March 2010

Orlando real estate buyers and sellers reveal surprising thoughts about real estate agents, demonstrating Orlando & Sarasota buyers and sellers are not different when it comes to agents. What’s important to buyers looking for a real estate agent? What’s important to sellers looking for a real estate agent? If you think you know the answers, [...]

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Sarasota homes for sale battle National Association of Realtors’ “happy-talk” and “shadow inventory” as Sarasota real estate market searches for firm ground. What’s “shadow inventory,” you ask? What does it mean for our Sarasota Real Estate market? That’s the point of today’s discussion: how shadow inventory…commercial real estate meltdown…and ALT-A & ARM mortgage defaults signal [...]

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Sarasota lifestyle boasts gorgeous Ringling Causeway bridge and surprises residents & visitors with unmatched treasures. Oh my goodness, it is sunny and 62 degrees Fahrenheit today… just chilly enough for a jacket. What started out as family stroll to Ringling Causeway for a little jog as my kids played turned into a snapshot extravaganza. What [...]

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Sarasota Multiple Listing Service hits home buyers and sellers with 4 common, costly misconceptions beyond searching properties from Sarasota to Tampa to Orlando. In this short video, you will discover the 4 common, costly misconceptions many home buyers and sellers have about Multiple Listing Service: What’s shocking is that these 4 misconceptions actually hurt some [...]

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Credit debt Fannie Mae underwriting policy targets mortgage fraud but also stops young couple with good credit from grabbing the keys to their new home. Maurice Roberts and his wife found their dream home. They have 20% to put down. They have W-2 verifiable income. They also have good credit. Should be a slum-dunk, right? [...]

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