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Mortgages Real Estate

Irma May Be Long Gone, But It Isn’t Forgotten

Hurricane Irma is still disrupting local mortgage repayments. It has by no means reached a point where we should be concerned about another meltdown in our market, but the impact shouldn’t be ignored. Before the hurricane, our market was showing significant year on year downturns in mortgage delinquency rates and foreclosures. The mortgage market looked about as healthy as it could get. Thus, the real estate market looked the same.

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Home Selling Luxury Homes Real Estate

Beating The Competition With Drone Videos

The visual advantages of drone videos have impacted the way that homes are presented throughout the internet. Prospective home buyers often shop online first, so they expect high-quality photography and video in the online listing or they often won’t consider the home.

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Home for Sale Luxury Homes Real Estate

Our “Castle” Listing in The Lake Club

I wanted to share this incredible listing we have in The Lake Club. If you are the market, but haven’t considered The Lake Club, you should. It lets you live your best life, with all the resources of a high-end resort for you to enjoy. Those resources include exclusive concierge services, a grand clubhouse, a private fitness center with state-of-art cardio and strength training equipment, a beautiful resort-style pool with dramatic waterfall features and a separate children’s pool. Further, a full-time activities director is available to create and oversee the array of culinary, wellness, enrichment, and signature events that is the hallmark of lifestyle in the club.

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Home Buying Home Prices Real Estate

Should You Buy Your Next Home Now?

Home prices in the United States rose an average of 6.6% last year. That rate is simply unsustainable. While CoreLogic is predicting that home prices rise again in the next 12 months, that rise is expected to be 4.8%, or slower than last year. So, what about prices in Florida?

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Home Selling Real Estate

Home Sellers – Put Your Best Square “Foot”age Forward

There are many items to consider when putting your home up for sale. While we take care of many of them (e.g., giving you a market price assessment, bringing in a home stager, arranging professional photography, etc.) there are some things you can take care of on your own. Here are three important ways to start.