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If you are a homeowner in distress you need to read this. Short sales are a viable method for getting out from underneath a home mortgage that is driving you into either foreclosure, bankruptcy, or both. What's most important in this situation is that you find a Realtor who has specialized traini...

As home prices remain at bargain levels, and interest rates continue to stay at historic lows, many people are asking for details on the First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit. Who qualifies, when and how do I get the money, are there restrictions? The following article gives some answers to basic ques...

Palm Beach Gardens Realtor Rodney Forbes Palm Beach Gardens Realtor Rodney Forbes was featured in a national real estate teleconference focused on technology, blogging and social media. Rodney is broker for Forbes Realty of South Florida, located in West Palm Beach. Real estate professionals seem...

Article by Rodney Forbes So you've been reading the news about housing recovery, government tax credits and record low interest rates. Or maybe you've gone to a real estate seminar or taken a course on buying foreclosures and bank REO's. Buying a bank owned property can be a great way to buy a ho...

  Sales of previously owned U.S. homes rose at their fastest pace in nearly six years in February, data showed on Monday, offering some hope to an economy battling a 15-month recession. The current news confirms what I’ve been telling people for the last several months. According to the data in t...

  I've been in the real estate business now for almost 2 years. I was able to get my broker's license and start my own firm. With the slow down in the real estate market I'm wondering whether I should go with a national company like Re/Max, Keller Williams, etc. or stay on my own. I'd appreciate ...

I have an out of town buyer who's looking for a property in Ormond Beach area. Ordinarily I would handle this myself since they are serious and want to buy soon. However, the Daytona/Ormond Beach area is pretty far for me to drive (I'm in West Palm Beach). I'm looking for a seasoned realtor who l...

Hi Everyone, I'm new to the world of AR and blogging. With everything we have to do in the real estate world how do you find the time to work on these blogs? Is there a resource that someone can point me to that will help with my learning curve? I have so many questions I don't know where to begi...