Mar 10, 2011 | BUYER'S ADVICE
A home inspection is an important step when purchasing a new home. You want to make certain the home is in good condition, and you want a trained expert to give it an evaluation. During a home inspection, a qualified inspector takes a look at the property. Their...
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 14, 2010 | IN THE NEWS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
“What caused the housing market collapse?” The Restivo Team was asked that by a group of FIU students researching the real estate market in South Florida. A bit of this … a bit of that … Did it have something to do with Hurricane...
Nov 26, 2010 | FORECLOSURES/SHORT SALES, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
Here’s a question we were just asked: “A deed in lieu of foreclosure means what?” It means that “The homeowner agrees to relinquish the property voluntarily to the lender by transferring the deed to the property… and in exchange, the...
