Many people, Buyers and Sellers alike want to know what the housing market is going to do in 2015. Realtor.com has just released their 2015 Forecast, and here are the main things you need to know, broken down as far as what they mean to you: Top 5 Housing Predictions for 2015 1. Millennials […]
Ask a Realtor: What is a “Pocket Listing”?
Q: I’ve heard the term “pocket listing” a lot lately. What does that mean exactly? A: This can have a couple of different meanings. Sometimes a Realtor may have a signed listing agreement with a Seller, but the Seller is still working on some repairs to the home, or maybe the agent is waiting for […]
Top 10 Reasons Sellers Fire Their Real Estate Agent
As a Real Estate professional, I hate to suggest that sometimes one’s Realtor needs to be fired, but under some circumstances, it becomes necessary. If you decide you may want to go this route, I’d suggest you read your listing agreement carefully for the terms and circumstances under which your agent can be fired. Even […]
9 Unrealistic Buyer Expectations: A Reality Check
As a St. Petersburg Realtor, daily I hear comments like these from Buyers. It’s okay, I try not to sweat it. Many times its a matter of educating first time homebuyers or out-of-state relocation buyers who may not have a knowledge of the local St. Petersburg real estate market. Listen to your Realtor! 1. Buyer: […]
Florida Home Prices Have Risen 10.1% Since Last Year
Interesting new data about home sales and price increases here in Florida! The March CoreLogic HPI (Home Price Index) report released today finds that prices nationwide increased 10.5 percent year-over-year in March – the biggest yearly increase since March 2006, and the 13th consecutive monthly increase in home prices nationally. On a month-over-month basis home […]
7 Ways to Find the Best Real Estate Agent to List Your Home
Here in Tampa Bay, there are tens of thousands of Realtors, some of them part-time, some of them full-time, some good, bad and in between. So how do you know which one to hire when its time to sell your home? And how do you know which one specializes in your area, depending on whether […]
