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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 Buying New Construction Real Estate

Advice for Buying New Construction

Purchasing a newly constructed home is more complicated than buying an existing home. Accordingly, it is often more important to hire a real estate agent with a new home purchase than it is with an existing home. That said, make sure that any agent you hire has experience with new construction, as builder contracts and the building process are different from what most real estate agents normally deal with.

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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.

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Real Estate

Retirement Community Options for Everyone

I have had several prospective clients coming into our area lately to get their first Florida home. Many of whom had initially targeted age-restricted communities in their web searches as they wanted to be in a retirement community. Although those searches left them a bit underwhelmed, I was able to provide several more options to them after a short discussion. Here’s why.

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Luxury Homes Real Estate

The Sarasota County Luxury Condo Market is on Fire!

The luxury condo market in Sarasota county is on fire! Almost 3 times as many condos over $600k are selling each month as last year, and there are less condos for sale than there were a year ago. At current sales rates, there is only about four months of inventory out there. It is definitely a seller’s market.