Archive for April, 2008
« Previous EntriesOrlando Fl. Real Estate - First Time Buyers
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008If you are a first time home buyer, you have a lot to learn. Working from a blank slate you must build an understanding of the housing market, determine what you can afford, land a loan and hone in on a home that’s a good fit for your lifestyle. The transaction will likely become […]
Summerport Home for sale, Windermere Florida
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008Orlando Real Estate - Mold Must Go: 6 Things to Know
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008Mold is a potential health danger for any family and also a legal liability for you and your clients. Because of the fear over mold contamination there are so many lawsuits flying around today that sales of resale homes are in jeopardy — and insurance companies are scrambling to avoid liability, with some U.S. 1:country-region> […]
“I’m Mad as Hell … and I’m not going to take it anymore.”
Friday, April 25th, 2008“I’m Mad as Hell … and I’m not going to take it anymore.”
That’s a quote from the movie Network, from 1976… Great Clip from that movie is below. Ya know, I’m tired of the Media slamming this market and saying how bad it is. If the media would just put a positive spin on […]
Orlando Real Estate Outlook: Index Says Positive Growth Underway
Thursday, April 24th, 2008You might not hear much about them on TV or in the papers, but there are some economic signs popping up right now that are — at the VERY least — encouraging for housing and real estate.
Take the gold standard of all forward indicators for the U.S. economy — the Conference Board’s “Index of […]
Orlando Real Estate - Monthly housing sales increase as median price drops
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008Orlando’s housing marketing experienced a month-over-month increase in the number of home sales, an increase in the number of pending sales contracts, and a decrease in the amount of inventory – all baby steps toward a market balanced between buyers and sellers.
The monthly statistical reports released by the Orlando Regional Realtor® Association revealed some […]
Orlando Fl. Real Estate - If You Think You’re Saving Money Renting … Think Again
Monday, April 21st, 2008A new report by the National Association of Realtors shows the real reason why home sales don’t crash for long — rents. When purchase demands slow down, rentals speed up. Rents provide the floor that stops housing prices from major declines.
Home prices going down has been the big news lately, but in the shadows […]
Orlando Real Estate - Why selling now makes sense
Thursday, April 17th, 2008Homeowners reluctant to sell because prices have fallen should do the math and realize that the market downturn could work in their favor.“People are finding houses at prices they thought they’d never see again,”
I would like to point out that to potential sellers that if the house a buyer covets used to be $500,000 but […]
Orlando Real Estate news - Economic Stimulus Payments
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008Basic Information on the Stimulus Payments
You’ve heard about it. Now find out how to get yours.
What is it? It’s an economic stimulus payment that more than 130 million households will receive starting in May. It’s not taxable, and it won’t reduce your 2007 or 2008 refund or increase the amount you owe when you file […]
Orlando Florida Real Estate - 99.8% of U.S. Households NOT in Forclosure - Amazing but True!
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
Just a note on perspective for some of the foreclosure news you are seeing.
Is it rough out there? Well consider this, in a news article today (see below) there are apparently frightening numbers on forclosure rates - ” U.S. Foreclosures Jump 57%” . Awful state of affairs - right? How about this headline […]