Apr 19, 2011 | IN THE NEWS, MIAMI MARKET CONDITIONS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, SELLER'S ADVICE
16641 SW 78 Ct in Palmetto Bay SOLD earlier this month, despite appraisal issues that threatened to derail the transaction. Appraisals are all across the board now in Miami and buyers and sellers are truly in the hands of whomever is sent out to value the...
Feb 1, 2011 | BUYER'S ADVICE, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
Escrow Dispute? It can make for a long weekend, when buyer and seller haggle over who is entitled to the escrow deposit … Each thinking they are entitled to it. Shaky ground, when the “co-operating” Broker/Realtor doesn’t grasp...
Dec 15, 2010 | BUYER'S ADVICE
You have an executed contract on the home of your dreams. You’ve determined that there are no defects on title and you have done inspections amd resolved anything that came out of that process. Now it’s time to order an appraisal. The appraisal is an...
Dec 5, 2010 | FORECLOSURES/SHORT SALES, MIAMI MARKET CONDITIONS
Zillow reports that 47.4% of all homes sold in September were distressed sales. The breakdown from Zillow shows that 27.3% were short sales and another 20.1% were foreclosures. Unfortunately, because appraisers use all available recent sales (distressed and...
Oct 11, 2010 | BUYER'S ADVICE, MIAMI MARKET CONDITIONS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, SELLER'S ADVICE
BARGAIN-HUNTING TIPS FOR HOMEBUYERS… WHAT WORKS/WHAT DOESN’T: 1) WHAT ACTUALLY CONSTITUTES A ‘BARGAIN’ WHEN IT COMES TO REAL ESTATE? IS IT MEASURED BY HOW MUCH YOU CAN GET THE SELLER TO COME DOWN FROM THEIR ASKING PRICE? HOW MUCH...
