Humanizing The Buyer and The Offer A fax to email showed up the other day and I opened it to find a cancelation of an offer for one of my listed properties. Having buyers get cold feet isn’t that unusual these days. Heck, if the Dow goes down 200 points on a random Tuesday buyers [...]
Shouldn’t Real Estate Buyers Actually Buy? Never will your home seem to be instantly sold more so than the day you mention to your friends, neighbors or colleagues that you’re putting it on the market. Suddenly, it seems people come out of the woodwork that really, really secretly loved your home and have always wanted [...]
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The Road to First Time Home Ownership As anticipated the month of March belonged to the first time home buyers. About fifty three percent of all closed sales in the Sunshine MLS were under $200,000. Short sales and foreclosures accounted for about thirty seven percent of the under $200,000 sales. If you’re considering buying a [...]
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Real Estate Not Worth Fighting Over In the last few years the Bonita Springs real estate market has had some major changes and adjustments. The short sale, pre-foreclosure and foreclosure properties alone have hit the market in massive volume upsetting the system. Everyone has heard the belly aching and complaining that real estate agents, me [...]
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If you don’t see the video above click **here** for background music while you read. There must be 50 ways to leave your lover, so said Paul Simon. There are probably just as many ways to do a real estate market report, too. Here’s how I do my monthly Bonita Springs real estate market reports: [...]
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Hi Chris, this is Sally Saleslady and you showed my Bonita Beach condo yesterday. I was just wondering if you had some feedback. Most buyers and sellers of Bonita Springs real estate don’t know that conversations like this take place. Listing agents will call the agent that showed the property to see if there is [...]
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As-Is with The Right To Inspect | Bonita Springs Real Estate Sometimes homes in Bonita Springs are sold “As-Is”. What is an “As-Is” sale? Well, it’s kind of what it sounds like. Typically the purchase offer is written on an “As-Is” language specific contract which also gives the buyer the right to have the home [...]
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It’s Just an Offer, Not an Insult Sometimes a buyer’s offer isn’t received so well. Seller’s may still have in their mind that their home is not only worth what they paid for it, but even more. If it’s been said once, it’s been said a million times. A home has to appraise to close [...]
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Buyer to Assume CDD Community Development District A Community Development District (CDD) is a local, special purpose government authorized by Chapter 190 of the Florida Statutes as amended and is an alternative method for managing and financing infrastructure required to support community development. Real Estate in Lee County, which includes the cities of Bonita Springs, Estero [...]
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Which is Worse Being a Chic or a Real Estate Agent? Saturday open houses with a bright blue sky are usually a bust, but today I actually had more than a few visitors. I ran out of flyers, as a matter of fact. Traffic was good in spite of the picture perfect weather I was [...]
Student Housing in Estero Florida | FGCU College Housing Bonita Springs Student Housing With the recent price adjustments of Bonita Springs real estate and Estero Florida homes and condos, the cost savings of housing your kid, plus appreciation, may make college town real estate a fairly wise investment to consider. Condominium complexes with excessive inventory, [...]
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Bonita Springs Short Sale Checklist Chris Griffith is a licensed Bonita Springs real estate agent and not a tax attorney, real estate attorney or C.P.A. Anyone that is faced with foreclosure or a short sale should seek the advice of a real estate attorney and tax professional. This article is provided only as a guideline [...]
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