Our readers in South Florida are probably getting used to seeing mixed reports regarding the local real estate market by now. The almost unprecedentedly strong rebound of the residential real estate market that has been occurring over the last several years appears to...
Month: December 2016
What should South Florida residents know about selling a home?
Although previous posts here have pointed out that the residential real estate market in South Florida has been slanted in favor of sellers in recent years, it has become clear that the market is beginning to balance out. For some people, that means that the time is...
Is it still popular to “flip” homes in South Florida?
Many of our readers probably remember how some degree of ire was directed at so-called "home flippers" during the depths of the housing crash and the early years of the slow recovery. Home flippers were viewed by some as get-rich-quick investors, buying a piece of...
Changes in the community can lead to surprises in real estate
Many of our readers in South Florida have heard the famous quote that "change is the only constant in life." While this saying obviously applies to a wide variety of situations that can pop up, it is definitely an accurate assessment of most real estate markets...
Conflicting data in the latest residential real estate reports
Many real estate experts in South Florida are keeping a close eye on a number of indicators that may help them to decipher where the market is headed over the course of the next couple of months. Among the many factors, there are few that are obvious: the number of...