mls: Negotiating a Home Warranty with your Florida Real Estate Sale
- 03/16/08 04:55 PM
If you're buying real estate in Florida, and you're using a REALTOR® professional, then depending on where you live, there's a good chance your real estate agent is using the FAR/BAR Real Estate Contract for Sale and Purchase or the FAR/BAR "As Is" Real Estate Contract for Sale and Purchase. One of the great things about the FAR/BAR real estate contracts is a clause that was added a few years ago, regarding Home Warranties. If your REALTOR® is using the FAR/BAR "As Is" contract, the home warranty clause is found on lines 98 and 99. If your REALTOR® is using the regular … (7 comments)
mls: How to Create Your Own Real Estate Listing Videos
- 02/29/08 10:40 AM
A couple of days ago, you may have read my post about the web site called WellcomeMat, where REALTORS can upload their videos or slide shows of their real estate listings. Here's the link to that post: WellcomeMat Free Real Estate Video Web Site. A couple of questions came up in the comments, that I'm not sure were answered in full, and I wanted to address those in this post. In my previous post I also mentioned Real Estate Shows. For the novice, or the agent who is too busy to do a full video tour of a listing and doesn't want … (15 comments)
mls: WellcomeMat: Free real estate video web site
- 02/27/08 12:01 PM
I've been posting my real estate videos to www.wellcomemat.com for quite a while now. No offense to Jeff Turner's Real Estate Shows. I like Jeff. He's a nice guy and Real Estate Shows is a great product that is also very affordable. But I am a fan of "free" =) But this post is to find out if anyone else here uses WellcomeMat. I'm asking because WellcomeMat has made a lot of changes to their site, including a points system. (Gee. I wonder where they got that idea) But part of their points system is "Connections". When members mutually "connect" with each … (77 comments)
mls: Buy an affordable Daytona Beach house and walk practically everywhere you need to go!
- 02/22/08 05:02 PM
A couple of days ago, I posted the information on my newest real estate listing in the Daytona Beach area. It's a 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath house on the Holly Hill/Ormond Beach border. It's actually in Holly Hill, just 2 blocks from the Ormond Beach city line. You can view that listing here. Buy house at 225 Arragon Street, Holly Hill, FL. (Video for this house is coming soon!) I actually listed this house on Monday, but I've had a really busy week (Real Estate is Great in 2008!) and I had noticed a lot of quality shopping and businesses in the … (5 comments)
mls: The Impact of Real Estate Photos/Listing Real Estate to Sell!
- 12/15/07 10:18 AM
Bad real estate photos. We've all seen them. And we've read posts about them and seen videos about them, etc., etc. And still they continue. I realize that some people are never going to have an eye for the right angle and light. But why not experiment with turning the lights on or off, and/or just take 15 shots of the same subject, from different angles until you get it right? Just getting the entire house in the shot would be an improvement sometimes. Or how about asking someone to step out of the frame?
The question begs … (8 comments)
mls: Real Estate Market Report for South Daytona Florida
- 11/24/07 08:21 AM
This post will finalize my reports for real estate listings and sales for the Daytona Beach area in the month of October. (My next excursion of this nature will be in the beginning of January, with the data for each city, for the entire year.) This final October post is for the city of South Daytona. If you're not familiar with the layout of the cities in East Volusia County, view this map of the Daytona Beach area. As a sales comparison, read my post with the real estate sales and listing data for Daytona Beach.(I have posts covering the other … (0 comments)
mls: Real Estate Market Report for Ormond by the Sea, Florida
- 11/18/07 06:13 AM
I'm continuing with my report of real estate listings and sales for the Daytona Beach area, this post will cover Ormond by the Sea. If you're not familiar with the layout of the cities in East Volusia County, view this map of the Daytona Beach area. You'll see Ormond by the Sea on the far north end of the map. As a sales comparison, read my post with the real estate sales and listing data for Daytona Beach.(I have posts covering the other cities in this area as well.) As of November 17, 2007, there were 196 active residential real estate listings … (0 comments)
mls: Update for Daytona Beach Area Real Estate Sales
- 10/27/07 12:13 PM
Today I found a new question on my blog post about Real Estate Activity for the area of Daytona Beach Florida. This question was referencing why we're seeing so many expired listings each month in the Daytona Beach Multiple Listing Service (MLS). To answer the question of why we have so many expired listings, let's look at the ratio of listings vs sales. Approximately 7,000 listings on the market at any given time.A YTD average of 259 sales per month. Long story short = 2.25 years of inventory. This obviously means we're going to keep seeing a lot of homes expire. I'd also like … (0 comments)
mls: Drastic Changes in Florida's Real Estate Contracts!
- 10/16/07 02:47 PM
This month, our FAR/BAR Contract for Sale and Purchase, and our FAR/BAR As-Is Contract for Sale and Purchase underwent major revisions. If you're a real estate buyer or seller, be sure to only work with a REALTOR® who is educated on these changes. Hiring a REALTOR® who is not familiar with the legalities and specific verbiage of our contracts, is asking for problems with your transaction. Basically, the REALTOR® who is most knowledgeable and has the greatest comprehension of the meaning of each clause of the contract, is going to have the advantage in the negotiating process, and in the period … (7 comments)
mls: Daytona Beach Biketoberfest 2007!
- 10/15/07 04:04 PM
The bikers are here! Daytona Beach Biketoberfest 2007 has not officially started yet, but the bikers decided to kickoff the party early. The condos I have listed in Surfside Villas in Daytona Beach, are located only a couple of blocks from Main Street, so I've been encountering plenty of friendly bikers over the last few days. I can't wait to see how many show up this weekend! If you've never been to Daytona Beach Bike Week or Biketoberfest, you don't know what you're missing. Of all the special events we have, our bikers are by far the friendliest bunch. Each year … (5 comments)
mls: Buying or Selling Real Estate? Here's some helpful information!
- 10/12/07 09:25 AM
If you're buying or selling real estate, you may not be aware of the many changes that have been occurring in the industry, and in the local market. As you may know, real estate is a constantly changing market. While national and state reports are helpful, each city and even neighborhood has it's own current status that cannot be predicted on a national level. The REALTORS® at each Association of REALTORS®; the ones who are in the field and actually producing results, are the most knowledgeable about that particular market. That being said, below, you'll find links to some of my blog posts … (5 comments)
mls: Daytona Beach Area MLS Statistics
- 06/12/07 02:15 PM
Residential Real Estate Sales Data for Volusia County, from the Daytona Beach Area Association of Realtors Multiple Listing Service (MLS), for April 2007
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mls: ALL REALTORS® ARE NOT CREATED EQUALLY!
- 05/21/07 03:09 AM
I keep wondering, when I bring buyers to see a house, and compare the house itself, to the Daytona Beach MLS information, why I see not just discrepancies and mistakes, but sometimes what can only be defined as downright laziness on the part of the listing agent. A couple of days ago, while showing several houses, I found One that had no mention of the garage!?! One that had only 3 photos of a gorgeous home, when The Daytona Beach area Multiple Listing Service holds 12. One that had no mention of the pool ?? One that had no mention of … (38 comments)
mls: Sharpening Skills-Real Estate in a Changing Market
- 04/11/07 04:58 PM
After a steep drop in area sales, and an unprecedented listing inventory, 2007 is showing much desired improvement in market conditions in central Florida. In the summer of 2005, in the Daytona Beach area Association of Realtors, our MLS showed an average total inventory of approximately 1400 listings. We now have over 7000! At the same time, at the peak of the market boom, the Daytona Beach MLS records showed monthly sales from between 500 and 800 per month. Since the summer of 2006, those numbers have been between 200 and 300. But thankfully, those sales transactions are slowly increasing; even … (1 comments)
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If you're buying real estate in Florida, and you're using a REALTOR® professional, then depending on where you live, there's a good chance your real estate agent is using the FAR/BAR Real Estate Contract for Sale and Purchase or the FAR/BAR "As Is" Real Estate Contract for Sale and Purchase. One of the great things about the FAR/BAR real estate contracts is a clause that was added a few years ago, regarding Home Warranties.
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