload to your twitter … (3 comments)
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realtor: Stunning Custom Home For Sale In Beautiful Golf Community - 05/04/09 03:51 PM
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realtor: Florida Housing Market Trend & Prices Going Forward - 02/19/09 05:46 PM
One of the biggest concerns on past and present buyers minds in Florida (as well as other parts of the country) is prices. Where are they headed? Should I wait? Should I buy now? Will they shoot back up again? So forth and so on. First of all, "timing" a Real Estate market is NOT possible. If you wait for the "bottom" or "top", you'll miss it every time. One reason is that "bottoms" and "tops" of markets can never be realized until a consistent trun has happened for a period of time. In addition, there are many many various factors … (1 comments)
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realtor: What Is An 'Approved' Short Sale? - 02/16/09 10:07 AM
You can't do a home search without coming across what is designated as a "short sale". Many buyers are often not sure what this means. Simply put, a "short sale" is a pre-foreclosure situation and is a sales transaction in which the seller's lender agrees to accept a payoff of less than the balance due on the loan. These are situations where a seller owes more than the property sells for. Unlike normal listing situations, the lender is provided a Comparable Analysis, but does not approve an accepted price until an offer is made. Therefore, setting listing price has obvious challenges. These are transactions which (in most … (0 comments)
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realtor: Kathy's Picks as of 1-19-2009 - 01/19/09 11:21 AM
Highlighting GREAT DEALS on the market now!
7 Sea Green Path $99,000 3 Bedrooms Built 2004 Click here for more information 1 Welling Place $139,900 4 Bedrooms Pool home! Click here for more information 1 Royal Lane $136,000 Lowest Price in Rivergate Click here for more information Disclaimer: Information based upon the Flagler County Association of Realtors MLS. Information may be deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed
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realtor: Highlighting Palm Coast & Flagler County In Video - 01/11/09 10:11 AM
Palm Coast & Flagler County, FL are attractive to many around the country. Some great videos have been shot around the area, and I compiled some of them to show off some of the wonderful things about the area. Enjoy.
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