New Report by media experts Borrell Associates Inc.forecast the demise of newspaper advertising as one of the staples for Real Estate listings. “Real estate brokers and agents will continue to devote more marketing budgets to online media. This year they will spend $2.6 billion on online media and by 2012 online will topple newspapers share“. […]
Zillow Newspaper advertising alliance – So What ?
The press is a buzz with the news that Zillow has signed a deal with 11 major publishers that equates to 282 Newspapers. With the new arrangement, real estate ads placed with these news papers will automatically get placement on Zillows web site. I say so what ? While this may be good for Zillow […]
Is now the right time to buy your Florida home ?
There was an interesting post today on the Inman Blog titled, “Who’s spinning whom?” that was digesting a recently written article by Dian Hymer, “Is buying a home today a good investment?” Hymer is a veteran agent in the San Francisco East Bay and has been writing a syndicated column for Inman News for many […]
Are Florida Realtors up for the challenging time ahead ?
Given all the bad press lately on the National scene as well as local numbers for the Florida Housing markets still showing declining numbers, it is little wonder that many Realtor’s in the Tampa Bay area have decided to move on to other ventures , some have had to take paying jobs in other industries […]
How to avoid foreclosure
With the recent Q3 reports showing that foreclosure rates have steadily increased over the last year, I thought it might be a good time to review ways to avoid foreclosure in the first place. This is by no means the definitive list but this goes a little bit more into detail than my early post […]
Home appraisals – Realtors vs. Lenders what’s the deal ?
In today’s market, Low appraisals can kill a sale. So it behooves a potential buyer to know what a CMA is and the differences between what a Realtor will provide versus what the Lender provides. So what exactly is the difference between the Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) done by your Realtor and the one done […]
How to sell your home fast – in 4 steps
With all the bad news about the mortgage lenders issues and home builders wrapped up in excess inventory problems, how does the person wanting to really sell their house in this Florida Real Estate market get it done ? Well there are some hard and fast facts that are time tested and they amount to […]