Glossary of Real Estate Terms

Since my first day in the real estate industry, I understood that the real estate market equilibrium is reached when there is six months supply of ...

A common question that we have been asked by homebuyers is whether they should buy a home or lease one. Unfortunately for somebody looking for a ...

Seasonality occurs in most real estate markets, but its impact varies greatly. Often times, home sellers think it is best to market their homes ...

Have you ever been shopping for homes in a neighborhood and discovered two similar looking properties that were priced completely different? Even ...

In most areas of the US today, homeowners are enjoying a seller's market. Even with a highly active market however, sellers who do not understand ...

I was recently asked about the average market time (or time on the market) for homes that have sold in Tallahassee.Now, I have written on this ...

If you have looked at commercial or large scale residential real estate as an investment, you probably have been schooled in using a cap rate ...

I was recently analyzing a real estate investment with some of our agents and I realized I could produce an informative post about real estate ...

What happens to home values when high end homes are oversupplied, mid-range homes are at equilibrium, but low end homes are oversupplied - because ...

A few weeks ago I wrote a blog post titled Does Credit Repair For Homebuyers Really Exist? which was the first in a sequence of posts that will serve ...

Real estate market cycles come, and real estate market cycles go, but are you curious at all about how to use an understanding of current market ...

Long time readers of the Tallahassee Real Estate Blog know that we love questions from readers, and today's post is geared to answering one about the ...

Have you ever been looking at homes for sale online and seen the term "short sale potential" used with a listing? After our recent post on how to buy ...

Whenever I speak with a home seller, one of the first things they want to know is the market value of their home. In order for them to understand how ...

I have had quite a few conversations lately about the capital gains tax that results from a short sale or foreclosure, and what exactly what you ...

Have you recently received a letter from the Leon County Tax Collector, advising you to pay a Florida Tourist Development Tax?If you are a real ...

Do you frequently comment on blog posts and forum articles and have to recreate your signature on a regular basis? Commenting on the internet does ...