If you plan on buying a Vero Beach home this year, it doesn’t make sense to wait! Mortgage interest rates and home prices are both projected to increase significantly throughout 2019. Let’s get together to discuss your home buying plans today! Just complete the form below and will be happy to help you find your… [Read more…]
Home Prices Have Increased Significantly … Is This Another Bubble?
Home prices have increased significantly since the housing market bust we experienced across the country in 2008. This is also true here in Vero Beach where we have also seen a significant increase in sale prices since 2008. Are we in a new housing bubble? Many real estate market experts have been asked to answer… [Read more…]
Looking for your dream home? Know what you need vs what you want
With all the real estate sites listing all these beautiful homes and areas, looking for your dream home is much easier but also overwhelming. With so many choices, features and amenities, it is easy to keep wanting it all, but is it the right thing to do? Many home buyers fantasize about all these amenities… [Read more…]
Home’s Cost vs. Price
Real Estate Market Experts often talk about the difference between a home’s COST and PRICE. Sellers are most concerned about ‘short term price’ – where home values are headed over the next six months. Buyers however, must not be concerned about price but instead about the ‘long term cost’ of the home. Why Buyers should… [Read more…]
Buyer Tips – 5 Ways to win in a sellers market
Vero Beach real estate activity may have slowed down a bit, but sonme buyers are having problems finding the right place among the fewer choices in some desired areas and price ranges. Are you looking for a Vero Beach home in a market where inventory is low and there’s often a bidding war for properties… [Read more…]
Reasons to Hire A Real Estate Professional
Real Estate transactions here in Vero Beach involve many steps and paperwork. Both sellers and buyers can benefit from the experience of a Real Estate Professional. The above infographic illustrates some of these reasons. Following are some highlights: Hiring a Real Estate Professional to buy your dream home, or sell your current house is one… [Read more…]
Vero Beach Real Estate | Why Now May Be the Time to Buy a Home
Unlike 2007 when many real estate experts were talking about a real estate market correction and time to buy, now it might actually be true. After a 4 year decline in real estate values of as much as 50%, the cycle of real estate downturn is coming to an end. The real estate market down… [Read more…]
5 Things to Know about Homeowner’s Insurance
1. Know about exclusions to coverage. For example, most insurance policies do not cover flood or earthquake damage as a standard item. These types of coverage must be bought separately. 2. Know about dollar limitations on claims. Even if you are covered for a risk, there may be a limit on how much the insurer… [Read more…]
7 Reasons to Own Your Home
1. Tax breaks. The U.S. Tax Code lets you deduct the interest you pay on your mortgage, your property taxes, as well as some of the costs involved in buying your home. 2. Appreciation. Real estate has long-term, stable growth in value. While year-to-year fluctuations are normal, median existing-home sale prices have increased on average… [Read more…]
Why You Should Work With a REALTOR®
Not all real estate practitioners are REALTORS®. The term REALTOR® is a registered trademark that identifies a real estate professional who is a member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of REALTORS® and subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics. Here are five reasons why it pays to work with a REALTOR®. 1. Expertise.You’ll have an expert… [Read more…]