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Tips for Realtors: What to Expect in the Real Estate Market
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012The tips for realtors discussed here are meant to provide those who are thinking of having a career in real estate some idea on how the whole business works. They may also find that these tips will help them become better at what they do.
Being a real estate agent can be challenging, but there are a lot of benefits that can also be had, particularly for someone who is good at it.
Why buying a Home is a good investment?
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
Why Buying a Home is a Good Idea
The Best Investment
As a fairly general rule, homes appreciate about four or five percent a year. Some years will be more, some less. The figure will vary from neighborhood to neighborhood, and region to region.
Five percent may not seem like that much at first. Stocks (at times) appreciate much more, and you could easily earn over the same return with a very safe investment in treasury bills or bonds.
But take a second look…
Presumably, if you bought a $200,000 house, you did not pay cash for the home. Y
Why to Avoid Foreclosure Prevention Companies
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 
With a lot of people facing foreclosure, many people are desperate to stop foreclosure in an effort to keep their home. More often than not, those trying to avoid foreclosure will look to foreclosure prevention companies that claim to be able to help the family stay in their home.
O.J. Simpson faces foreclosure on Miami house
Sunday, January 15th, 2012
Even though he retired from the National Football League (NFL) in 1979, Hall of Fame inductee O.J. Simpson can’t seem to avoid the hits, which have come fast and furious since the 1994 murder of his estranged wife, Nicole Brown.
Simpson — who was charged with her murder, but ultimately was found innocent after the “Trial of the Century” concluded — is facing foreclosure on the five-bedroom Miami, Fla., home that he purchased back in 2000 for $575,000.
To see Simpson’s preforeclosure listing on Foreclosure.com click here.
In an odd twist, the lender apparently attempted to serve Simpson “on a daily basis” with foreclosure papers; however, “Juice” is currently locked up behind bars in a Nevada prison, “serving a nine-to-33-year prison sentence in a 2007 armed confrontation with sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas casino hotel room.”
According to the report from FOXSports.com, the attorneys for the former Buffalo Bills running back are attempting to have the foreclosure case dismissed. It’s unclear who is liv
Marketing Tips for Realtors: Keeping a Balance When Promoting Your Properties
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012The best tips for realtors are the ones that work for them. That sounded like useless information, we know, but what we really mean here is that one advice may be suitable for a particular realtor, but not for another. Simply put, each realtor is different from the other and one generic piece of advice may not suit both.
The key to becoming an effective real estate agent is to know how to keep a balance between certain factors.
New listing in Tequesta, Florida
Friday, December 16th, 2011
Do you need a gift idea for Christmas? Then look no further than my new listing in Tequesta. Located in the highly desirable area of Tequesta in Waterway Village this 3 bed, 2 bath with pool and large finished lanai is a must see for all. Looking to up size or down scale this will meet all of you needs. Call me today for a personal viewing and you will be signing this home up for santa! For more details and pictures of this beautiful home go to my website www.SteveFroggatt.Keyes.com or click on the youtube icon on my home page.
Home Prices Go Down, but New Home Sales Go Up
Thursday, December 8th, 2011Making heads or tails out of this housing market is a tricky proposition at times. Data comes in on a weekly basis, and each set of numbers brings with it oodles of questions, concerns, estimates, and assumptions that are processed to create some semblance of reason and reality for the real estate market.
Today is no exception.
According to data released by Standard & Poor’s Case-Shiller home price index, home prices fell 3.9% year-to-year for the third quarter. O
Foreclosed homes in Las Vegas being used to grow marijuana
Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
Abandoned, empty homes apparently do more than attract illegal squatters and vandals.
Foreclosed homes in Las Vegas, Nevada, and elsewhere are “going to pot,” literally, according to the Los Angeles Times. Marijuana “grow houses” are no longer set up in the seedy outskirts of society, but rather nestled among well-to-do, albeit distressed, neighborhoods.
And the nationwide housing crisis is apparently one of the many factors fueling the “pot home problem.”
William Sousa, a criminologist at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, explains:
“You can’t have crime without opportunity. And all those e
Setting the Home Selling Price: How to Attract More Potential Buyers
Saturday, November 5th, 2011When selling a home, one of the most important factors to consider is how to garner interest from buyers. With a lot of low-priced properties to choose from, buyers can afford to be picky so it is important that you price your house just right to attract more offers from buyers.
Realistic pricing
If you dreamt of earning a massive profit from the sale of your house at the onset, then you are on the wrong track. You can earn a profit from the sale, but do not expect that the amount you want is what you are going to get.
The best way to come down to reality is to look around you and examine the properties that are also up for sale in your area. Full Story…
Why is it time to buy that house?
Thursday, October 27th, 2011
It’s time because U.S. house prices have plunged by nearly a third since 2006, and homeownership rates are falling at the fastest pace since the Great Depression.
The good news? Two key measures now suggest it’s an excellent time to buy a house, either to live in for the long term or for investment income (but not for a quick flip). First, the nation’s ratio of house prices to yearly rents is nearly restored to its prebubble average. Second, when mortgage rates are taken into consideration, houses are the most affordable they have been in decades.