Plan Your Dream Kitchen For Your Fort Lauderdale Real Estate Home Or Condo

 

At one time or another, everyone had dreamed of designing their own kitchen in their Fort Lauderdale real estate home or condo. In this article, we will talk about some design ideas, some basic layouts common to all kitchens, and also some common mistakes to avoid while you plan your kitchen masterpiece. Read more

In The Fort Lauderdale Real Estate Market Your Home IS Your Castle, Florida Homestead Exemption

In the Fort Lauderdale real estate market and throughout the State of Florida, your home is truly your castle, a castle that is bulletproof and impenetrable by creditors. The Florida Constitution exempts homestead property from levy and execution by judgment creditors. Read more

Hey Everybody In The Fort Lauderdale Real Estate Market There Might Be A New Sheriff In Town

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Here in the Fort Lauderdale real estate market we may be seeing a new sheriff. The union representing 1,400 Broward sheriff’s deputies today endorsed Sheriff Al Lamberti, who is running for a four-year term after being appointed to the job after the demise of former Sheriff, Ken Jenne. Read more

Fort Lauderdale Real Estate Prices Drop Even Further

Here’s some information that I bet you won’t find on any other real estate blog, or real estate agent’s website anywhere in the Fort Lauderdale real estate market. Heck, I doubt you’d see any agent in South Florida coming anywhere near this information. That’s because it terrifies them.However, on the other hand, it makes me smile. It should make you grin quite a bit as well.

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Foreclosures With The Stars

Although it sounds like it would make for a pretty good reality television show, the problem with the premise is that it’s actually ..well…too real. Well many people have adored celebrities. People beome obsessed with celebrity and want to know what celebrities are wearing, where are they eating, what are they wearing, who are they dating, even who has been arrested.

So in an effort to have the Fort Lauderdale Real Estate Blog be a little like the “Smoking Gun” crossed with TMZ, I bring you today, “Celebrity Foreclosures”.

The clubhouse of foreclosure is not an exclusive one. No all access passes needed here. Foreclosures are’nt just for middle or urban America. Foreclosures have gone Hollywood!

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For instance let’s look at mega, or formerly mega, selling music artist Michael Jackson. He had an illustrious career and amassed a multimillion dollar fortunes with his videos and music. But unfortunately a lawsuit here a little boy in the closet there and a career in the toilet coupled with a lifestyle that needs to be fueled by millions of dollars and soon you have Jackson, and other stars knee deep in the same mortgage crisis that is gripping the rest of the nation.

“Celebrities just like normal American citizens can be living paycheck to paycheck too and can get in over their head,” said RealtyTrac Inc. Vice President of Marketing Rick Sharga. Read more

Fort Lauderdale Real Estate On The Waterfront Series | The Attractions

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No, we’re not showing old Marlon Brando movies. We’re talking about the Fort Lauderdale real estate market’s intracoastal waterways. The Intracoastal Waterway (ICW), stretches for more than 1,000 miles from Norfolk, Virginia to the Florida Keys…but it’s the finger canals of the ICW here in South Florida that have Fort Lauderdale dubbed the “Venice of America”. Read more

Fort Lauderdale Real Estate Foreclosure Expert Offers Free Consultations

I just heard about a foreclosure support group that was featured on CNN. It’s Called “Moving Forward”. Moving Forward is a non-profit peer-based support group for distressed homeowners whose goal is to goal is to help homeowners cope with the stresses created by the foreclosure process, and to educate homeowners of available options when navigating through the foreclosure process.

What is really interesting about Moving Forward is that it was created by was created by homeowners who are losing their house to foreclosure for other homeowners in very similar situations.

Each month, Moving Forward hosts meetings for the entire group wherein guest speakers, who are industry professionals, make presentations and hold prominent discussions on real estate, tax liability, short sales, personal finance, bankruptcy, and how to avoid foreclosure scams.

 

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After hearing about this group I realized that it is an absolute shame that groups like these across the Country are not formed and spearheaded by real estate agents. After all, if we use the National Association of Realtors own statistics, nearly 90% of those in foreclosure had their homes sold to them by Realtors. Where are the agents who are lending a hand to help these distressed homeowners?

I am not by any means blaming ALL Realtors for the state of the housing industry but let’s be realistic. Read more

Just The Facts Please About The New Housing Relief Bill

Senate Approves Measure, but Critics Say Law Unlikely to Prevent Most Foreclosures

“This is not the end of the housing crunch,” said Jared Bernstein, a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute. “Housing prices have already fallen 15 percent and they need to fall 10 percent more. This bill isn’t going to change that equation.” Read more

Fort Lauderdale Real Estate Short Sale Tips, How To Do A Short Sale Tip 1

We have been getting tons of emails and calls from homeowners in the Fort Lauderdale real estate market who are in some stage of foreclosure and need to sell their home. They are finding out, much to their surprise, that they owe more than the home is worth. They are also finding out that their agent has no real clue how to correctly execute a short sale. So we have created this Short Sale Tip Series to educate those homeowners in trouble. Read more

Fort Lauderdale Real Estate Mortgage Report & Mortgage Rate Update July 22, 2008

When you are looking to by your Fort Lauderdale real estate home or condo you are going to want to get the best mortgage rates that you can find. While you are searching for your Fort Lauderdale real estate home or condo it will be much easier if you know in advance that you are approved for a mortgage and you know that you can buy the home you desire. Read more