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Big Realtors, Teams, and Assistants in Real Estate

When searching for a Realtor, there are a lot of different types of Realtors that you may look into. Some are Big Realtors, others are teams, and some have assistants. Like anything, there are real estate agents who do these well, while there are others that do these poorly. Big Realtors There are some realtors…

Real Estate New Year’s Resolution

Welcome to 2019! Looking back on 2018, I am sure you have made some new year’s resolutions. Many people want to lose weight, work harder at work, exercise more, travel more, and so on. But what is a great new year’s resolution that you should do for your real estate? Take a property video! Home…

South Florida Housing Market October 2017

As suspected, Hurricane Irma delayed a lot of sales, which affected the market statistics for the South Florida Housing Market in October. Here are the market stats for you to look at in more detail: Market Statistics Hurricane Irma hit South Florida in the second week of September 2017. Businesses shut down and real estate stopped….

You don’t make up the rules as you go along.

With many parties in a real estate transaction, it is important that everyone works together, as best as possible. I had some buyers looking for a second home condo in Aventura. There was a condo that they had interest in, but went on a vacation shortly after they saw it. The REALTOR® followed up multiple…

Please, make an appointment?

I love showing homes. That is the most fun part of my job as a REALTOR®. The hardest part of my job? Scheduling those showings. I make sure that I respond very quickly to anyone who wants to show any of my listings. I make sure that my homes are on REALTOR®-only accessible electronic lockboxes if…

The VALUES of Real Estate.

Real Estate has different types of values and none of them are equal. *Taxable Value: In South Florida your taxable value is reset when you purchase a property. That is often why you have a different taxable value than your neighbors. Also, it is not like you see the county tax man knocking on doors…

Play Nice?

People love watching HGTV and real estate reality shows. Most of the fake drama is staged and they make buying a house look like a breeze. I had some buyers under contract for a Pompano condo. It was an estate sale and the sellers listed it before it was ready to be sold. Things got…

Locked In and Locked Out

I was showing some buyers properties in east Fort Lauderdale yesterday. The Symphony is a beautiful building on the New River. It happens to be huge (over 330 units) so it takes some time to show. You check in at the guard gate, then leave your car at valet, moving on to check in at…

So you want a condo on the beach?

So you a ready to buy a second home or want to buy a good investment, and were thinking of a condo. Yet, many condos are purchased with cash. But why? With financing standards tightening heavily in the past few years condos were left behind. Financing limitations caused condos to take longer to recover since…