Al Norman's Blog

The spring real estate market is traditionally known as the time to buy or sell a home in Florida. Buyers are active and ready to make a purchase, and sellers are ready to list their homes with the expectation that they’ll get a good purchase price for their sale. If your goal is to sell your hom...

While things have been improving across the board in the residential real estate market, things haven’t been improving at equal rates in the various markets. The luxury real estate market is doing well in some regions, but it’s lagging behind in others. In most of the country, though, one segment...

Next to preparing a good listing, showing your home well might be the single most important thing you do to sell your home. First you need to get people in the door with your listing, but then you want the home to be an inviting, friendly place for the showing. Whatever you do, if you want to sel...

The past few years have seen a lot of unusual weather events, including extreme flooding in areas that don’t normally see that much water. Several regions have experienced “100-year flood events” that are extremely uncommon – so much so that most homeowners have never experienced them. These kin...