Archives for the 'Seller Essentials' Category
Boca Raton Real Estate Asbestos Prevention & Healthy Alternatives for Home Owners
Monday, March 9th, 2009
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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 [...]
Credit Crackdown Shutting Out Home Buyers
Friday, March 23rd, 2007
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Even before Goodman Griffin and his girlfriend began house-hunting a month ago, they sat down with a mortgage broker and were pre-qualified for the nontraditional loan they needed to purchase the kind of home they wanted.
So it came as a shock when the loan they thought they had was yanked away from them this week [...]
More Growth in Refinancings
Wednesday, March 14th, 2007
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Overall mortgage application volume increased last week despite mixed movement in interest rates, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported today.
The market composite index, a measure of home loan application volume, gained 2.8 percent last week, rising to 690.5 on a seasonally adjusted basis from 671.6 one week earlier.
The index that tracks refinancings posted the strongest growth, [...]
Even in a home buyer’s market, it’s important to use your clout wisely
Friday, February 2nd, 2007
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Jenn Vest made what she thought was a fair offer on a house in Broward County, but the seller rejected it and wasn’t much in the mood to haggle. The same thing happened on another property.
Vest later found a two-bedroom house in an eclectic neighborhood near downtown Fort Lauderdale. Originally listed at about $550,000, it [...]
Village-like project planned in Delray Beach
Friday, February 2nd, 2007
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A Dallas-based real estate developer has acquired Office Depot’s sprawling Delray Beach headquarters for $80 million. Lincoln Property Co. sealed its deal for the three-building, 43-acre campus - on Congress Avenue just south of Linton Boulevard - on Dec. 22.
Office Depot will lease back its 566,852-square-foot headquarters until the end of 2008, when [...]
Save Florida from SAVE OUR HOMES
Friday, February 2nd, 2007
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“… There will eventually be dramatic differences in the assessed values of identically valued homes.” “… Property-tax payments will be effectively shifted from homestead properties that have not been sold recently to properties recently sold and to non-homestead properties such as businesses and rental units.” “Over time, the changes may work to limit (economic) growth, [...]
Do I qualify for $250,000 home-sale tax break?
Friday, February 2nd, 2007
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Suppose you could receive up to $250,000 tax-free cash. Better yet, suppose you could receive up to $500,000 tax-free. Still better, suppose you could receive this tax-free money over and over again, but not more frequently than once every 24 months.
Stop dreaming. It’s possible. Thanks to Internal Revenue Code 121, millions of U.S. home sellers [...]
Technology Gains Ground in Home Transactions
Monday, December 11th, 2006
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Survey: Most home sellers choose full-service brokerage
Technology is dominating many aspects of the real estate transaction process, but the most important factors are purely human, according to an industry survey of home buyers and sellers. Most sellers prefer full-service brokerage, where brokers handle all aspects of the transaction process from listing to closing, according the [...]
Mold: Once it gets in your home, Is it hard to remove?
Friday, November 17th, 2006
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INSPECT FOR MOLD
• Water stains on ceiling, walls, floors and window sills
• Water leaks and seepage from exterior and from interior
• Standing water near or under sinks and in air conditioning and refrigerator drip pans
• Condensation on windows, walls and pipes
MOLD PRECAUTIONS
• Ask the builder about design safeguards against mold
• Consult design and construction resources, [...]
13 Tips to Protect Against Mortgage Fraud
Thursday, November 9th, 2006
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With reports of mortgage fraud on the rise all over the country, real estate practitioners must be on guard for this white-collar crime and go out of their way to make sure they aren’t involved in a fraudulent deal.
There are many websites to fight mortgage fraud saying illegal schemes that have grown more complex over [...]
