Archives for the 'Buyer Essentials' Category
Boca Raton Real Estate Asbestos Prevention & Healthy Alternatives for Home Owners
Monday, March 9th, 2009
As the famous Maya Angelou quote goes, “I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself.” The path to owning a home is one of the great American traditions, but one that will bring additional responsibilities. Structural repairs are often needed for those who reside in areas [...]
Boca Raton Real Estate - “Green” Home East Boca
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
This new “Green” Home in East Boca Raton is only minutes to Spanish River Park and Beach and symbolizes a new beginning of a growing trend for Boca Raton and South Florida real estate. A Green and healthy home is built on energy efficient construction, features and finishes - a home that is better for [...]
Buyer’s Estimated Closing Costs in Florida
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007
It’s important for buyers to know what your closing costs and mortgage payments are going to be when you start to look for a home and get pre-qualified. I’ve prepared a Buyer’s Estimated Closing Costs Pro-Forma: 80% FRM Loan, 6.5% Int., 10-21-07 (pdf) based on a specific scenario that shows [...]
Mortgage Interest Rate Survey - November 4, 2007
Sunday, November 4th, 2007
In this week’s Mortgage Interest Rate Survey, Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac vice president and chief economist said, “October’s consumer confidence fell to its lowest level since October 2005 as mortgage rates continued to decline this week to their lowest level in almost six months. Continued market concerns about weaker economic growth and further [...]
15 Steps to Homeownership - How are Purchase Loans Made and What is the Typical Process?
Friday, June 8th, 2007
How are Purchase Loans Made? Here are the 15 Steps to Homeownership involved in the typical purchase home loan process?
Before you get started looking for homes, it is good to do some preparation, so when you find the home you’re looking for, you are ready to make an offer and will have a [...]
Florida Property Tax Reform - FAR Perspective for Special Session June 12-22, 2007
Thursday, June 7th, 2007
Florida Property Tax Reform - FAR Perspective for Special Session June 12-22, 2007 - Florida legislators have been working diligently for the last several months to come up with a plan to reduce Florida’s tax burden. An agreement could not be reached during the regular session, but the stalemate between legislators is getting [...]
Green Building is Poised to go Mainstream in Florida
Sunday, June 3rd, 2007
Florida has lagged the burgeoning national ‘green building trend’, but is now poised to go mainstream.
Maybe it was soaring home energy bills, or the cost of filling up at the pump. Maybe we finally got the message about global warming. Maybe it was sustainable but handsome materials, like cork and bamboo flooring. Maybe we finally [...]
Mortgage Interest Rate Survey - June 1, 2007
Friday, June 1st, 2007
In this week’s Mortgage Interest Rate Survey, according to Freddie Mac
rates jumped another 5 basis points or .5/100%. “The interest rates on fixed-rate mortgages increased further following stronger growth in orders for durable goods,” said Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac vice president and chief economist. “Recent reports have indicated that economic growth outside of the [...]
South Florida “Subprime” Mortgage Market
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007
South Florida “Subprime” Mortgage Market - the area has much at stake in the furor over the quality of its so-called “subprime” mortgages.
How do South Florida’s numbers compare to the national average and other areas of the country? The latest twist – were half of the subprime borrowers ripped off? Did they actually qualify for [...]
3 Palm Beach County High Schools in Top 50 of Nation’s Best
Monday, May 28th, 2007
Three high schools in Palm Beach County made the Top 50 in NEWSWEEK Magazine’s list of the Top 1,200 Schools in the Nation. Suncoast High in Riviera Beach (5), Dreyfoos School of the Arts in West Palm Beach (17) and Atlantic High in Delray Beach (37) also were in the top 50 in last year’s [...]
