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• End of Low Rates May be Sooner Than You Think

  There are a lot of things that will be changing in the coming months. The Home Buyer Tax credits will expire at the end of April, new FHA guidelines will come into effect, and we may see interest rates jump between 1% and 2%! Many of you probably know Read More... Posted Thursday, February 11, 2010 6:23 PM by Greg Traub | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, Announcements, Industry, Finances, Buyer Information, Seller Information

• What are the odds of a successful Short Sale?

  There’s been a lot of questions asked about short sales, are they good deals, are they for real, how long will it take to buy, are they even able to be bought? The answers I have seen have been pretty consistent over the last couple of years….but Read More... Posted Saturday, October 31, 2009 3:46 PM by Greg Traub | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, Buyer Information, Seller Information, Short Sales, Foreclosure, Investment Properties

• Deal of the Week 10-27-09

  525 Jackson St, Orlando This weeks Deal of the Week is located downtown Orlando in the Thornton Park area. Thornton Park’s brick lined streets just east of Lake Eola is known as one of Orlando’s most stylish districts. With a mix of 20’s Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 27, 2009 4:45 PM by Greg Traub | 0 Comments Filed under: Market Conditions, For Sale, Buyer Information, Community Information, REO, Foreclosure, Real Estatel Esate Deals, Investment Properties, Deal of the Week

• Introducing Deal of the Week!

  One of the major benefits of working with an excellent real estate agent is that we are constantly looking at and searching for properties, 365 days a week. We follow the trends, know the neighborhoods, and deal with the buyers and the sellers in the Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 21, 2009 7:46 PM by Greg Traub | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, For Sale, Announcements, Industry, Buyer Information, Seller Information, Short Sales, REO, Foreclosure, Real Estatel Esate Deals, Investment Properties

• Estimating Florida Property Taxes on Your Home Purchase

  The Florida property tax system differs from many other states, and for you out of towners, understanding how to estimate the property tax on your Florida home can be confusing. The simple formula for calculating taxes is: (Assessed Value) X (Millage Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 21, 2009 7:44 PM by Greg Traub | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Buyer Information, Seller Information, Real Estate Taxes, Property Taxes

• Extending the First Time Home-Buyer Tax credit? Keep Your Fingers Crossed!

  Let’s hope! For those of you sitting under a rock the past year, if you haven’t owned a home in the last 3 years you are eligible to receive $8,000 from Uncle Sam if you buy a home before November 30 th 2009. Thus far this program has actually Read More... Posted Thursday, September 03, 2009 3:57 PM by Greg Traub | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, Announcements, Buyer Information, Seller Information, Community Information

• Great Perspective on Future Housing Prices and Inflation effects

  I just came across this article and thought it gave an interesting historical perspective on the price of housing and how inflation has a pretty clear role in the future of today’s housing. Read the original article here: Commentary: House Prices Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 18, 2009 2:32 PM by Greg Traub | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, Buyer Information, Seller Information

• Foreclosure Basics Part 2 (How banks set price, crazy deals vs good deals)

  Crazy Deals vs Good Deals If you’re looking to get a good deal on a foreclosure home you are starting in the right place. Banks are the quintessential “Motivated Seller” and are willing and able to sell the properties they own for less Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 18, 2009 2:29 PM by Greg Traub | 0 Comments Filed under: Buyer Information, REO, Foreclosure

• Foreclosure Property Basics … Part 1 (Finding them, what to expect looking at them)

  Foreclosure properties have by far been the #1 inquiry I have received from many buyers in the market place today. People are interested in purchasing foreclosures for very good reason too, the owners are very motivated to sell, they are usually the most Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 18, 2009 2:22 PM by Greg Traub | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Buyer Information, REO, Foreclosure

• Great Perspective on Future Housing Prices and Inflation…

  I just came across this article and thought it gave an interesting historical perspective on the price of housing and how inflation has a pretty clear role in the future of today’s housing. Read the original article here: http://rismedia.com/2009-02-19/commentary-house-prices-will-rise-greatly-over-the-next-few-years-buy-now/ Read More... Posted Monday, February 23, 2009 12:32 PM by Greg Traub | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, Finances, Buyer Information, Seller Information

• RealtyTrac: Lake Front Mansion for 40K!

  Sorry for getting your hopes up.....but you shouldn't be getting your hopes up when seeing such advertisements on RealtyTrac or the other sites they feed their info too. First let me start off by saying RealtyTrac has great info. There is a reason Read More... Posted Monday, February 02, 2009 4:29 PM by Greg Traub | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Buyer Information

• Short Sales: What's so Complicated?

  Unfortunately there are no easy buttons for short sales, they are one of the most complicated residential real estate transactions out there. With the large number of them as of recently, the process has gotten somewhat quicker, but alas they remain complicated, Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 24, 2008 3:28 AM by Greg Traub | 1 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Buyer Information, Seller Information, Short Sales

• Short Sales: What should I offer?

  Just like any other purchase, the maximum you should offer is what you are comfortable with and can afford. But we all know you’re asking this question to see what the MINIM UM you can offer will be. To get a clear picture of this, a real estate Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 24, 2008 3:02 AM by Greg Traub | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Buyer Information, Short Sales

• What is a Short Sale Anyway?

  For those that may not already know, a short sale is simply a term that describes when the owner of a property is attempting to sell their property for less than what they owe on their mortgage(s). In essence, selling a property “short” the Read More... Posted Tuesday, December 23, 2008 2:12 PM by Greg Traub | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, For Sale, Buyer Information, Seller Information

• When Will We See “The Bottom?”

  This is an update to the first blog post I ever made back in late 2007. I’ve added in some updates for today’s market (Dec 2008) in BOLD. There are is a myriad number of factors that people claim steer the real estate market. Some of the factors Read More... Posted Tuesday, December 23, 2008 1:52 PM by Greg Traub | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, Buyer Information, Seller Information