Real Estate Advice
Housing Tax Credit Set To Expire
The Housing Tax Credit is set to expire and WILL NOT BE EXTENDED says Richard Smith, CEO of the Cartus Real Estate Network.
Joe Manausa
March 5, 2010
Real Estate Advice
How To Invest In Real Estate Safely
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
Joe Manausa
March 4, 2010
Real Estate Advice
How To Lower Your Property Taxes
Find out how to lower your property taxes. Home values have fallen as much as 25% in some areas, but what about property tax assessments?
Joe Manausa
March 1, 2010
Real Estate Advice
HUD's Proposed Rule Could Kill Seller Financing (and your home's value!)
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
Joe Manausa
February 18, 2010
Real Estate Advice
How To Make An Offer On An Overpriced Home
The key to making the best offer on an overpriced home is to make it so compelling that the seller is scared to lose you as a buyer…
Joe Manausa
February 15, 2010
Real Estate Advice
Trash the Trash Before Closing
The Contract for Sale and Purchase states that the “SELLER will have removed all personal items and trash and cleaned the property” prior to closing. But does this provision still prevail on a contract where the “Buyer agrees to accept the property
Joe Manausa
February 13, 2010
Real Estate Advice
CONDOMINIUM FINANCING IN FLORIDA
Although it is not exactly impossible to obtain financing for a condominium in Florida, it has become very, very difficult. An In-House loan, also called a Portfolio Loan, is a mortgage loan in which lenders will lend their own money and accept that
Joe Manausa
February 11, 2010
What Homebuyers Want In Tallahassee January 31, 2010
I was curious what it would look like to graph all the price ranges in Tallahassee as a percentage of the whole market, and I was able to observe exactly where current homebuyers in Tallahassee are shopping.
Joe Manausa
January 31, 2010
Real Estate Advice
Simple Thoughts On Home Values
I was having a conversation yesterday with a very intelligent person about the value of their home. It was during this conversation
Joe Manausa
January 27, 2010
Real Estate Advice
Downloads Available For Real Estate Related Documents
Free resource area for real estate documents. Download free copies of real estate contracts, real estate addenda, and other various articles and resources that will help you when you buy or sell real estate.
Joe Manausa
January 20, 2010
Real Estate Advice
Home Owner Tax Credit and Rebate Information
If you have purchased or will purchase a home in the past year and up to April 30, 2010, and plan to purchase appliances, be aware there are tax credits available for you in 2010. I’ve outlined them below…
Joe Manausa
January 18, 2010
Let the Home Buyer Beware? Not in Tallahassee!
The Tallahassee Board of REALTORS® has gone to extraordinary lengths to create a contract to assure both buyers and sellers that they have several legal “outs” when banks, insurers, inspections, disclosures, and lack-of-disclosures raise red flags on
Joe Manausa
January 13, 2010
Real Estate Advice
The Real Estate Finance Cycle Rolls On
Top list of creative techniques that is by no means exhaustive, but it represents the minimal set of ‘tools’ at which real estate professionals must be proficient in order to best help home buyers and home sellers today
Joe Manausa
January 13, 2010
Real Estate Advice
Carol Palacios - Tallahassee's Short Sale Expert
Short sale Specialist, Carol Palacios has started off 2010 with a BANG! While many real estate agents in Tallahassee may have spent January
Joe Manausa
January 7, 2010
Three Keys To Selling A Home In 2010
If you have decided that you must sell a home in 2010, then you will find the following real estate advice both timely and beneficial. The 2009 PROFILE OF HOME BUYERS AND SELLERS from the National Association of REALTORS is a valuable resource for ho
Joe Manausa
January 7, 2010
Real Estate Advice
New RESPA Rules Threaten To Choke Real Estate Closings
HUD requires that lenders and mortgage brokers provide consumers with a new, standard Good Faith Estimate (GFE) that clearly discloses key loan terms and closing costs. Closing agents are also required to provide borrowers with a new HUD-1 Settlement
Joe Manausa
January 5, 2010
Tallahassee Mortgage Loan Qualification
Not sure where to start with the mortgage qualification process? Simply complete the form below and a member of Joe Manausa Real Estate will be in touch to help you with every step of the home buying process.
Joe Manausa
December 30, 2009
It's My First Time Buying
Because we have assisted many first-time home buyers like yourself, we will guide you every step of the way when Buying A Home In Tallahassee.
Joe Manausa
December 30, 2009