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According to a report by CoreLogic, a real estate analyst company, home prices are continuing on a stable path. In the month of August of 2010, home prices declined by .4% not including distressed sales.The top five states with the greatest appreciation during that month were Maine, New York, Connec [Read More]

Capitalism is in a crisis—but—I see a light at the end of this journey. Believe it or not, a similar occurrence happened in the banking industry and not during the depression but in the late 1960’s when the stock market hit such a bull market that brokerages could not keep up and, [Read More]

BEWARE, THERE ARE THOSE HOMEOWNERS THAT WILL PUT UP THEIR HOUSE FOR RENT WHEN THE LOAN IS ACTUALLY IN DEFAULT. THIS IS A TERRIBLE THING, ILLEGAL AND UNFAIR TO THE TENANT. I RECENTLY INQUIRED ABOUT A HOUSE WHICH FOR RENT WITH AN AGENCY IN TOWN, I DECIDED TO CHECK THE COUNTY RECORDS TO FIND MORE INFO [Read More]

When you see a news report talking about home prices changing, can you take the report at face value? In most cases, the answer is no. News reports about the state of a local or nationwide real estate market are often skewed. In many cases, reporters base their ‘conclusions’ on skewed d [Read More]

Although the consumer confidence levels are at a historic low, they did rise slightly to 50.2 from 48.6 this month, according to the Conference Board Consumer Research Center. Both attitudes and expectations saw a rise.Lynn Franco, Director of the Conference Board Consumer Research Center stated, Co [Read More]

As real estate agents we are not obligated to be polite and respectful only to our customers but also to our fellow agents. If a customer comes in the office looking for a particular agent or calls with the name of that agent we must direct them to the right person we do not want to be dishonest to [Read More]

I woke up this morning, got my cup of coffee and let my dogs out (two toy poodles) in the back, and realized how lucky I am living in Weeki Wachee, Florida. My husband and I moved here from Long Island six years ago and except for the summer months, it is the best place ever! It is cool in the mor [Read More]

In the state of Florida sales of existing condominiums rose 10% in September in a yearly comparison, according to Florida Realtors.According to the latest housing data, median sales price for existing condos came in at $83,400 in Florida, showing an 18% decrease compared to September of 2009. The me [Read More]

There is a problem, a big problem, as we all know, in the housing industry today. The problem, however, isn’t just about housing but about Capitalism, or more succinctly, the American brand of Capitalism. We know by now that a great deal of the housing crisis was caused by greed; greed on the [Read More]

I would think that most potential home buyers would like to purchase new construction....Im finding it very hard to show my buyers new homes...why? Are the prices that far off? or is it the lack of new construction in Hernando county? All of the major builders pulled out of the area when the market [Read More]