The following common home maintenance issues can save time and money. Please give them a try! My toilet is stopped up/clogged. Answer: If you are having trouble getting water to flush down you toilet, it almost always needs to be plunged. If you do not have a plunger we recommend buying one (we don’t recommend…
What should the rental market look like in the coming years?? The rental market should continue to look promising over the next few years. With many homeowners still recovering from the downturn in the economy, in addition to banks slowly releasing REO/Bank Owned properties, the need for rental properties should continue to rise. With many…
NEW YORK – Oct. 19, 2015 – A new study by Make Room suggests that residents of Florida spend too much of their income on rent each month. According to the report, 30.3 percent of Floridians spend at least 50 percent of their monthly income on rent. That makes Florida the most “rent-burdened” state in…
“Rents will stay elevated and vacancies low despite the improvement in the housing market. First-time home buyers are still having trouble returning to the home buying market, despite rising household formation. With lenders requiring higher down payments and complete documentation, these buyers who usually make up over 40 percent of the market are at barely…
WASHINGTON – June 10, 2013 – Ninety percent of renters say they expect to buy a home in the future, but the majority are fearful of their ability to qualify for a mortgage at today’s stringent underwriting standards, according to a new survey conducted by Fannie Mae. In fact, 42 percent of those who intend…
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – April 16, 2013 – Palm Beach County real estate investor Chip Bryan added 35 homes to his expanding cache in the first 60 days of the year. Backed by a private equity fund, he’s in buy, hold and rent mode. And he’s in a hurry. Bryan’s competition is America’s financial…
NEW YORK – April 8, 2013 – If you were strolling through London in the mid-19th century, the odds were good that someone would grab your hat and shout, “What a shocking bad hat!” This would be followed by general merriment and the loss of your hat. It was an Internet meme before there was…
SARASOTA, Fla. – April 11, 2013 – According to a report by BMO Financial Group, Florida’s housing market is on the rebound and Canadian Snowbirds are playing an important role in its recovery. “Beyond the obvious attraction of great weather and beautiful beaches, there are two factors that make Florida real estate an especially good…
By Mary Shanklin, Orlando Sentinel April 4, 2013- Seven of Florida’s foreclosure-filled housing markets are among the nation’s Top 20 metro areas for single-family rental investments, according to a report released today. Ocala was the top-ranked of the Florida metropolitan areas, ranking fourth nationally with a median sales price of $75,357 for a three-bedroom home…
MIAMI – March 8, 2013 – South Florida renters are opening their wallets wider as robust demand has allowed landlords to seize control of the market. The average monthly apartment rental rate in Palm Beach County last year was $1,154, a 4 percent jump since 2008, according to a report this week from CBRE. The…