chrisgriffith on October 22nd, 2009

  Yeah, this just about boils it down to the ugly reality of buying an, reo, foreclosure, bank owned home. If you do not see the video above CLICK HERE.

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chrisgriffith on August 10th, 2009

What is the condition of real estate sales in Bonita Springs and Estero Florida: Short Sale, Foreclosure or Regular?

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chrisgriffith on May 16th, 2009

Notes From A Foreclosed Home Owner The home buyers and real estate agents shopping in the current market see just about everything when dealing with foreclosures or bank owned homes and especially their swimming pools. Sometimes, it is clear that vengeance is all that is left.  Homes are destroyed by the owner because they’re so [...]

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chrisgriffith on April 23rd, 2009

  When Does Selling Personal Property Become Theft? If you’ve recently been shopping or working in the local, fun filled real estate market witnessed what’s going on out there with the bank involved properties. It’s hardly a secret that some home owners take their emotions out on the house as a parting gift to their [...]

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chrisgriffith on March 6th, 2009

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chrisgriffith on November 29th, 2008

What if We’re Not Going to Hell in a Hand Basket? On the heals of my column about how many mortgages are actually being given to buyers of Southwest Florida real estate. This is across the board: Bonita Springs, Estero, Fort Myers, Fort Myers Beach, Lehigh, Cape Coral, North Fort Myers. Read also: Will Banks [...]

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chrisgriffith on March 26th, 2008

(x + 1)2 + (2×2 + x + 1) = Bottom of the Market Everyone knows there are a whole bunch of fence riders out there. Buyers are watching the market, waiting to get in at the “right time”. When is the right time? What magic number is a buyer waiting for or what feeling [...]

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chrisgriffith on March 8th, 2008

It’s that time of the year, citizens of Bonita Springs. Don’t forget that tonight, at precisely 2:00 a.m. your clocks move ahead one hour and the value of your real estate gets moved back to 2004 levels. Check your batteries in your smokes and CO2 detectors, too.

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chrisgriffith on February 24th, 2008

The Bonita Springs Real Estate Chain Gang Yesterday my big, huge, teeth pulling, rock pounding real estate adventure took me on a tour of single family homes with the following criteria: Priced $360,000 and under. Four Bedroom Minimum No Pool No Lake Behind The Home Gated or Deed Restricted Community. Estero Florida area preferred. We [...]

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chrisgriffith on February 18th, 2008

Sellers, Is Your Home a Prize Fighter or a Bench Warmer? Today I will be out with a lovely couple from Wisconsin looking for their Florida home. I try to stay upbeat and not hyper critical of what other agents consider “marketing” but it’s a nightmare, plain and simple. It is literally a struggle for [...]

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chrisgriffith on February 17th, 2008

Grabbing the Short Sale Tiger by the Tail Sometimes nobody wins in a short sale transaction. Face it, it is a tragedy. Sometimes a family’s only option to sell a home is below the price of their current mortgage. It doesn’t really matter why they are selling, it just matters that they’re in the hole [...]

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