Greetings from Amanda Wilson, PA

Did You Know:   52% of sales are CASH Children from 150 countries compose the Broward School System creating diversity which attracts international buyers There are 80 Million Baby Boomers, of which, 4 Million will turn 60 years old for the next 15 years. (76 million American children were born b...

There is plenty of Good News—Irene wasn’t a HIT in South Florida!   As far as the real estate market goes, we have to find the good news— Currently, in Fort Lauderdale, there are 959 Single-Family homes for sale; of which, 209 are Short Sales and 48 are Foreclosures.  There are 1,220 Condos for s...

At one time, it appeared the three most important words in real estate were:  LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION.  While location is important and can come at a premium cost, it may not be as important as today's NEW three words. And what are those words? LONG-TERM OWNERSHIP!  

As you can see by the Facts and Trends Report for Fort Lauderdale, FL--inventory is down to a 6.1 months supply of ALL homes and condos!  A normal market would have a 6-9 month supply!  This is great news and it is time to buy if you are in the market for a home! Amanda Wilson, Realtor (954.790.0...

Is It Time to Diversify Your Investment Portfolio?    (The KCM Crew) Studies now show that over 20% of the houses with mortgages in the country are underwater (where the loan amount exceeds the value of the property). Some bought their house at the top of the market and saw prices come tumbling d...

REALTORS!  That's who... According to CareerCast, which maintains a database of job postings from around the United States and Canada, real estate agents are feeling the most work-related stress.  The profession ranked 10th most stressful job in 2010! This news should not be surprising, as anyone...

One thing I have noticed working in real estate-it's easy to be overly influenced by news reports that tend to sensationalize market conditions in their pursuit of a juicy story.  If all the noise you're hearing about housing has you totally confused, join the crowd.  Some say we're in a recovery...

Market Update-The Landings 2011 Residential Sales  Currently, per the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) data, there are 19 active single-family homes, 1 pending sale and 7 closed sales (January 1-April 25, 2011) in The Landings. The 1 pending sale is as follows:                                      ...

Here are the top 10 most visited real estate web sites for March 2011:1. Realtor.com2. Yahoo! Real Estate 3. Zillow4. Trulia.com5. Rent.com6. Homes.com7. MSN Real Estate8. AOL Real Estate9. ZipRealty10. Apartment Guide

One thing I have noticed working in real estate-it's easy to be overly influenced by news reports that tend to sensationalize market conditions in their pursuit of a juicy story.  If all the noise you're hearing about housing has you totally confused, join the crowd.  Some say we're in a recovery...