Miro Fitkova's (brooklinemarealestateagents) Blog

If you think buying a house still makes sense even in today's economy, welcome to the club! A recent National Association of Realtors survey revealed that nearly eight out of ten believe buying a home is still a good financial decision. The eighth annual Housing Opportunity Pulse Survey found tha...

Homeownership can bring with it many blessings. Yet, the idea of caring for and maintaining a home, as well as affording a mortgage can seem daunting, but let's review some of the many reasons that homeownership can be beneficial. The most obvious benefit is building wealth. The U.S. Department ...

The housing economy is changing and experiencing positive momentum while the glut of unsold inventory is beginning to shrink, according to The Los Angeles District Council of Urban Land Institute. "The old model has been turned on its head," says Joseph Miller, President of The Runyon Group. The...

  When it comes time to buy a home, you may need to strap on your thinking cap to come up with some creative ways to boost affordability. This can come in the form of assistance programs, special financing, leasing, and mortgage ideas. Let's take a moment to explore a few of these options. The fi...

Parents aren't so bright when it comes to what behaviors will impact their credit scores and that could brush off on their kids. In March, ING Direct bank commissioned Harris Interactive to conduct an online survey of 1,042 parents of children age 17 years and younger. • The survey discovered mo...

Some homeowners have a long laundry list of to-do repairs and, interestingly enough, many of those items don't get addressed until (or if at all) it's time to sell the house. In hot real estate markets, repairs are sometimes not done before the sale. Remember bidding wars over properties that nee...

Throughout Florida, we see the number of foreclosures continue to rise. While Winter Park may have been more stable when the housing crisis began, the community is now feeling the impact of the foreclosure wave that is washing over our state and nation. A recent report by RealtyTrac, Inc. found ...

We all know that as things age, they often need replacing but sometimes homeowners neglect to take care of their home's electrical wiring and that can set them up for potential danger. Electrical consumption since the middle of the last century has increased in most homes on average about 400 per...

  The majority of Americans, say it's "unacceptable" for homeowners to stop making their mortgage payments and abandon their homes, but more than a third, 36 percent, say "walking away" is okay. A Pew Research Center study found that 59 percent believe it is wrong for homeowners to deliberately s...

  First-time buyers are making new waves in the housing market as they opt for smaller and less expensive homes. With an economy slowly making it's way out of a recession, this comes as no surprise to many. Buyers are redefining their spending across all segments of the economy. Everyone from exe...