Joseph Santini's Real Estate Blog

Happy New Year from sunny Boca Raton, Florida.  The beaches are packed and many people are enjoying all the things that Boca Raton has to offer.  This upcoming year should be a great one as the real estate market continues to improve. Have a great New Year! 

Now is the the time to get your property sold in Boca Raton, Florida.  The town is packed with hungry buyers wanting to own property in paradise.  The blizzard up North is sure to drive more people down so we are expecting a great season! Get your property ready and get it listed as the buyer poo...

Great tax news from Palm Beach County. Starting January 1, 2011 the sales tax will be 6% instead of 6.5%. The .5% was put on for the construction of schools and expires on December 31, 2010.  Every little bit helps and remember if you are a seasonal renter or you rent your property out for less t...

Have you ever wondered why very few people if any ever really got a loan modification from their lender?  Many may have started the process but I have never actually met anyone that really received one. I guess there may be someone out there who did get one but take a look at this video below and...

Foreclosure activity is down across South Florida for a few reasons. As we move along in this cycle things do eventually start slowing down and hopefully the banks are doing all they can to keep people in their homes.  The main reason is that the banks are holding back some of the foreclosure inv...

The Palm Beach County, Florida real estate market is busy with great opportunities out there and mortgage rates still very low.  Properties priced under $300,000 are moving very quickly with the luxury properties starting to pick up.  Below are the numbers for the past 30 days.   Total Properties...

The best thing about these ridiculously cold temperatures is knowing that they will be leaving us shortly.  Its actually a great time to break out any clothes you used to like to where.  We will be lucky to hit 65 today but looking at the rest of the country thats nots so bad.  We should be in th...

Check out the App for your Iphone from Coldwell Banker. This App is easy to use and will help you easily find properties for sale and ones that have sold based on your location using GPS. Of course you can easily search anywhere you wish for properties as well. Coldwell Banker continues to lead t...

Coldwell Banker has added five new ways for all of our luxury properties to get exposure and increase the buyer pool for your property. www.PrimeLocation.com and www.FindaProperty.com will reach millions of UK buyers.  www.LuxuryRealEstate.com will now reach 6,000+ more affluent buyers worldwide....

Surprisingly even in a slow market you still see homeowners trying to sell their home on their own. I guess some of these property owners are forced to go this route because they are just about upside down and can't pay a professional Realtor to do it for them but I am sure many are just trying t...