Sep 4, 2012 | BUYER'S ADVICE, MIAMI MARKET CONDITIONS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, REAL ESTATE NEWS
South Florida has fewer homes and condos for sale now than at any point since 2008. Take advantage of the market. This is the time to sell. Buyers are looking for property … property that’s non existant. South Florida Real Estate bottomed out...
Aug 20, 2012 | BUYER'S ADVICE, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
I’m grinning right now because price is such a heated subject. I took a listing last week, and priced it above what the owners ‘guessed’ it would go for … because I knew it would. Price is NOT just a matter of a square foot equivalent of what...
Aug 2, 2012 | BUYER'S ADVICE, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
By counter-offering, you temporarily relinquish ‘control’. Power moves to the other party … who can accept, decline, counter back, or withdraw entirely (moving on to another property … or another buyer). Unlikely scenario, although we just...
Jul 24, 2012 | BUYER'S ADVICE, HOME MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, REAL ESTATE NEWS
Condos and apartment buildings in Miami-Dade are required to get a 40 year recertification once they’re 40 years old. Single-family homes and buildings with less than 10 occupants and less than 2,000 square feet are exempt from that requirement. An...
Jul 17, 2012 | BUYER'S ADVICE, MIAMI MARKET CONDITIONS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
With our markedly diminished “inventory” of homes available for sale in Miami … buyers find themselves (more often than they’d like!) bidding against one another for real estate. Unless your offer is trumped by another bidder, or you are...
May 31, 2012 | BUYER'S ADVICE, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
The National Flood Insurance Program Deadline (which was to be suspended as of today’s date) was extended late last night … The extension goes through July 30,2012 … after having been approved by both the House and the Senate. Homeowners and...