11Sep 2010 by Susan Milner No Comments

Cape Coral Strategic Defaults

Cape Coral Real Estate, Cape Coral short sales, Sellers
Strategic Defaults in Cape Coral Florida In Cape Coral, Florida more and more home owners are looking at strategic defaults as an option in this current market place. Whether the owner ends up negotiating a short sale, loan modification or a deed in lieu or just lets the property go back as a foreclosure many are facing this challenge. Being upside down on a house in this depressed economy is definitely stressful to homeowners. Many have lost income, whether completely, or just reduced. Many more are forced to move to other cities or states for work. While some could continue to make their mortgage payments, even if challenging, they are opting to quit making the payments in order to get their lender to work with them on some sort of…
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22Jun 2010 by Susan Milner No Comments

Cape Coral real estate inventory

Buyers, Cape Coral Real Estate, Real Estate Market, Sellers
Cape Coral's real estate market has been less than predictable in recent years; we have had our share of ups and downs.  As real estate professionals there are ways to track the markets progress and predict the changes to come.  This prediction comes in the form of absorption rate.   The absorption rate is the rate in which the market absorbs and eliminates inventory. We have broken down Cape Coral price brackets and what it means to buyers and sellers. Homes in Cape Coral with a price ranging from $0 to $150,000 have turned over 4.5 times in the past 12 months and currently, we have 2.6 months of inventory available in that specific price range. Homes in the price range of $150,000 to $200,000 have turned over 2.3 times in…
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02Jun 2010 by Susan Milner No Comments

Staging you home for success

Sellers
What are the benefits to staging your home? Selling your home in today's market has proven to be a more challenging task.  Inventory continues to be flooded with short sales and foreclosures, that are driving down Cape Coral home values . We need to be more creative than ever, and make your home shine above the rest. Home staging is preparing your home for sale, with a special emphasis on presentation and appearance. Staging a home involves things that will improve the look and feeling of your home, such as design, organization and overall appearance.  The goal when staging is to "wow" the buyer. This will get your home sold quickly and for maximum sales price. Think like a buyer.  Look at your Cape Coral home through the eyes of…
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24May 2010 by Susan Milner No Comments

Hiring a real estate agent

Buyers, Cape Coral Real Estate, Fort Myers Real Estate, Sellers
How to pick the hire the perfect agent. As with anything, the real estate profession is filled with honest trustworthy agents, but there are those who give all hard working agents a bad name, with their lack of knowledge and shady practices. During the real estate boom, every Tom, Dick and Harry wanted to get in on the action and unfortunately many did.  There are countless stories of many of agents that ruined deals, artificially drove up prices and were engaging in fraudulent practices with mortgage brokers and appraisers, all for an extra buck.   Now unfortunately, consumers are having a hard time trusting Cape Coral real estate agents or brokers.  Now that the market crashed, we are left with the real professionals wanting to provide consumers with exceptional service, and…
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17May 2010 by Susan Milner No Comments

Cape Coral Lease Option

Cape Coral Real Estate, Sellers, SW Florida Real Estate
Own a house in Cape Coral and want the most out of it? Consider a Lease Option & Contract.. Cape Coral lease options are a great idea again. Florida Future Realty, Inc. has been receiving a high number of requests for purchasing homes in Cape Coral via lease options. We are in need of more inventory to fulfill the needs of these buyers in Cape Coral. Many of these buyers have unfortunately lost a home in the past few years to a short sale, foreclosure or deed in lieu. They are good people who want to purchase a home they can afford but banks aren’t lending them money, yet. They want a place to call home and are sick of moving every 6-12 months from homes that are also going…
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