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Oct. 30, 2017

No Chance prices will fall in Real Estate for FL

Orlando and Tampa are among the large U.S. markets least likely to see home prices fall in the next two years, according to a report from Arch Mortgage Insurance.

The report finds that home prices have only a 2 percent chance of falling in Orlando and Tampa over the ...

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Oct. 25, 2017

Bubble? Nowhere in sight for U.S. housing market

U.S. housing markets are expected to remain healthy through at least the end of 2018, with no housing bubble in sight and no projection of home prices falling, according to the Fall 2017 edition of The Housing and Mortgage Market Review (HaMMR), released by Arch Mortgage Insurance Company.

The ...

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Oct. 25, 2017

Flipping Returns As Investors Push Into Markets

 Real estate observers say that house flipping, which declined after the financial crisis in 2008, is on the rise again, thanks to low interest rates and rising home prices.

Last year, 5.7 percent of all home sales were flips, the highest level since 2006, according to Attom Data Solutions ...

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Oct. 19, 2017

Clients don’t always pick the best-looking agent

Think being attractive and using lots of superlatives to describe a property helps a real estate agent succeed?

According to recent research published by the American Real Estate Society (ARES), that thinking may be off the mark.

The study, published by ARES in the Journal of Housing Research, was conducted ...

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Oct. 13, 2017

How big a gamble is a condemned home?

 It could be the deal of a lifetime or your client's worst nightmare. But just because a house has been condemned doesn't mean it can't be a fit for buyers who don't mind a little risk.

First off, it's important to understand the definition: A ...

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Oct. 5, 2017

Tax Reform: Deducting Property Tax or Mortgage Interest

Homeowners would be forced to choose between two popular tax deductions – one for local property taxes, the other for mortgage interest – under a potential compromise that House Republicans are considering as they craft the evolving tax revamp.

The nearly $6 trillion tax overhaul plan being pushed by President ...

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July 31, 2017

More Home Owners Are Remodeling Rather Then Moving

Surging prices in single family homes and lack of inventory are making this market turn to remodeling vs buying or moving. Americans are projected to spend 316 Billion in remodeling this year, according to Harvard's study. Which is an increase from $296 Billion last year. Home owners are tapping ...

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July 19, 2017

Best Cities in the Country for 1st Time Home buyers

The criteria used to figure out this formula was: affordability, quality of life and the current state of the local real estate market. In general,  a number of California cities hovered at the bottom of the list, while the top three cities for first timers was Texas. In FL the ...

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July 17, 2017

Amazon Sends Warning Signals to Zillow

Amazon recently hurt the real estate giant Zillow's stock by saying that they are entering the Real Estate industry. May they be getting into it? 

In what appears to be a counter or possible warning shot to the Zillow's recent actions that indicate that Zillow may be ...

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July 12, 2017

Buyers often over look important details

Realtor.com advises particular consideration to these often-overlooked areas: 

Nighttime atmosphere. Advise clients to view a home at different times of the day and night. "A community can change drastically when everyone is home from work and school," says Aaron Norris Group in Riverside, Calif. Norris says he speaks ...

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