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:...
Feb 22, 2013 | BUYER'S ADVICE, IN THE NEWS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, MIAMI'S TOP NEIGHBORHOODS
Miami is spiraling downward … with available inventory continuing to diminish. Investors, international buyers, second home buyers, and people relocating to Miami for job opportunities have purchased the bulk of the excess inventory, making homes and condos...
Apr 16, 2012 | MIAMI REAL ESTATE, NEW LISTINGS
The 19% FSBO statistics (For Sale By Owner) dropped to 9% last year. The reason home owners list and sell property on their own is because of the perception that they will save on the commission. Fact is, using a reputable reliable real estate agent will actually...
Sep 30, 2011 | BUYER'S ADVICE, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
What do you need to know about Title Insurance? Title Search: A title search is a review of all publically-recorded transactions, with the goal of uncovering anything whatsoever that could possibly affect “title” of the property in question… and...
Jun 22, 2011 | BUYER'S ADVICE
Reposted to the Restivo’s Real Estate Website and Blog: MiamiRealEstateCafe.com by guest contributor The KCM Crew on June, 2011 There has been much confusion as to where housing prices are headed. We have actually blogged on the issue recently. Today, we want...