Jul 8, 2011 | BUYER'S ADVICE, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
If the home you want is priced at $1.2 million … and it’s your dream home … (your second choice priced at $1.4 million) … What do you do? What if you know there are other interested buyers on your dream house? Do you shoot out a low...
Jun 22, 2011 | BUYER'S ADVICE
Reposted to the Restivo’s Real Estate Website and Blog: MiamiRealEstateCafe.com by guest contributor The KCM Crew on June, 2011 There has been much confusion as to where housing prices are headed. We have actually blogged on the issue recently. Today, we want...
Jun 15, 2011 | BUYER'S ADVICE, FORECLOSURES/SHORT SALES, IN THE NEWS, MIAMI MARKET CONDITIONS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, REAL ESTATE NEWS
Despite what appears to be a non-stop wave of tough news regarding real estate, four major media players have come out this month with the same advice: It Is Time to Buy a Home! The Wall Street Journal: Why It’s Time to Buy CBS Money Watch: Why the Time to Buy is Now...
May 19, 2011 | BUYER'S ADVICE, GOOD DEALS & WHAT'S SELLING
WHO SENT OUT THE MEMO ANNOUNCING THAT THE HOT COMMODITY THIS SPRING WAS PROPERTY IN CORAL GABLES LISTED BELOW $600,000 ? SOMEONE MUST HAVE, BECAUSE WE’VE GOTTEN NUMEROUS BUYER CALLS FOR JUST THAT…. THE CALLS ARE COMING FROM EVERY GENRE OF BUYER: CASH,...
May 16, 2011 | BUYER'S ADVICE, FORECLOSURES/SHORT SALES, IN THE NEWS, MIAMI MARKET CONDITIONS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, REAL ESTATE NEWS
Right now in South Florida 7 out of 10 condos are foreclosure or short sale listings. 2/3 of all real estate transactions involve distressed property (whether foreclosure, pre-foreclosure, or short sales). Not only do those distressed sales downwardly influence...
May 12, 2011 | BUYER'S ADVICE, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, SELLER'S ADVICE
By knowing who to market your property to, you can target those buyers who are most likely to buy. Sounds simple. And it is. Gen Y (consisting primarily of future home buyers, and first time home buyers… between 12-29 years old) are Internet geniuses...