PUT ON A BRIGHTER FACE

Two news articles earlier in June would have worried, even helped scare us to death! On June 2nd, one reported that foreclosures filed this year are 23 percent ahead of last year’s record pace “with no end in sight.” Then on June 17th, another referred to a report by the Brookings Institution which [...]

WE MAKE THINGS HAPPEN

The National Association of Realtors has been urging consumers for the past year to buy real estate now, and to work with a realtor when they do so. A report just released by the Association on the demographic characteristics and business activities of the typical Florida realtor reinforces the fact that in Florida, buyers [...]

MARKET’S DOWN, BUT NOT FOR LONG!

A study released by the Florida Association of Realtors on June 3rd analyzing migration, mobility and second home purchase patterns paints a very rosy picture for Florida’s future. Among several salient factors produced in the report is that Florida is one of the primary migration destinations in the country and the largest [...]

FLORIDA’S RESALE AND CONDO MARKETS HEAT UP AS PRICES COOL OFF.

A report issued by the Florida Association of Realtors on May 27 reports an 18% increase in existing home sales for the month of April—the eighth consecutive month that sales activity increased in the year to year comparison. Even more significant is the statistic that existing condo sales rose 21% in April, a 6.2% increase [...]