Miami Appraiser – South Florida Real Estate Showing signs of stabilizing

April 7, 2010

Focus One Appraisal – According to Greater Real Estate of Miami Beach Association (RAMBA) pending home sales are showing double digit growth from the previous year as reported by CBS4. Condo under contract are up 81.5%! While single family activity rebounded by 47%.
Many believe the increased activity is in response to depressed asset pricing, continued [...]

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Miami-Dade FL Real Estate Agents: How To Turn You Business Card Into A Lead Generating Magnet!

March 23, 2010

http://www.focusoneappraisal.com/ – Miami-Dade FL Real Estate Agents: How To Turn You Business Card Into A Lead Generating Magnet!

Episode # 67: Michael Krisa shares a simple strategy that will easily make your business card generate more leads and more sales. The examples of what Michael uses are below:

 

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Miami-Dade Property Appraiser – Dade County 2009 Property Tax Appeal Hearings to First Begin Next Month!

March 18, 2010

www.FocusOneAppraisal.com Miami Appraiser. The Miami-Dade Valuation adjustment board plans to begin hearing 2009 property appeals next month according to the Miami Today News.
2008 appeals numbered about 100,000 cases and 2009 has over 143,000 filings. Miami-Dade County has 33 special magistrates to hear the cases. The appeal filings spike began in 2007. Many believe commercial properties [...]

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Miami Dade Appraiser – Trump Fort Lauderdale Property Facing Foreclosure! Broward Real Estate Appraiser

March 16, 2010

www.FocusOneAppraisal.com The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported that Trump International Hotel & Tower faces a foreclosure action. Many of the Trump properties in South Florida involve licensing of the Trump brand.
Plans for a 95 unit property called Trump Las Olas never materialized. There is a Trump Hollywood & several Trump properties in Sunny Isles Beach in [...]

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Miami Dade Appraiser FocusOneAppraisal.com New Program to pay lenders/homeowners to sell at a loss

March 12, 2010

Miami Dade Appraiser The Times reported that the Obama Administration has setup a plan to pay lenders and homeowners to sell a property for less than what is owed, also known as a short sale.
The bank would get $1,000, a 2nd mortgage can get $1,000 and the walk-away homeowner would get $1,500. The article reflects [...]

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www.FocusOneAppraisal.com Miami Appraiser – RealtyTrac” Florida foreclosure activity up in February!

March 11, 2010

Miami Multifamily Appraiser www.FocusOneAppraisal.com The South Florida Business Journal reported that foreclosure activity increased nearly 15% for February over the previous month in the Sunshine State.
RealtyTrac reflects that Florida continues to be at the top of the nations foreclosure activity with over 54,000 properties receiving a filing in February.
Last month, Fannie Mae opened a homeowner [...]

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Miami Appraiser FocusOneAppraisal.com – Home Buyers should be aware of surrounding uses! Multifamily Appraiser

March 8, 2010

Miami Appraiser, Home buyers including condo seekers have to be on the lookout for the not so obvious when looking at a property. Take a look at surrounding land uses, present and past.
A large development in Palm Beach County, Acreage, home to 15,000 homeowners who got caught owning a nightmare. The area has a unusually [...]

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Miami Appraiser FocusOneAppraisal.com – South Florida Pending Home Sales on the rise

March 5, 2010

Miami Multifamily Appraiser – The Realtor Association of Miami and the Beach has a reported a rise in January pending home sales in South Florida. There was an increase of 9% in Miami-Dade County and 4.7% increase in Broward.
Properties priced under $250,000 and the 1st time tax credit are believed to be the primary drivers.

This [...]

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http://www.FocusOneAppraisal.com Miami Appraiser, South Florida Banks Tighten Commercial Lending

March 3, 2010

Miami MultiFamily Appraiser, South Florida Banks loaded with commercial real estate loans are requiring lower loan to value ratios, reviewing borrowers cash flow and in some cases inspecting the property themselves.
The Miami Today reports a typical loan to value at 50% compared to 80-90% a few years ago.
Just yesterday, it was reported that Bank of [...]

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Miami Appraisal – South Florida Foreclosures Falling, FAST!

March 2, 2010

Miami Multi-Family Appraiser. South Florida had 19% fewer foreclosure filings in February compared to the same period a year ago the South Florida Business Journal reported.
The Miami-Dade Clerk reports January 2010 filings at 4,127 compared to January 2009 which had 6,063, a 32% decrease for Miami-Dade County.
In actions to help alleviate the backlog of foreclosures, [...]

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