Aug 21, 2013 | BUYER'S ADVICE, IN THE NEWS
With a limited number of homes for sale and a lot of demand for those homes, the rental market in Miami has risen. According to a study by the National Housing Conference and the Center for Housing Policy, rental rates are rising, sometimes exceeding the cost of a...
May 23, 2013 | BUYER'S ADVICE, HOME MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS, MIAMI MARKET CONDITIONS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
The National Association of Realtors indicates home values are on the rise… with home prices up by 11.6%. Sales prices are rising… as inventory drops. Vacant lots that were listed for sale years back (then taken off the market during the housing crisis:...
Dec 14, 2011 | IN THE NEWS, ITALIANO (CASA A MIAMI), MIAMI REAL ESTATE, REAL ESTATE NEWS
Cuba now has a real estate market? According to a November 14 article in FloridaRealtors.org – Property sales became legal in Cuba as of November 10,2011… for the first time in decades. A sign of economic reform and opportunity? According to that...
Sep 2, 2011 | ITALIANO (CASA A MIAMI), JUST FOR FUN, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
I just got back from a beautiful three week family vacation in Italy … renewed & inspired…. and motivated to work doubly hard! On the flight back all I could think about was renovating & decorating our house… making our Miami...
May 24, 2011 | MIAMI REAL ESTATE
HOMEPATH LOANS (offering 90% financing on real estate acquisitions) are possible only on Fannie Mae owned properties. Homepath requires only a 10% down-payment, with NO mortgage insurance , and NO appraisal. That’s good for investors (although...