Q: I want to buy a new home, but I have one to sell first. What’s the best way to handle this? A: If you’ve already found a home you want to buy, it can be a tricky situation if you need the equity of out of your old home to pay for the new […]
New Listing in The Beacon: Downtown St. Pete Condo
Check out our brand new listing in The Beacon in Downtown St. Petersburg. With great views of downtown and the water, this 1 bedroom unit would be a perfect snowbird getaway, or even a great investment unit to rent out! [idx-listing mlsnumber=”T2487193″ showpricehistory=”true” showschools=”true” showlocation=”true”]
August 2011 Real Estate Stats: Existing Homes Sales Rise
It occurred to me that here it is, late September and we never talked about August’s stats – so here it is folks! Things are looking better. They say in our business that when you hit 6 months of inventory, you are at a balanced market. Lower than that, you are teetering into a Seller’s […]
Interest Rates Hit New Low: Flirting with 4%
Could now be the time to get off the proverbial fence and buy a new home? Some homeowners are concerned that if they sell their current residence they may lose money, or only break even with today’s real estate prices. However with the new interest rates flirting with 4% (or even 3% if you do […]
Another Listing Under Contract in 10 Days
I just got my new listing in Brandon under contract after just 10 days on the market and the Seller is ecstatic! While I can’t disclose the contract price now while its going through inspections, I can say that my Seller is thrilled and that most of our listings are going under contract between 95 […]
Could HARP Fix Your High Interest ARM Loan?
Traditional loan modifications, including the federal Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) have failed miserably to relieve struggling homeowners of mortgage payments they simply cannot afford. The largest lender in the program, Bank of America, has completed modifications for fewer than 2 percent of the 200,000 borrowers it has enrolled! Foreclosures continue to climb. I recently […]
