real estate: Palm Beach Gardens Luxury Real Estate Summer Special - 113 San Marita Way, BallenIsles - 06/23/09 10:18 AM
From now through 7/31/2009 you can buy 113 San Marita Way in BallenIsles and get a full golf membership and a golf cart at no extra cost!
It really is simple - to expedite the sale of 113 San Marita Way, the Owners are giving away their full golf membership at BallenIsles Golf/Country Club AND the Buyer will also get a golf cart.
Not a bad deal.......
BallenIsles has been ranked as one of the top 5 Most Highly Thought of Residential Club Communities in America by the Platinum Club and now you have the opportunity to purchase one of … (0 comments)
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real estate: How Much is Your Palm Beach Gardens Real Estate REALLY Worth? - 06/23/09 09:30 AM
You're interested in finding out the value of a particular home in the Palm Beach Gardens area.
Maybe you're looking to purchase and you want to find out what the home is REALLY worth OR You already own a home and want to refinance OR You're a serious seller and you want to price the home to sell, not to sit OR You just want to find out how much your place is currently worth to see if you made a good investment.
The reason doesn't matter - you just want to know the value of Property 'A' … (0 comments)
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real estate: Do NOT Raise the Price on Your Palm Beach Gardens Real Estate! - 06/10/09 09:52 AM
Now that the word is spreading that the worst of the housing crisis is over, some homeowners are starting to do some incredibly stupid things.
(BTW, if you're offended by that you should take a very close look at what you are currently doing.)
The BIG question is "Do you REALLY want to sell it, or do you want it to sit on the market for a looooooooong time while the houses around it DO sell"?
Believe it or not, some people are starting to RAISE the prices on their homes! Folks, please, get a grip. If your home has not sold in … (2 comments)
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real estate: More Positive Palm Beach Real Estate News- - 02/26/09 04:49 PM
Back on December 15th I wrote a post about those people who refuse to believe that things are improving with Palm Beach real estate.
"Those Who Wait, Lose" was dedicated to those who keep looking and looking, thinking they have time to waste because as they say: 'Nothing's selling - we have PLENTY of time'.
Well.... things ARE selling and those folks who continue to wait continue to lose out.
The South Florida Business Journal recently posted two articles:
Florida Home Sales Up, But Prices Still Down
"Statewide, sales of existing, single-family homes was up 13 percent in the fourth quarter, compaired to the same period a year … (1 comments)
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real estate: The Importance of Feedback When Listing your Home For Sale- - 07/28/08 02:46 PM
When people come to view your Palm Beach Gardens real estate, the most important thing you can get (other then an offer, of course) is FEEDBACK.
I always ask my customers if they can handle the truth - I'm a little more subtle then Jack Nicholson was when he made that line so famous - but I'm very serious.
You need to know what potential buyers are thinking and you have to take it seriously - like it or not.
I'm not just talking about their reaction to the price. That IS important, but you need to know what they think about the property. … (4 comments)
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real estate: Steeplechase - Something Different in Palm Beach Gardens Real Estate - 07/22/08 11:01 AM
The first thing that comes to mind when you think of Palm Beach Gardens real estate is probably luxury homes on a golf course.
For the most part that is true - but there is an alternative or two. One of the first that comes to mind is the unique community Steeplechase.
Situated on the south side of Northlake Boulevard, just south of BallenIsles, Steeplechase offers the top-notch estates that Palm Beach Gardens is so well known for BUT, each home is on a lot that is a minimum of 1 acre.
There are none of the uncomfortable, zero-lot-line set ups … (1 comments)
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real estate: Moving Up In Palm Beach Gardens Real Estate - - 04/25/08 10:14 AM
Great news - I've changed to a new brokerage - as of this week I am now a Real Estate Agent for Leibowitz Realty Group.
Their reputation as a leader in the luxury golf/country club market is un-paralleled in Palm Beach County. You can read about the Company's history here.
They just opened up a new office at Midtown @ PGA Boulevard - a perfect location that will allow me to easily continue to service my main focus areas of:
BallenIsles Mirasol PGA National
Their other office is at 210 Brazilian Avenue in Palm Beach - just a few blocks … (4 comments)
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real estate: Short Sales and Foreclosures on Palm Beach Gardens Real Estate - Part 2 - 03/23/08 10:32 AM
Yesterday I started to talk about foreclosures and short sales - there is way too much confusion about them, so I'd like to simplify things a bit.
I finished up by mentioning the case of owing more on your real estate then it's actually worth or "Being Upside-down". How could that happen?
Several ways:
Regardless of your loan type, if you live in an area with extreme depreciation, the value of your home could be going down faster then you can pay down the loan.If you have an interest-only mortgage, ANY amount of depreciation would make the home worth less then the loan balance … (1 comments)
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real estate: Short Sales and Foreclosures on Palm Beach Gardens Real Estate- Part 1 - 03/09/08 01:16 PM
I would like to talk a little about foreclosures and short sales today.
First of all - contrary to what the newspapers seem to want to you to believe, not every homeowner is in a finincial crisis and not every home that is listed is being sold out of desperation!
Take a look at HAVE to Sell vs. WANT to Sell.
Are there foreclosures and short sales in Palm Beach Gardens? Certainly - but it's not the free-for-all that way too many people seem to expect.
Now that I'm done with that, I'll cover the basics.
You might own your real estate free and clear … (4 comments)
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real estate: Do You Want to BUY Palm Beach Gardens Real Estate - Or Just Play Games? - 02/22/08 08:32 AM
Last week I talked about being serious if you really want to SELL your Palm Beach Gardens real estate-
Today I'm going to go over the other side of the tranaction - Buying - and try to cut through some of the BS that is slowing down the whole process.
Many people have recently written about how real estate needs to be looked at LOCALLY not NATIONALLY.
When the media talks about how bad real estate is on a national level they are doing a great disservice to everyone - the AVERAGE is one thing, every city needs to be looked at individually.
There … (5 comments)
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real estate: Do You Want to Sell Your Palm Beach Gardens Real Estate or Play Games? - 02/14/08 11:12 AM
If that title didn't catch your eye, I don't know what will......
You and your family have decided to sell your Palm Beach Gardens real estate and I'm going to cover some things that should help make the process smoother and faster.
The most important thing is pricing the home correctly. If you didn't hear me, I said
PRICING
One of the biggest problems facing Palm Beach Gardens real estate right now is the fact that so much of it is soooooo overpriced!
As I've said to many people, when you're considering what your property is worth NOW:
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real estate: Palm Beach Florida is one of the TOP Places to Buy a House - I Told You So..... - 02/11/08 07:31 PM
I can talk about how great Palm Beach real estate is until I'm blue in the face - and I often do.
But it never hurts to have another opinion, so I was thrilled to see what well-known real estate investor and analysist Dr. Danielle Babb had to say last week on Enterpreneur.com -
The article was titled "The Best and Worst Places to Buy a Home" and you can read it HERE.
This is how the article starts out:
"Whether you're looking for an investment property or a place to live, here's a look at the cities you should seek out and avoid in … (8 comments)
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real estate: Making Palm Beach Gardens Real Estate Even More Attractive - BallenIsles - 02/08/08 11:42 AM
People who regularly read my posts will know that I, along with many, many other Agents, am no fan of mass media - mainly due to the fact that they push negativity to an extreme. Face it - negativity sells! Newspapers - not real estate.
So, when a newspaper prints something POSITIVE about Real Estate, I feel that I should give credit where credit is due.
This weekend The Palm Beach Post featured BallenIsles as it's 'Neighborhood of the Week' and gave readers a look into one of the best Golf / Country Clubs available.
I've written several posts about BallenIsles -and I've got … (2 comments)
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real estate: Help ME to Help YOU Find the Palm Beach Real Estate that You Really Want - 02/07/08 09:25 AM
I don't mean to go off on a rant (with apologies to Dennis Miller) -
BUT......
And I do realize that you have to take the good with the BAD not-so-good -
BUT......
Let's go over 2 recent Customer contacts that I have had.
Both want to buy real estate in Palm Beach Gardens, one doesn't need a mortgage the other one isn't sure.
Easy so far -
Customer 1: I'm looking to buy a home -
Me: Fantastic - let's go over your specific wants / needs and we'll take it from there-
Customer 1: It's going to be for me, my wife and 2 children. We want a single family … (8 comments)
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real estate: Selling Your Palm Beach Gardens Home - Don't Make this Mistake! - 02/07/08 08:33 AM
You are trying to sell your real estate in Palm Beach Gardens and you're sure you've done everything right.
I talk to Clients all the time about pricing, legalities - the BIG things.
But you'd be shocked at how many people need to be reminded about the LITTLE things - such as making sure that your house is CLEAN!
Yes, that was thinly-veiled sarcasm....
I previewed several homes the other day for a client that will be coming down to buy in 2 - 3 weeks.
Several were OK, but one was a mess - actually pretty dirty and the other Agent didn't seem to think that … (0 comments)
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real estate: You Checked the Facts on Your Current Mortgage.. What Did You Find? Part 3 - 02/04/08 02:19 PM
Happy Friday Everyone-
The last 2 days I've been talking about checking on your current mortgage - I want you to be sure that you know exactly what you have and I discussed several ways that you could have been tricked.
Now, if you looked through all of your paperwork and everything checks out.... GREAT! That's how it should be.
However, if the mortgage on your Palm Beach real estate is NOT what you thought you had then it's time to fix things.
The most frequent issue is that someone has an Adjustable Rate Mortgage (ARM) - but they thought it was fixed.
If that's the … (3 comments)
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real estate: Make Sure You Know What Kind of Mortgage You Have - Don't be Surprised in 2008 - Part 2 - 02/02/08 10:32 AM
Yesterday I started asking people the following: Do You Know What Kind of Mortgage that you currently have?
Quite a few Palm Beach real estate owners would say "Sure!" without hesitation.
However......
I would tell EVERYONE to double-check your paperwork before you get a surprise.
After several years in the business, I've lost track of the number of people that have come to me to refinance their home loans because they were shocked that 'all of a sudden' their monthly mortgage payment increased.
The majority of the time the person was scammed, tricked or just flat-out lied to. It's disgusting, but Mortgage Brokers and Lenders have … (5 comments)
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real estate: What Kind of Mortgage Do You Have? Are You SURE?? - 02/01/08 08:33 AM
What kind of mortgage do you have on your Palm Beach home?
Is it fixed ?
Is it adjustable?
Are you 100% sure of your answer?
As crazy as it may seem, too many Palm Beach real estate owners really don't know the exact details of their home loans.
Start the year off right - dig up your paperwork, and check everything out NOW to avoid any nasty surprises in 2008.
Tomorrow I'll be going over some of the most common mistakes and what you can do to solve the problem - it can be very easy - just don't be one of the masses that waits … (2 comments)
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real estate: Top Real Estate in Palm Beach - BallenIsles Club Information - 02/01/08 08:26 AM
In the past few months I've written several articles about BallenIsles-
I consistently get more inquiries about the homes in there then any other Palm Beach real estate.
Not only are the homes fantastic, but BallenIsles is also well known for it's Member's Club.
I recently received an update from Cheryll R. Plotkin, the Director of Membership Services - here are some of the main points:
"BallenIsles Country Club is a private, member-owned residential country club with three 18-hole championship golf courses, 23 tennis courts, pool, bocce court, three dining venues, great food, very attractive social program, and plenty of space for card playing. BallenIsles … (0 comments)
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real estate: 100% Mortgages for Palm Beach Real Estate - Good or Bad? - 01/04/08 04:47 PM
Before we go over the GOOD vs BAD parts of the 100% Home Loans I want to discuss the availability of this particular Mortgage.
A lot of things have changed in the Mortgage Industry in 2007 - the subprime mess at the beginning of the year is still on everyone's mind.
You'll see and hear different Palm Beach area mortgage companies advertising that they "STILL HAVE" 100% mortgages as if they were something special - uhhhh, not quite. Virtually all mortgage brokerages still offer the loan, however the requirements to qualify for the loan have tightened up a bit.
Now, here's the important part: … (4 comments)
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