Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Investors Prepare: Eye Of The Storm-http://wp.me/p146tm-cA

There have been many headlines recently announcing that foreclosures have declined in recent months. But while the stories are technically correct, they do not accurately reflect the current events.

Foreclosure statistics are affected by the issues with the challenges incorrect documentation which the banks have spent the last several months attempting to correct.

James J. Saccacio, CEO of RealtyTrac addressed this issue in a recent press release:

“We’ve now seen three straight months with fewer  than 300,000 properties receiving foreclosure filings, following 20 straight  months where the total exceeded 300,000. Unfortunately this is less a sign of a robust  housing recovery and more a sign that lenders have become bogged down in  reviewing procedures, resubmitting paperwork and formulating legal arguments  related to accusations of improper foreclosure processing.”

 

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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

HUD Homes: $100 down payment - http://wp.me/p146tm-bV

$33,000.00 Address: 218 CANNON WAY CASSELBERRY, FL 32707 SEMINOLE COUNTY Appraisal Date: 10/26/2010 Bed/Bath: 3/1.00 Total Rooms: 6 Square Feet: 828 Year: 1960





In an effort to increase affordability for owner occupants, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is rolling out a $100 downpayment on HUD homes for sale for a limited time. Coldwell Banker is a HUD approved broker and I have shown many HUD homes through the real estate downturn. HUD stands for Housing and Urban Development, which is a government program regulating housing and city development.

$100 Down Payments!
 
Available to owner occupant homebuyers when purchasing a Florida home at full price and using an FHA-insured mortgage. It’s a great time to purchase a Florida HUD Home with FHA financing.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Nudist Park in Oviedo? http://wp.me/p146tm-bN

I came across this and have to put this out there to see if anyone knows more than I do. I discovered it by accident when searching for the Oviedo Sports Complex on my iPhone maps. This is what came pulled up....

Unfortunately,

 

I will have to start taking a different route to work.

 

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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

The Cheapest & Most Expensive Homes in Oviedo - http://wp.me/p146tm-bg

The Oviedo Real Estate Market is an interesting place and offers a smorgasbord of home styles, price ranges, and features. Let’s take a look at todays cheapest home and the most expensive home in Oviedo. For the sake of not overexciting you from the start, we will start with the cheapest house first. I am going to do my best to sell these with my descriptions.

 

$39,000 (*est. payment: $181.24/mo)

This home is coming to you all the way from Washington Heights subdivision just off 426 heading out of town towards Geneva. This 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom beauty boasts nearly 830 square feet and is complimented by it’s oversized 1/4 acre lot. It was built in 1970 and played host to many long disco nights. The 1-car carport is any man’s dream and the backyard views are to die for. It is currently rented for $650/month and could be a great investment based on the current asking price.

 

 

 

 

Spectacular 3.88 acre gated lake front estate consisting of gracious main house AND seperate 3 bed historic guest house AND
$2.875M (*est payment $16,397 per month with $575,000 down, $2,300,000 mortgage)
studio or caretaker’s quarters AND 8 game sports court. Boat house & dock on Bear Gully Lake. Brilliantly remodeled LAKEFRONT HOME with 6 bedroom suites in 6408 heated sq. ft. The hardwood floors, vaulted ceilings, fireplace and walk-in wine cellar are featured throughout the house. Perfect floor plan has both formal and family living areas, Master suite and 2 guest suites on main level. 2 more suites upstairs with loft & bonus. Fun areas on the lower level, which include home theater, exercise/gym, billiards, walk-in vault, craft room and 6th bedroom suite. Attached 3 car garage, spacious covered patio with summer kitchen & separate screened patio overlooks the pool and lakefront. ~ Restored 1924 GUEST HOUSE has 2542 htd. sq ft, original hardwood & heart pine floors, 3 bed /2 bath, sitting room, formal living /dining, all white kitchen with retro design appliances & delightful sunny family room. Lower level is a finished basement. Read More

 

If you want more information on either one of these don’t hesitate to email me or request information by going to our website.
 

Orlando named a ‘most romantic’ city

If you’re looking for romance this Valentine’s Day, then the city of Orlando is your place to be, according to a new list of the Top 20 Most Romantic Cities in America.

The Amazon.com list ranks the City Beautiful at No. 3, trailing only Alexandria, Va., and Knoxville, Tenn.

To see the full list, click here.

Other Florida cities making the Top 20 list include Miami at No. 4, Gainesville at No. 9 and Tallahassee at No. 10.

Friday, February 4, 2011

Free Home Staging Service - Show Homes http://wp.me/p146tm-bq

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With market conditions continuing to present themselves as nothing less than challenging, more homes continuing to show as distressed, and competition growing as short sales and bank-owned properties come on the market, there are some creative solutions we use to get your home sold. There is a company I want to brag on that has taken the old staging technique and put a twist on it. The company isShowhomes and they have become very creative in marketing to a cash-strapped marketplace.

 

 


After

Marketing a product or service is simple when there is no down side…

Showhomes plan of action is something like this for a vacant home:

  • Stage your home while on the market.
  • Pay your upkeep costs (electric, lawn, pool, etc.)
  • Hire a home manager to lightly live in the house.
  • Have the home in show condition at the drop of a hat.
  • Provide assurance to a your insurance company as opposed to being vacant.
  • Cost to you: Zero dollars!

 

 

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Market Pulse - January 2011 http://wp.me/p146tm-bl

The Orlando real estate market is continuing to change on a daily basis. Below you will find the market trends for Greater Orlando with the most up to date information available. Look through the information below and if I can help to interpret the data please call. In the Orlando area we are continuing to see foreclosures (REO properties) and short sales fill the market, which is maintaining the volatile market place. If you are a buyer, seller, or just have a case of the nosey neighbor syndrome we want to help. Use us as your source for everything real estate.

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Thursday, February 3, 2011

ORLANDO HOME VALUES DECLINING THROUGH 3RD QUARTER-http://wp.me/p146tm-b6

Three quarters of the metropolitan areas of the country are waiting for housing prices to stabilize in the fall, but Orlando is not among them, according to a study published on Tuesday, Fiserv Inc. Fiserv and Moody’s Analytics has reported that house prices have stabilized in a single family of four U.S. urban center. Although housing stabilization is sweeping the nation, Orlando home prices are expected to fall by 14 percent in the third quarter from last year’s third quarter to this year.

The average price of houses in the Orlando metropolitan area four counties was $ 155,000 in the third quarter of last year, Fiserv said.

“We’re only a year and a half away from where prices stabilize in Orlando,” Fiserv chief economist David Stiff said. “Distress sellers — the banks, primarily — have a certain urgency to sell their properties, and that’s created a lot of downward pressure.”

The financial services company finds the foreclosure rate of a local area and unemployment, among other factors to come with his market forecasts. Orlando is not alone in Florida in the form of a late recovery in housing, according to the report of Fiserv, based on the Fiserv Case-Shiller index. Of the states 21 urban areas, eight are expected to see house prices continue to fall in the third quarter of 2012. The largest two-year dropoff in the state is expected to occur in the Miami metropolitan division — Miami-Dade County, essentially. Fiserv analysts predict prices there will fall another 15 percent between the third quarter of 2010 and third quarter of 2011, followed by another 10 percent drop the following year.

The three regions that should register the largest increases in home prices during this period is Ocala (Marion County,primarily), Palm Bay-Melbourne (Brevard County) and Palm Coast (Flagler County). The report showed that these suburban areas will increase by 10 to 11 percent into the third quarter of 2012. By analyzing price fluctuations that ...

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