homebuyers: The Pitfalls of Timing The Real Estate Market - 09/20/23 05:29 AM
For homebuyers in today’s real estate market, the decision to purchase a home can be daunting, especially when they find themselves on the fence, waiting for home prices or mortgage rates to go down. However, timing the real estate market is a risky proposition, and it often leads to missed opportunities and regret. We are exploring the pitfalls of waiting for the "perfect" moment to buy a home and shed light on the current trend of institutional real estate investors seizing opportunities while individual buyers hesitate, contributing to the ongoing shortage of inventory.
The Illusion of PerfectHomebuyers often believe that they can … (2 comments)

homebuyers: FHA Loan Limits Restored - 11/19/11 11:44 PM
Today I received an email from the National Association of Realtors Realtor Action Committee stating that Congress restored the loan limits for FHA.  Realtors have been working hard to help preserve this right and finally our hard work has paid off.  This is a big step towards our real estate market recovery. Below is the full letter I received.
"Last night Congress restored the loan limits for the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) for two years.
As you know, in late September the FHA, Fannie Mae; and Freddie Mac loan limits were reduced in 42 states pricing potential home buyers out of … (5 comments)

homebuyers: Venice Florida Foreclosures - New Inventory Finally Coming 2012 - 09/24/11 05:05 AM
During our last sales meeting Coldwell Banker real estate agents shared with others what they were working on with all the Realtors in our office.  A few of the Short Sale and Foreclosure Agents who routinely list Venice Florida Foreclosure properties for asset managers recently attended a Florida Foreclosure Conference and shared with us valuable real estate market information.  It has been talked about that we were to expected in the last quarter of 2011 to have a flood of Venice Foreclosures and Englewood Foreclosures released for resale to the public but it is not happened and is now expected for … (0 comments)