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Uncategorized New Listings, Pending Sales and Closed Sales for the week of February 27th thru March 4th, 2012 It’s great to be back at home after attending the Century 21 Global Conference in New Orleans!  The market has been busy while I was away, too. 93 new listings came on the market, 51 properties went under contract and 61 properties closed. Palacio Coco Plum – offered at $4,497,000 Palacio Coco Plum is one […]
Uncategorized New Listings, Pending Sales and Closed Sales for the week of February 27th thru March 4th, 2012 It’s great to be back at home after attending the Century 21 Global Conference in New Orleans!  The market has been busy while I was away, too. 93 new listings came on the market, 51 properties went under contract and 61 properties closed. Palacio Coco Plum – offered at $4,497,000 Palacio Coco Plum is one […]
Uncategorized Florida Keys Market Update – February 13th to February 26th, 2012. New listings, pending sales and closed transactions ‘Tis the season!  No, not holiday season – real estate season! Nearly every Realtor I talk to is busy, busy, busy. This is a good thing!  There are a lot of buyers in town and they are actively looking at property.  A qucik look at the numbers for the last two weeks appears to confirm […]
Uncategorized Florida Keys Market Update – February 6th to February 12th, 2012. New listings, pending sales and closed transactions It’s hard to believe we’re already into the 2nd half of February! This past week, the market remained stable, with 109 new listings coming on the market, 57 going under contract and 31 closings. New Listing – Offered at $699,000 If you enjoy nature, you’ll love this new listing on Middle Torch Key. This 4 […]
Uncategorized Florida Keys Market Update – February 6th to February 12th, 2012. New listings, pending sales and closed transactions It’s hard to believe we’re already into the 2nd half of February! This past week, the market remained stable, with 109 new listings coming on the market, 57 going under contract and 31 closings. New Listing – Offered at $699,000 If you enjoy nature, you’ll love this new listing on Middle Torch Key. This 4 […]
Uncategorized The Homestead Exemption – What it means for your home in the Florida Keys If you’re purchasing a home in the Florida Keys and plan to live in your new home year round, you’d want to be sure to apply for the homestead exemption for that property. There are a number of state and local laws providing exemptions that can result in a lower taxable value on certain properties. […]
Uncategorized Florida Keys Market Update – January 30th to February 5th, 2012. New listings, pending sales and closed transactions This past week was once again a busy one in the Florida Keys real estate market.131 new listings came on the market, 65 listings went under contract and 48 properties sold. New Listing – Duplex in Marathon One of the new listings is a duplex in Marathon, True, it does need a lot of work, […]
Uncategorized Florida Keys Market Update – January 30th to February 5th, 2012. New listings, pending sales and closed transactions This past week was once again a busy one in the Florida Keys real estate market.131 new listings came on the market, 65 listings went under contract and 48 properties sold. New Listing – Duplex in Marathon One of the new listings is a duplex in Marathon, True, it does need a lot of work, […]
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Uncategorized Signs of Stability – An article from the local Free Press Home prices stabilize, while condos tumble Agent: Association fees may be a drag BY ROBERT SILK Free Press Staffrsilk@keysnews.com   Click The Free Press cover for full article UPPER KEYS — Local home sales kept pace during the second quarter of the year while prices stabilized. The condo market, in contrast, saw an increase in […]
Uncategorized Florida Keys Listing Activity – April 18th to May 1st, 2011 – Key Largo, Tavernier, Islamorada New listing – offered at $1,300,000 While “season” seems to be leaving us as we head into summer, the real estate market for the last two weeks in the Florida Keys has still been a busy one. 48 new listings came on the market, 36 properties were sold and an impressive 43 properties were posted […]
Uncategorized Oceanfront Condo in the Heart of the Upper Keys with Fantastic Rental History In the heart of the Upper Keys, the gated, 60-acre Ocean Pointe grounds offer a home-away-from-home in a natural island paradise. No resort in the Florida Keys is complete without a marina, and Ocean Pointe is no exception. The Ocean Pointe Marina can accommodate crafts up to to 26 feet. There is also a boat […]
Uncategorized National Flood Insurance Program Update We are all eager to hear anything we can from Washington about the extension of the Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) but Congress is moving at a snail’s pace.  The NFIP extension is part of a much larger “extenders” package so there is plenty of controversy with various provisions.   The big problem right now is getting […]
Uncategorized National Flood Insurance Program Update We are all eager to hear anything we can from Washington about the extension of the Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) but Congress is moving at a snail’s pace.  The NFIP extension is part of a much larger “extenders” package so there is plenty of controversy with various provisions.   The big problem right now is getting […]
Uncategorized REALTOR Magazine-Daily News-More Owners Walk Away When Underwater More Owners Walk Away When Underwater A study of the Massachusetts housing market by researchers from Northwestern University and the University of Chicago concludes that a home owner’s propensity to default increases the further their loan goes under water. The study found that home owners begin to walk away after declines of 15 percent or […]
Uncategorized REALTOR Magazine-Daily News-More Owners Walk Away When Underwater More Owners Walk Away When Underwater A study of the Massachusetts housing market by researchers from Northwestern University and the University of Chicago concludes that a home owner’s propensity to default increases the further their loan goes under water. The study found that home owners begin to walk away after declines of 15 percent or […]
Uncategorized Is Mortgage Forgiveness the Answer? Is Mortgage Forgiveness the Answer? Some housing experts say the next logical step for helping home owners with negative equity is loan forgiveness. Home owners with no equity stake and no likelihood of having one anytime soon are increasingly likely to walk away. Some theorize that curbing that trend is the only thing that will […]
Uncategorized Hurricane Ike serves as a reminder of how lucky we have been here in the Florida Keys. A week after the eyes of the Florida Keys were all on Hurricane Ike, residents of the Florida Keys watched as Ike slammed into Texas this weekend. While we are all grateful that Ike spared us, our thoughts are with the people of Texas as they begin the arduous recovery after the storm passes. It […]
Uncategorized Hurricane Ike serves as a reminder of how lucky we have been here in the Florida Keys. A week after the eyes of the Florida Keys were all on Hurricane Ike, residents of the Florida Keys watched as Ike slammed into Texas this weekend. While we are all grateful that Ike spared us, our thoughts are with the people of Texas as they begin the arduous recovery after the storm passes. It […]
Uncategorized Mortgage Loan Rates – 5 Things a Home Buyer Should Know by Brandon Cornett Buying a home requires plenty of homework (no pun intended). There are new concepts to grasp, unfamiliar terminology to learn, and plenty of decisions to make along the way. The mortgage loan interest rate is one of the topics that confuse a lot of home buyers, especially the first-time buyers who are […]
Uncategorized Mortgage Loan Rates – 5 Things a Home Buyer Should Know by Brandon Cornett Buying a home requires plenty of homework (no pun intended). There are new concepts to grasp, unfamiliar terminology to learn, and plenty of decisions to make along the way. The mortgage loan interest rate is one of the topics that confuse a lot of home buyers, especially the first-time buyers who are […]