Did you know that on average, four homes leave the market each day without getting sold, requiring the homeowner to start all over? Imagine the frustration. You decide to move (perhaps you want to take advantage of low interest rates or the invigorated market) so you hire somebody for the job of
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01/30/2014
I have noticed a common error being made by newcomers and experienced homebuyers alike when searching for the right home, and I want to suggest a solution that will save many of you from heartache and financial loss. You see, the housing market made a turn in 2008 to a place where no current buye
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01/29/2014
Yes, the market is getting stronger every day, but that does not mean that we have seen the last of the distressed houses for sale. From coast to coast, I am seeing reports about short sales and foreclosures still being very prominent in the market, and that is very true still in the Tallahassee
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01/28/2014
I recently received a question about home appreciation rates for Northeast Tallahassee and decided to use my answer for today's blog. As you might imagine, different home types may or may not perform the same, so I have restated the question to cover condominiums, townhouses, and single family ho
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01/27/2014
There is a rather large group of folks in Tallahassee who want to sell a house but believe they still owe more than their property is worth. For some it is true. But for many the time has come to be able to get a home sold without having to do a short sale or without having to bring cash to closi
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01/22/2014
Yesterday's article showing the link between population growth and home sales raised a few questions from readers who were seeking a housing forecast for 2014. Primarily, I was asked what I expected to happen this year in the Tallahassee real estate market, and whether or not there was anything t
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01/21/2014
There are so many variables that impact the activity in the Tallahassee real estate market, and population changes might be the most significant over the long haul. When we build too many houses and throw the balance between supply and demand out of kilter, population growth over time increases d
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01/20/2014
This weekend we posted our annual report on Tallahassee foreclosures, listing every new lis pendens filed during 2013 and identifying trends that we feel will impact the Tallahassee real estate market. I recommend you give it a read if you have any interest in distressed properties or if you plan
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01/19/2014
Our report of home sales from the most active Tallahassee zip codes yesterday produced a lot of information and two extra graphs that show how home values differ across Tallahassee. For the most part, real estate appreciation has been fairly consistent across the Tallahassee real estate market ge
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01/16/2014
If you are starting the process of buying a home in Tallahassee, you are probably curious about the type and value of houses you will find. We have received a lot of positive feedback about our report on the most popular neighborhoods in Tallahassee, there we have decided to follow it up with a s
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01/15/2014