http://www.sundaymorningtalk.com Florida real estate agents who speak out on Sunday morning about current real estate trends in their market place. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:51:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 1. Let’s say that you are shopping for a interest rate for a Florida mortgage and you get out your Sunday newspaper and go to the real estate section to see what mortgage rates are doing that day. You see some 20 different mortgage companies offering different rates saying that ... http://www.sundaymorningtalk.com/?p=624 Cramer on the upside of South Florida Real Estate I would agree with Jim Cramer on the future of the South Florida real estate market. I have seen quite an influx of home sales over the last few months. I am also observing a lot of Europeans and Canadians starting to ... http://www.sundaymorningtalk.com/?p=621 Just how cheaply can you get a weekend Palm Beach County condo? After all, not everybody is in the market for a multimillion-dollar residence, or is ready to spend $1,000 a month on condo fees. With this depressed real estate market, what kind of deals are out there now for ... http://www.sundaymorningtalk.com/?p=620 The [tag]Florida Association of Realtors[/tag] is reporting that a total of 11,200 existing single-family homes changed hands in April. This represents a 20 percent increase over the previous month when 9,330 homes sold. The group also reports that existing condo sales statewide rose 21.6 percent, with 3,900 units sold in ... http://www.sundaymorningtalk.com/?p=619 The go-go era of Palm Beach condo construction may not be seen again for a lifetime, but the downturn in the housing market is not hurting remodelers the way it has stung builders and real estate agents. Firms specializing in remodeling projects tell us that many of their clients are ... http://www.sundaymorningtalk.com/?p=618 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/?p=617 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/?p=616 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/?p=615 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/?p=614 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/?p=613