Cuter Bay Real Estate Leader

Well the time has come to stress Cash Buyers only. In less then 12 month we have mover from 3% downpayments to the extreme "cash only buyers" will be accepted. The complex I am speaking of has been RedLined by Fannie-Mae. Am I allowed to to say Redline in this industry? What do you call it when I...

As we bring in the New Year so do we bring in the new laws and new requirments of 2009. Florida Law Makers see a need to require a document, notice I did not say form, that will become reqired as part of the paper work of any sale that deals with an association. The document is 5 pages that expla...

At lest once a week I am asked if it is a good time to buy? I do my best to to convince them the that there is no better time then right now. Is it the very bottom, no one can answer that on the exact day the market hits the bottom. I can say the the market in some areas has corrected very close ...

Today everyone is going high-tech, as we can see here on active rain. The latest courses being offered at the local boards are about Bloging, Search Engines and getting a Internet presents. It is an exciting new world for the Real Estates Industry. I can say that my plate is full with new opportu...

Today in the Miami Herald, http://www.miamiherald.com/ one more problem is taking front page for South Florida condo owners. It seems that an increasing number of condo owners are not paying the association fee, this put the remaining owners in a very tight squeeze. In a very extreme case 90% of ...

March is on the way out the door, and April is bringing in more activity. The problem of finding a buyer is starting to fade. February and March saw a pick up in the number of buys testing the waters, the number of offers also increased. The final numbers I'm sure will show an increase for this a...

Here in South Florida the market has been in a clear down trend for the past 24 months. Inventories are up and the closed sales are down. The one thing I have noticed in the past month is that the buyers are out looking, I have been on two showing in the past week where someone driving by was int...

Well Congress has spoken and the Big Spending Package for South Florida is a whopping  1.6% increase or $6,700 dollars. Yes you heard that right the jumbo loans amounts have increased from $419,000 to $423,750, if you plan to borrow more then this plan to pay a higher interest rate, as much as on...

I just finished reading an article in the Miami Herald http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/438339.html and then ask myself why am I buying insurance. The answer was for financial protection from a major hurricane, so that I would not have to pay an excessive amount that I could not afford a...

Late in the morning I had a buyer walk into the office looking for s very specific area. We started on the computer and and found about a dozen homes, which we narrow down to 3 homes by lunch. We then agreed to get some lunch and get back together at 2PM, and I would also try and schedule the 3 s...