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Real Estate Agent - Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - 3090099
Real estate news and information from Florida's Treasure Coast. Serving Martin County and Port Saint Lucie. Stuart, Sewalls Point, Palm City, Jensen Beach, Hobe Sound, Hutchinson Island, Port Salerno and vicinity.

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2009 

The International Code Council, which sets the residential building code used in 46 states at the state and local level, recently voted to make fire sprinklers mandatory in new one- and two-family homes and townhouses starting on January 1, 2011. Some 400 cities and counties already have such leg...
01/12/2009
Why you should stage your Home or Condo! I have come across clients in the past who were afraid staging a small bedroom with a bed/nightstands, etc... was going to make it look too crowded. The opposite is true. If you think it looks too small, your potential buyers will too. When you can demonst...
01/12/2009
The $7500 Tax Credit included in the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 could be a great "bottom up" stimulus to the housing market. Combined with low interest rates, and excellent prices in most markets it should be a strong incentive to buy and help push the market in a positive directio...
01/10/2009
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - who or what are these entities, and why are they mentioned so often when discussing the current mortgage crunch?  These two organizations either own or guarantee nearly half of all outstanding home loans.  That's over twelve trillion in debt (that's a 12 followed by 1...
01/09/2009
                                         *  ALERT  *  ALERT  *  ALERT ONE SMALL STEP for the consumer??? "Citigroup became the first major bank to support a controversial plan to let bankruptcy judges alter mortgages in a effort to prevent more housing foreclosures." More. . . .  CNBC - 4:22 P.M...
01/09/2009
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    The American dream can be yours and you CAN buy a home.    Owning your own home is more than just a matter of pride (but there is a lot of that), it's also a great first step toward financial and personal security.    If you've never owned a home before (or if you haven't owned one in three y...
01/08/2009
The holidays are over, the visiting relatives safely on their way and the Indianapolis Colts . . . well, let's just say I won't be distracted too much by football the next eight months. So, I am back at it. Over the next few days, I'll be posting about recent and expected changes in the real est...
01/07/2009
Best value on the 'Drive' • 24,500 sq. ft. lot / land - MLS® $125,000 USD - Great Location Indian River Drive, Fort Pierce  -  Over 1/2 acre buildable lot just 1 block north of Walton Rd. off the scenic Indian River Drive. High elevation - 60' above sea level - borders the Savannahs State Park w...
01/07/2009
Today one of the state's largest title insurance underwriters release its 2009 Real Estate Forecast and Southeast Florida focus.  To those of us that live here it is no surprise that the numbers are grim. To those outside of Florida the numbers are shocking!  The report, issued by Attorneys Titl...
01/07/2009
There is good news and bad news. Let's start with the bad. We have until April 1, 2010 before the market begins the long process of a rebound to better days. No one wants to hear that, but let's face reality. We are in the worst economic slump, the worst real estate slump, the worst banking and ...
01/07/2009