Another sign that the State of Florida‘s Department of Financial Services is looking to clean up the industry was announced in the Palm Beach Post Saturday (November 17, 2007)… link to article First American Title Company, the nation’s largest Title Insurance Service Provider, agreed to pay fines of $5Million for setting up 87 “sham” title [...]

Can a very fundamental notion within Modern Economic theory help you make a decision whether to make a move or not in this current Florida Real Estate Market downturn?  There is no doubt that if you’re living in it or renting it out, you want to be sure you’re making a wise financial decision (note [...]

After reading a lot about short sales and those people that love or loathe them, one theme keeps coming up that makes me understand new topics for Continuing Education that would be exceedingly timely right now. So many Realtors show their clients short sale or bank owned properties just to see the Mortgage Broker, Bank, [...]

Lightning struck twice this week.  While speaking to my friend and Realtor Jeanette Neerpat in Coral Springs, Florida… I related to her how I had a client getting a Hurricane Inspection which was shaving 40% off the insurance premium for the house he is purchasing.  She asked me if it was a My Safe Florida Home inspection… [...]

Right now one of the most popular requests that I am hearing is that someone wants to buy a bank owned or short sale property.  These two property types are very similar in that they both entail negotiating with the bank for the ultimate purchase price. The other similarity is that in both instances you [...]