Rent or buy? This is a question that millions of people face when it comes to deciding where -- and how -- they will live. Many more people will be facing this question in the coming months as graduation season gets into full swing and young people everywhere begin...
Month: May 2013
Thank you flippers? The old real estate investment idea is back
Most of our South Florida readers have probably heard the term "flippers." No, it doesn't refer to the fins of the dolphins swimming off the coast, but instead to investors who purchase real estate intending to renovate and update the property, and then sell it for a...
Rising values in South Florida also mean rising property taxes
Take the good with the bad, weigh the pros and cons - most of our South Florida readers have heard these clichés before. However, when it comes to deciding on when - or if - the timing is right to jump into the steadily improving residential real estate market,...
Investors still eyeing South Florida real estate
For millions of Americans throughout the country, buying a new home is one of the most exciting times in life. An individual or family sits down at the real estate closing, signs all of the appropriate documents and are given the keys to their new home. Most people...
Celebrate the real estate closing – but not for too long
Imagine what it is like for a person to be placed in a position where they have to sell their house in today's national housing market. For millions of people throughout the country, this point in time can be a depressing one. Not only will many people have to face...