Jan 26, 2011 | BUYER'S ADVICE, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
Last year, it made financial sense to rent instead of buy. This year, however, experts say it’s better to buy! Moody Analytics’ chief economist, Mark Zandi, says that by mid 2011 to the end of 2011, it will make more sense to buy in most parts of the...
Jan 21, 2011 | BUYER'S ADVICE, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, SELLER'S ADVICE
I wish Realtors would take their sellers to see competing listings! If you’re selling your house, have your Realtor show you the top listings competing with your house for buyers. We’ve been analyzing the closed sales, the sales prices, pricing per...
Jan 13, 2011 | BUYER'S ADVICE, GOOD DEALS & WHAT'S SELLING, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
According to NAR, existing home sales were back on an upward track in November 2010, starting the growing trend again since bottoming in July. Home sales, which include townhomes, single-family, co-ops and condominuims, rose to 5.6% in November from 4.43 million in...
Jan 7, 2011 | BUYER'S ADVICE, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
According to an article in the Jacksonville Daily Record, housing prices in Miami and Tampa hit their lowest levels since the downward trend in 2006, this October. Miami will likely see a continuing trend upward, likely because of competitive prices. These same prices...
Jan 4, 2011 | BUYER'S ADVICE, IN THE NEWS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
Some home-buyers buy on impulse. Others, analytical and hungry for information, sift through every piece of available data before making an offer. There are all kinds of buyers. No two are the same. The Miami Herald interviewed us months ago. They also...
Dec 28, 2010 | BUYER'S ADVICE, HOME MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, STAGING/DECORATING
The best referrals are the kind that come via word of mouth… ( the tried-and-true variety). If you’re looking for service provider, a good place to start is by asking someone in the throws of having work done in their own home. We received two...
