http://www.robinashley.com Fort Lauderdale Real Estate | Fort Lauderdale Homes | Fort Lauderdale Condos Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:03:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en No seriously. Close your eyes and tell me what you think South Beach would look like and become if casinos were allowed? C'mon, tell the truth..it makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up doesn't it. Can You Imagine Casinos On South Beach? In today's Sun-Sentinel, Michael Mayo ... http://www.robinashley.com/2008/10/05/casinos-in-south-beach/ Why is it that some have a problem with change? Yes, there is some value in nostalgia but we are talking about real estate. Here in Fort Lauderdale there is an outdated, small hotel that has been slated for demolition and the land it sits on has a proposed development ... http://www.robinashley.com/2008/10/05/cortez-hotel-development-fort-lauderdale/ Last week we featured Atwater's opponent. This week we highlight the campaign of incumbent State Senator Jeff Atwater. Stopping short of an actual endorsement, I have to give a thumbs up to anyone who stands for lowering taxes and keeping government out of our pockets. ShareThis http://www.robinashley.com/2008/10/01/jeff-atwater-florida-state-senate/ As it seems the bailout in some form or another is imminent, one thing is for certain. Banks are going to be more motivated than ever to mitigate their losses and to dump as many non-performing assets off of their books as possible. This means liquidating REO properties and also ... http://www.robinashley.com/2008/09/30/short-sale-questions/   21stAnnual Las Olas Art Fair Offers $15 Million Of Art On October 4th & 5th. It seems like just yesterday that I met art fair Impresario Howard Alan.  He had produced his first art fair for the Las Olas Association and it was a big hit with the visitors and ... http://www.robinashley.com/2008/09/28/las-olas-art-fair/ Communities in the Fort Lauderdale real estate area and throughout South Florida market, hit hardest by the foreclosure epidemic are slated to receive tens of millions of federal dollars to fix abandoned and foreclosed properties and help low- to moderate-income people buy homes. ShareThis http://www.robinashley.com/2008/09/27/the-socialist-initiative-continues-as-millions-allocated-for-foreclosed-homes-in-fort-lauderdale/ [flv:http://www.robinashley.com/videos/clambake.flv 300 250] The 7th annual Hollywood Beach Clambake, is a three day seafood and music festival. Come experience the recently renovated Hollywood Broadwalk. This FREE event is an all American celebration! Enjoy a bounty of fresh seafood and classic beachside fun with live concerts on the sand and entertainment for the ... http://www.robinashley.com/2008/09/25/the-hollywood-beach-clambake/ Oh I finally understand the National Association Of Realtors advertising campaign. Silly me, I needed to read between the lines. "It's a great time to buy a home...if you're white!" Another agent is charged with being a racist. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it ... http://www.robinashley.com/2008/09/24/its-a-great-time-to-buy-a-homeif-youre-white/ If you're a real estate investor, real estate agent or a homeowner in foreclosure, you need to be aware of a new law going into effect on October 1, 2006. Many of the clients that we have have been asking us lately what this new law is all about. The ... http://www.robinashley.com/2008/09/24/foreclosure-rescue-fraud-prevention-act/ [flv:http://www.robinashley.com/videos/beckschiff.flv 300 250]How Bad Is It Going To Get? Like Glenn Beck said,  "We're Either Capitalists Or We're Not". While the National Association of Realtors waxes poetically optimistic, many prominent financial experts are saying we are in really bad shape. I love this line in the video above spoken by ... http://www.robinashley.com/2008/09/22/the-700-billion-bailout-that-isnt/