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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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2013 

While making the decision to buy that home is invariably that of the buyer, please don’t blame your Realtor if the cost of homes are now going up, there are multiple offers and invariably, sooner or later, the interest rates going up. WHY? The time for talking has long passed and waiting will onl...
01/13/2013
For those in or contemplating a short sale with either homeowners or condo association fees.  Please read this post from Fernando Herboso.  I’ve seen too many homes and condos not short sales because of association fees being overdue!   “Should I Continue To Pay My Condo Fees When Doing A Short S...
01/13/2013
The long awaited guidelines for the dreaded Qualified Mortgage came out last week.  Not nearly as bad as some feared.  Here’s some info courtesy of Maureen Megowan of Palos Verdes Estates, CA. Interest rates moved up slightly last week .This week, the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau finally re...
01/13/2013
Many renters have found themselves in a home that is unexpectedly (to them) foreclosed upon and on occasion sold in a short sale.  If they have a lease, they may be afforded protection.  Robert Highsmith explains in this post: Did you know renters can stay in the home if it is lost through forecl...
01/13/2013
Gene Mundt of Chicagoland Mortage Lending of Joliet IL answers some important questions that many folks have when having some difficulty getting approvals for a loan.  Especially these questions that may come from the underwriter.   Question is:   What's "Acceptable" and what is "Unacceptable" to...
01/13/2013
Broker Bryant Tutas has a very interesting take on real estate commissions and how they affect the value of real estate.  Personally, I think he’s correct.  What do you think? Let's have a little chat about commissions and how they affect the value of the property. Discussions about "discount" co...
01/13/2013
Congrats to Richard Iarossi for reaching the Active Rain millionaire’s club.  He has a wonderful take on what these points mean to him.  I wish him great happiness as he goes for the next million! Points, points, are good for the heart, the more you eat, the more you...wait, that’s not the right ...
01/13/2013
This is such a powerful story from Glenn Freezman of Horsham, PA.  I only wish more places in the country and more of us would live life like this.  The world would be a better place. I recently had the awesome opportunity to take a week off from Family Abstract (thank you to my staff and my Part...
01/13/2013
Stuart Florida Market Report ZIP Code 34994 – Condo, December 2012 Stuart Real Estate Snapshot for ZIP Code 34994, Condo Sales for December 2012 For December, 2012 in the 34994 Zip Code area of Stuart, Florida :   There are currently 153 active condo listings (Unchanged from November).   35 Cond...
01/12/2013
Stuart Florida Market Report ZIP Code 34996 – Residential, December 2012  Stuart Real Estate Snapshot for ZIP Code 34996, Residential Sales for December 2012   For December, 2012 in the Stuart Florida Market Report ZIP Code 34996 Florida : There are currently 151 active listings (Down 6 homes fr...
01/12/2013