http://www.sundaymorningtalk.com Florida real estate agents who speak out from Jacksonville to Key West on Sunday morning about current real estate trends in their market place. Thu, 15 May 2008 10:34:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you're putting your [tag]south Florida home[/tag] on the market anytime soon, you may want to rethink those ideas you might have on making a significant expenditure on remodeling. During the housing boom, ambitious projects could recoup as much as 90 cents on the dollar. Not today. The resale value ... http://www.sundaymorningtalk.com/2008/05/15/experts-agree-that-upgrading-your-home-will-help-it-sell-more-quickly/ Listening to desperate South Florida homeowners, members of Congress are promoting legislation to try to stem the tide of home foreclosures and prevent further erosion of property values. The House is considering a bill week that would encourage lenders to refinance troubled home mortgages on easier terms. Backed by the ... http://www.sundaymorningtalk.com/2008/05/13/south-florida-homeowners-appeal-to-legislature/ It's of no surprise to us all that the combined total of [tag]Florida vacation homes[/tag] and Boca Raton investment home sales declined with the overall market in 2007. But, sales of these homes and condos still accounted for 33 percent of all existing and new home sales. This is close ... http://www.sundaymorningtalk.com/2008/05/08/smart-florida-realtors-concentrating-on-second-home-sales/ Investors looking to pick up properties at 35 to 50 percent discounts off previous asking prices need to look no further than parcels within the Miami real estate market. Statistics show that Miami-Dade has the country's largest inventory of unsold, unoccupied condo projects, with 25,000 sitting for sale. That's a ... http://www.sundaymorningtalk.com/2008/05/02/miami-dade-county-condo-opportunites-abound/ Come this November, Florida and Palm Beach County voters will have the chance to express their opinion on a ballot measure that could cut property taxes across the board by an average of 25 percent, or $9.5 billion. As a result, state legislators would need to replace the revenue by ... http://www.sundaymorningtalk.com/2008/04/28/florida-voters-will-decide-on-property-tax-cuts/ A recently released report claims that in terms of global property market transactions, the [tag]South Florida real estate[/tag] ranks 15th worldwide in the level of commercial real estate deals. The same report is among the first to track commercial real estate transactions in major metropolitan areas around the world. A total ... http://www.sundaymorningtalk.com/2008/04/25/overseas-investors-buying-florida-commercial-real-estate/ Hundreds of docks are being built for Palm Beach County real estate now that the federal government has lifted a marine-construction moratorium that had been imposed to protect [tag]manatees[/tag]. While developers say these projects support a vital part of South Florida real estate, environmentalists worry that the onslaught of boats ... http://www.sundaymorningtalk.com/2008/04/21/south-florida-marina-construction-threatens-manatees/ As a [tag]first time home buyer[/tag], you have a lot to learn. Working from a position of not truly understanding the buying process, you must study the housing market, determine what you can afford, secure a loan and select a Palm Beach county home that's a good fit for your ... http://www.sundaymorningtalk.com/2008/04/16/buying-facts-for-first-time-buyers/ The real estate market in Florida college towns have remained relatively stable in this slumping real estate cycle. Students, university employees, and faculty keep apartments filled and form a steady stream of home buyers. In addition, retirees and professionals flock to college towns because they're attracted to the lifestyle and ... http://www.sundaymorningtalk.com/2008/04/12/florida-college-towns-are-a-smart-play-in-real-estate/ While doing a bit of sightseeing, including tours of Windsor and Warwick castles, many South Florida real estate agents are traveling to the UK with their main goals to learn about the market in the United Kingdom and to establish effective referral relationships with agencies here. If a [tag]British real estate ... http://www.sundaymorningtalk.com/2008/04/09/florida-realtors-marketing-to-british-buyers/