Posted: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 09:00:00 -0400
So what's going on this week? Market conditions were stable over the past week, although we must caution on this good news. While values were stable, absorption rates these days are less than 10%. (Normal is 35%.) The lowest asking price for a single family home in Poinciana this week stands at...
Posted: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 06:09:00 -0400
A well-landscaped yard creates curb appeal and helps your property retain maximum value, but a beautiful yard is a head-turner, no doubt about it. The good news is that even if you can't tell a tulip from a turnip at the garden center, you can still create eye-catching curb appeal by paying...
Posted: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:12:00 -0400
Federal Reserve Governor Elizabeth Duke, speaking at a conference on vacant housing last week, called for increasing in rental housing, lease-purchase deals and converting foreclosed owners to renters. According to Duke, "Homeownership, long promoted by federal policy and facilitated by local...
• A Story About 9/11 as Told in the 20th Century
Posted: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:30:00 -0400
I was in my senior year at Virginia Commonwealth University in 1982, chatting on the sidewalk with two Ph.D's. Actually, I was more like listening, while they discussed the distinct potential for airplanes to be high-jacked and used as missiles. To them the arrogant symbols of American power were...
• A Better Option than Short Sale, Foreclosure
Posted: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0400
Over the last six months -- and most certainly because of Florida's Double-dip Recession -- there has been an increase in the number of consumers looking for rent-to-own options (RtO). Some of the benefits of using this strategy to sell your home -- versus the options of short sale or foreclosure:...
• Kids in Crisis - You Can Help
Posted: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:45:00 -0400
Now with crime down in Poinciana, Osceola County is looking to improve our youth statistics. Osceola is sponsoring a three-hour event at Heritage Park on Thursday, September 2. This is one I'd take off work to attend, especially those of you with children, work with children, or have ideas on how...
• PRFSC & Progress in Poinciana
Posted: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:00:00 -0400
Thank you Commissioner Jean Reed of Polk County! Within one week of a resident's request for these curbs, Reed's team made it happen. The resident who started the ball rolling? Tony Claudio, a member of Poinciana Residents for Smart Change. Thanks, Tony!
Posted: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:37:00 -0400
We are taking all major credit cards now including Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and UnionPay.
Posted: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:17:00 -0400
Believe it or not, that fuzzy photograph at right was the first photo in the MLS for a home that has been on the market for over 200 days. No wonder! England in Florida? Or, candidate for worst real estate photo of the year?
• Poll Shows Support for Avatar's Toll Road
Posted: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:30:00 -0400
Bridge of the Future Points to Boom for Loughman & Poinciana Areas We recently reported that the toll road for Poinciana sounded like a done deal. And, apparently it's been so since 2008, when Avatar purchased a piece of property in Loughman in the odd shape of a toll plaza. And, we said, "Can we...
• Introducing Our Newest Homeowner Service
Posted: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:04:26 -0400
In this volatile market, how will I know when it's a sellers' market again? And, how will I really know when it's time to sell? We developed Market Hawk to help you answer these and other questions for your specific market. In the time it takes to read this post, you could be receiving a report...
• First Quarter 2010 REO & BPO Agent Scorecard
Posted: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:00:00 -0400
During the first quarter of 2010, Darhlene Zeanwick: Processed 60 broker price opinions and had 97% of them done on time, Completed 2 evictions, and Sold 2 REO properties: one, owner-occupied; and one vacant. In addition: Darhlene's properties spent an average of 24 days on the market (well below...
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