A New Year Kicks In With Lower Mortgage Rates

The drop in mortgage rates during 2019 marked a dramatic turnaround from the previous year expectations, when mortgage rates briefly reached 5 percent and the Federal Reserve indicated two interest rate increases. Instead, surging trade wars…

MLS ‘Clear Cooperation Policy’ was Approved by the National Association of Realtors® (NAR)

The so-called “pocket listings”, “coming soon” listings and listings marketed on private networks outside the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) have been debated for quite a while. Some believe that keeping listings off the MLS reduces…

Effective July 1, 2019 Florida New Law and its Impact in Real Estate

Florida lawmakers filed more than 3,500 bills in the last legislative session, from which 200 made it through the House and Senate. Some of the new laws are already in effect, some are effective starting July 2019, other will be effective in…

Increase in Florida Home Sales in April 2019

According to the Miami Association of Realtors and the Multiple Listing Service, the total of single-family home sales and transactions in April 2019 increased in comparison with the previous year.   Chairman of the Board Jose Maria Serrano…

Mansion Sales Increase in Florida Due to Weather and Taxes

Money makers in U.S. are fleeing their home states and looking to the Florida luxury real estate market options for a better quality of life, after the Tax Cut and Jobs Act passed by Congress and signed by the president on 2017, set the state…

Buying a Home with Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies?

With the constant change and advance in technology, and being that millennials have all the information, understand how every dollar in their pocket is indebted, and realize that their own national currency is indebted to an-already indebted…

Why Real Estate Buyers Need Title Insurance in Florida

Owning a real estate property represents one of the biggest financial commitments you will incur. Once you have closed on the purchase, your property will become an important portion of your wealth.  The closing process implies several tasks,…

Why You Should Work With Attorney Operated Title Company?

A title company performs several fundamental roles in day-to-day real estate transactions. It generally acts as the intermediary between the buyer, the seller, the insurance company, mortgage lenders, and any other party involved.  Title companies…

Creating Touchpoints Between Buyers and Sellers

The relationship between an agent and buyers is a delicate dance that begins long before the sale and ends long afterward (if it ever ends at all). However, that process can be derailed when you’re not offering buyers the right touch points…

15 Ways for Real Estate Agents to Get Listings

Tough competition. Low listing inventory. Hesitant sellers. There are a lot of things working against real estate agents these days, especially if they’re not doing anything to help themselves. Those who can push themselves to discover the…