Real Estate According to Drew

Each month, the Orlando Regional Realtor Association publishes its Market Pulse, a report containing essential market data. Here is our breakdown of the June edition: First, the bad news: 1.) The number of new contracts written in May actually decreased from the number written in April. It's the ...

You've probably heard the terms short sale, bank-owned, pre-foreclosure and foreclosure before. It's hard not to have heard them, given the recent attention they've garnered. However, what do they mean? What are the differences between them? Which option might be best for you? Here's our breakdow...

Welcome to our blog series on choosing the right Realtor. Last week, we discussed the initial phone interview. If you missed that blog, click here to get caught up. This week, we'll be covering the third and final installment in the series, the face-to-face interview. Ideally, you want to set up ...

Last week, in Part I of "It Pays To Be Choosy", we introduced the topic of choosing the right Realtor for the job. In addition to recommending you start your search in your very own neighborhood, we also put forth three basic guidelines you should keep in mind when interviewing agents. If you mis...

Each month, the Orlando Regional Realtor Association publishes its Market Pulse, a report containing essential market data. Here is our breakdown of the May edition (you can read the full report by clicking here): First, the bad news: 1.) Once again, overall inventory remained virtually unchanged...

We'd like to start this blog by saying thank you to those of you who read and commented on our "Top Ten Realtor Myths" blog series. If you missed it, you can click here to visit Our Blog and check out the posts. Now, let's get down to business. How do you choose your Realtor? How do you choose th...

Welcome to the last installment of our blog series on the Top Ten Realtor Myths. On Monday, we addressed the myth that a Realtor should be hired on the basis of his or her marketing skills. If you missed that installment, you can read it by clicking here. Now, let's move on to the number one Real...

Welcome to the last installment of our blog series on the Top Ten Realtor Myths. On Monday, we addressed the myth that a Realtor should be hired on the basis of his or her marketing skills. If you missed that installment, you can read it by clicking here. Now, let's move on to the number one Real...

If you just read the title of this blog, you are likely asking yourself what predicting the national weather means. After all, there isn't really a "national" weather, right? It varies from town to town, city to city. Heck, it can even vary from neighborhood to neighborhood. Imagine turning on th...

Long story short, mortgages are more difficult to come by now than they were just a year ago. You probably knew that. What you might not have known is that lenders are relying more and more on your credit scores to make decisions about interest rates, down payment requirements, and income and ass...