Oct 24, 2016 | BUYER'S ADVICE, MIAMI MARKET CONDITIONS, MORTGAGE & FINANCING
If you’re in the market for a new home, you should know the differences in renting vs buying. Here is a chart, presented by Steve Harney, showing the cost of renting vs buying, historically and now. You’ll notice that the percentage of income needed to...
Apr 27, 2012 | BUYER'S ADVICE, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
I learned a long time ago that “common sense is NOT common practice“. This is especially the case during the emotional time that surrounds buying a home, when people tend to do some non-commonsensical things. Here are a few… via 6 Don’ts After You Apply For A...
Mar 21, 2012 | BUYER'S ADVICE
There have been conflicting opinions as to where housing prices are headed. We want to give our opinion on this subject for the short term. We believe sellers have a window of opportunity for the next 90-120 days … via House Prices: Window of Opportunity...
Mar 19, 2012 | BUYER'S ADVICE, IN THE NEWS, MIAMI MARKET CONDITIONS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, REAL ESTATE NEWS
Is this really the time to buy real estate in Florida? Have we hit bottom and leveled out? Steve Harney, in his Keeping Current Matters, seems to think so. Speaking to Realtors at EWM Realtors International in Downtown Miami last month, Harney projected that...
Mar 7, 2012 | FORECLOSURES/SHORT SALES, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
The people who like short sales are those with patience … because they are the people who get the short sales. Short sales can take up to 6 or 8 months to close … even today … and there are NO guarantees whatsoever that any one given short...