buy a home in tallahassee: Seller Financing - What You Should Know - 03/30/08 11:37 PM
I received so much feedback on The Creative Cure For Selling Your Home article that I decided to follow it up with a “how and why” to consider a Purchase Money Mortgage when selling your home.

So what is a Purchase Money Mortgage? Sometimes a buyer wants to buy a home and has good enough credit to purchase the home, but is short some of the cash that the lending institution will require to close the loan. In cases like this, the Seller can hold a note for some of the cash and secure it as a secondary lien on the … (56 comments)

buy a home in tallahassee: Sellers - Don't Lose The Bird In The Hand! - 03/19/08 06:36 AM
I have written numerous blogs about the Tallahassee real estate market, specifically the over-abundance of homes for sale in Tallahassee. Sometimes I hear stories that truly amaze me about what is actually happening on the street.
A top Tallahassee Realtor in our office for the past five years brought me this story. I felt that it would make for a good blog article because many people might not be aware that their own beliefs and emotions can affect their ability to sell their Tallahassee home. So, thank you Kathy Lollis for sharing this story!
 
 
Kathy is working with a buyer (a cash buyer) … (51 comments)

buy a home in tallahassee: What Are The Best Charts And Graphs To "Show" The Market - 03/16/08 11:58 AM
Many of our readers like to see information, charts and graphs about the Tallahassee real estate market. We have been blogging nearly daily between our 3 blog sites.
We have decided that we will dedicate a page in our site to post daily (M-F) information about the changes in the inventory in the Tallahassee real estate market. We will update information on:
New homes for sale in Tallahassee
Homes back on the market in Tallahassee
Homes that have gone under contract in Tallahassee
Home that have failed to sell in Tallahassee
The page that will host the continually updated information on homes in … (50 comments)

buy a home in tallahassee: Tallahassee Real Estate Market - 17 Year Chart - 02/17/08 10:41 PM
We often hear that the Tallahassee real estate market is cyclical, but sometimes a picture will show us much more than mere words can communicate.
The picture below might show up better at (Tallahassee Real Estate Market - The Past 68 Quarters!)
I decided to pull residential sales in the Tallahassee real estate market from 1991 to the present (December 2007) in order to see what long-term trend could be found. The following graph shows unit sales and average prices of residential properties (single family homes, town houses, & condominiums), reported quarterly.

This chart clearly shows an uptrend in both price of properties as well … (63 comments)

buy a home in tallahassee: Rent Versus Own - A Tallahassee Real Estate Example - 02/17/08 10:31 PM
I have written numerous blogs that have looked at the performance of different Tallahassee Subdivisions and have concluded each blog article with how the average home appreciated from 1991 through 2007. The following table summarizes each Tallahassee neighborhood that I have reviewed lately:

As you can see, all of the neighborhoods have performed well. With appreciation rates from 4.5% to 7.5%, the Tallahassee real estate market has done wonderful. Loaded with this information, I would like to demonstrate why home ownership in the Tallahassee real estate market is the single-greatest investment that a family can make. It blows away the stock … (55 comments)

buy a home in tallahassee: Selling A Home - What Methods Really Help? - 01/27/08 10:58 PM
I am often asked by people trying to sell a home in Tallahassee about various methods for getting a home sold. As most people who read this blog are aware, the Tallahassee real estate market is currently in a "Buyers' Market" cycle phase and inventory is high. This means that buyers have many choices and that home owners must do whatever they can to differentiate their home from the rest of the market.
Some of the methods that we are seeing in the market include:
Professional Staging
Seller willingness to hold partial financing
Cash incentives to Buyers
Cash incentives to real … (38 comments)

buy a home in tallahassee: The "Market Time" Misconception - 11/08/07 11:46 PM
How Long Does It Take To Sell A Home In Tallahassee? Often times, I see reports referring to the average market time that it takes to sell a home in Tallahassee. Unfortunately, these reports are based on data that is not accurate.
They are a compilation of MLS sales data, where the market time is measured by taking the date the property was sold and subtracting the date the property was listed in the MLS. While this is an accurate way to measure the market time for that specific listing in the MLS, it fails to measure other critical components:
Many properties … (62 comments)

buy a home in tallahassee: Real Estate As A Commodity - 11/01/07 11:54 PM
Here I sit, writing my simple blog on the Tallahassee Real Estate Market, expressing my views as many others do when writing blogs on their own subject matter. Now understand, I am writing on a subject in which I have 17 years of experience, so it is not like I'm discussing the mission to Mars or anything. I am definitely staying within the bounds of my education, experience, and understanding.
So, why do I bring this up? Yesterday, I wrote a blog explaining how somebody who is looking to move-up in the Tallahassee Real Estate Market can actually gain in a depreciating … (57 comments)

buy a home in tallahassee: Using Your Equity To Move Up - Now Is The Time! - 10/30/07 06:13 AM
Is this a move-up market?
Yesterday we had someone wanting to buy a home in Tallahassee come in to the office for a consultation. She was concerned that with everything she has read in the paper and online about the "soft real estate market", that maybe it was not the right time for her to move from her townhouse into a single family home. She could not have been more wrong.
She purchased a townhouse in Tallahassee in 2001. She has not refinanced it. We were able to show her something that amazed her!
First of all, as most young people do, she … (55 comments)

buy a home in tallahassee: Real Estate Marketing For Homeowners - 10/26/07 03:25 AM
Getting Your Tallahassee Home Sold In Today's Real Estate Market
Many times a home owner, when trying to sell a home in Tallahassee, is given ideas by many family members, friends, business acquaintances, Realtors, Builders and others in their life about what they need to do to sell a home. In order to best "show" what is needed to be done, I have a few charts that will demonstrate better than words can say.
Anyone who has taken business courses, or specifically marketing courses, can tell you that there are four key aspects of bringing a product to the market (and … (57 comments)

buy a home in tallahassee: College Students Represent Housing Demand In Tallahassee - 10/19/07 12:07 AM
There was an excellent article on Tuesday (October 16) on page 4A of the Tallahassee Democrat. Angeline Taylor wrote about the Florida Prepaid College Plan and reported that it was beginning its 20th annual enrollment period. Twenty Years! So what does this have to do with the Tallahassee Real Estate Market?
If you consider that College Students represent a large portion of the consumption (Demand) of the Tallahassee Real Estate Market, then the future growth or reduction of this demand will always be important to the future value of homes in Tallahassee. Whether they rent a home in Tallahassee or buy a … (65 comments)

buy a home in tallahassee: How I Made $11,000 Buying A Home - 10/11/07 11:26 PM
One topic of conversation that we have all of the time with our Tallahassee Home Buyers references the importance of obtaining a home warranty during the purchase of a home. While it is an added expense at closing, often times, the value is well more than the cost incurred. Since this is an benefit that many buyers are not aware of, I figured I would review the basics of a home warranty.
A home warranty is a service contract, usually covering one year, which helps protect homeowners against the cost of unexpected covered repairs or replacement on the major systems and appliances … (73 comments)

buy a home in tallahassee: Time to Re-Sharpen The Ax: Creative Financing Solutions - 09/25/07 12:10 AM
from Creative Financing Offers Solutions for Buyers and Sellers Alike
Now is a great time to be a home buyer in the Tallahassee Real Estate Market! You have choices, with inventory at an all-time high. You have motivated home sellers. You have historically low interest rates. So what is holding you back?
Some of our Tallahassee Home Buyers come to us with problems related to financing the purchase of a home. I like to tell my Sales Associates that anyone who really wants to buy a home in Tallahassee can do it. The market conditions are perfect. The key is to understand … (61 comments)

buy a home in tallahassee: Great Presentation Tool - Rent vs. Own - 09/20/07 11:48 PM
After dealing with some very opiniated comments from readers of my Newspaper Blog, I decided I would post the presentation that I use to help people decide whether to Rent a Home in Tallahassee, or whether to Buy a Home in Tallahassee. Here is what I posted on my other blog:
Tallahassee Real Estate: Rent or Own?
Do you ever wonder whether or not it is better to rent versus owning your own home? This question comes up from time to time, and with all the negative news about the real estate market, we have fielded this question quite a bit lately. As … (70 comments)

 
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