Jan 4, 2012 | BUYER'S ADVICE, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
If you’re contemplating buying your first place, try to stay within your comfort zone and not get swept away. As local real estate experts in South Florida, we want our buyers to have access to the right information so as to make better decisions. ...
May 30, 2011 | MIAMI MARKET CONDITIONS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, REAL ESTATE NEWS
Despite what you see advertised, you cannot get 95% conventional financing in Florida. By phoning an 800 number you may well be told by some out-of-state lender that you can get 95% financing, and they may well supply you with a pre-qual letter, but 95% financing...
Mar 8, 2011 | BUYER'S ADVICE, MIAMI MARKET CONDITIONS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, REAL ESTATE NEWS, SELLER'S ADVICE
Mortgage lenders often require 2 appraisals on real estate transactions priced over $1.2 million in Miami. We just jumped that double appraisal hurdle … with a surprising outcome …one I’ve yet to see before . I wonder if anyone else has...
Nov 3, 2010 | BUYER'S ADVICE, IN THE NEWS, MIAMI MARKET CONDITIONS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, REAL ESTATE NEWS
THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR YOU AS A HOME-BUYER (BESIDES “LOCATION”) IS “HOW MUCH THE PROPERTY WILL COST” YOU. COST is going to be determined by 2 things: 1) YOUR PURCHASE PRICE (and hence, whether you buy … or not) … and...