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Home Inventory Levels Rising

March 16, 2010

In case you weren’t keeping an eye on the Market Reports page of the Tallahassee Real Estate Web Site, the new Tallahassee Home Inventory Report has been posted. This is a section of the web site dedicated to reporting “the numbers” as they occur. You might want to check out many of the daily reports that get posted there.

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Pending Home Sales Continue To Improve

March 15, 2010

The most obvious way to predict future home sales would be to take a look at the list of homes that are under contract and waiting for closing. These are what we refer to as “Pending Home Sales” and we can track them on a daily basis in the Tallahassee MLS. The real estate graph below shows that the number of pending home sales is climbing up from the bottom found in mid July. It is exciting to see this growth after years of steady declines.

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How To Invest In Real Estate Safely

March 4, 2010

I was talking with a friend of mine yesterday about how I believe we are coming into the most significant financial period of change that will occur during my lifetime. The opportunities that are here now and will continue as we work to rid the market of the glut of homes will be seen one [...]

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Tallahassee Foreclosures – New Deal For Home Buyers

March 2, 2010

We have received so many inquiries via our new Tallahassee Foreclosures Web Site about purchasing Tallahassee foreclosures that I am feeling like a recorded message. Many buyers want the perceived deals that “foreclosures” imply, so I figured I would lay out some advice that really fits our current times.
With so many of our homes upside-down [...]

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How To Lower Your Property Taxes

March 1, 2010

If you have no desire to sell your home, you might be interested in finding out how to lower your property taxes. Anybody who has been following the Tallahassee Real Estate Blog for any period of time can tell you that property values in Tallahassee have fallen as much as 25% in some areas, but [...]

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HUD’s Proposed Rule Could Kill Seller Financing (and your home’s value!)

February 18, 2010

The Secure and Fair Enforcement Mortgage Licensing Act is about to have a huge negative impact on the value of your home, and I bet you have never even heard of it! That’s right, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has put together a proposed rule, that if adopted, is going to cause [...]

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Foreclosures Are Accelerating In Tallahassee

February 17, 2010

We are finally starting to see Tallahassee foreclosures moving from limbo status to full-blown foreclosure sales. The banks seem to be moving from a policy of “wait and see,” towards getting these through the system now.
In case you were not aware of our Tallahassee Foreclosures site, you should know that it is updated several times [...]

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North Florida Home Sales Continue To Struggle

February 8, 2010

It has been quite some time since I published reports on home sales in the counties that surround the Tallahassee Real Estate Market. Because of time constraints, I usually get to this information on a quarterly basis, but it doesn’t hurt when I get several requests asking for an update.
Reminder: You do not have to [...]

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Does The Florida Bankers Association Think You’re Stupid?

February 5, 2010

A very hot potato is coming to town over the next several weeks, and you really need to pay attention. Who am I talking to? I’m talking to anybody who cares about property values in the State of Florida, but most importantly I’m talking to people who own their homes free and clear as well [...]

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