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The Florida Short Sale Assistance Program extended

The Florida Enhanced Short Sale Relocation Assistance Program has been extended to Dec. 12, 2011. 

This program offers enhanced relocation assistance

Income property reality check in South Florida

Fort Lauderdale, Fl.,

Buyers are coming in large numbers with 40K cash to buy income property in South Florida.

Out of 32 properties I sent to a buyer on Thursday, we had to eliminate a large number of them because the were tagged with the over 55+ age requirement, no rentals allowed period, no rentals allowed on the first year., foreclosures with multiple offers, area not accepatable to buyer, and short sales were not an option because he wants to close before the end of the year!

So, "what happened with the good good deals?" .

This Month in Real Estate

Miami and Fort Lauderdale Real Estate Reality Update

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

  I have recently experienced a few transactions that have impacted me significantly. This is not your regular TV Real Estate Reality Show... this is true everyday realtor reality and it was happening all at the same time:

Why Now is the Time to Buy Real Estate in South Florida

 

Pending Home Sales Up But...

Apartment Condo for Rent in Fort Lauderdale Beach

HotPads: 10 states that are better for buyers | Inman News

HotPads: 10 states that are better for buyers | Inman News.

Florida 4th right on that list... !!

New tapas bar set to open this June on East Las Olas

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—May 2011 –Noted Fort Lauderdale Restaurateur Jack Mancini, founder of popular Las Olas Italian restaurant mainstay Mancini’s, is launching M Bar, a 200-seat, 3,500 square-foot global tapas eatery and bar,

To take or not to take: (Stick to YOUR contract)

From time to time I come across instances where the seller wants to take items out of the house that either are attached to the property or they have been simply stated in the contract to be part of the property.