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The soft real estate market here on the Treasure Coast is attracting a wave of primary and second home buyers who have been sitting on the sidelines waiting for an opportunity to buy a first home, "snowbird" retreat or retirement home. Their patience is being rewarded with an abundance of readily...

Buying a home is both a science and an art requiring not only accurate and current local market knowledge, but a definitive strategy customized to your particular situation. In the past this task fell to the REALTOR®, who would offer potential homes to a client based on the agent's research and r...

I have been asked by a number of clients about the new tax credit that was included in the recently passed economic stimulus bill. The following overview will help to explain what the new credit is all about: Qualifying For The Credit 1. To qualify for the credit the home purchase must take place...

The first time I drove through Palm City nearly ten years ago I knew it was where I wanted to buy my Florida home.  As a transplant from suburban New Jersey I was seeking a family friendly town with tree lined streets, sidewalks, parks and the sense of community I enjoyed back home. I have not gi...

Common Closing Costs for Buyers The myriad of fees associated with the buying or selling of a home are called closing costs.  Some fees are automatically assigned to either the buyer or the seller while other costs are either negotiable or dictated by local custom.  Your lender must provide a goo...

When my client purchased this Palm City fixer upper it had not been touched in over ten years.  Once a modest retirement home with just two bedrooms, dated kitchen and overgrown landscaping, it was ready for a makeover.  The buyer, a cabinet maker by trade, invested about $20,000 and several mont...

This "Hibiscus" model is being sold fully furnished and decorated including: window treatments, wall coverings, silk plants, art work, chandeliers, fans and lighting fixtures, speakers, electronics and fire sprinkler system (per plan). This home also includes a resort style swimming pool with inf...

When it comes to selling a house you should consider performing minor repairs and maintenance to help get the best price for your home. Here are some helpful tips: You will want to do some handy work like replacing cracked tiling, filling holes or repairing leaky faucets. Remove or replace anythi...

Eric Slifkin has pulled out all the stops when it comes to marketing his clients' homes on the Internet. Slifkin, who was an Information Technology professional before switching careers six years ago, spends much of his time selling real estate on the Internet.      "I spend over 50 percent of my...

Having closed several hundred transactions over the past five years, I thought I had experienced just about every obstacle Murphy's law could throw in the path of a successful closing.  From intransigent sellers to inflexible buyers, we have worked our way through negotiations and dealt with what...