Fort Lauderdale Real Estate - Oakland Park Townhome

Villas of Coral Heights - Ft. Laudedale Townhomes 

Not a short sale, Not a foreclosure, simply a well maintained beautiful unit upgraded throughout. Three bedrooms, 3 and 1/2 Baths, wood floors in living room, granite tops throughout. Large spacious rooms in a community of 68 townhomes with a great pool and club area. Right next door to LA Fitness, and tons of restaurants. The owner is prepared to take a loss to make this sale happen. This unit sold for $445,000 in 2005. Best part of the complex, unit has rear views of a single family home neighborhood. This unit will be available for showings starting next week. Priced at less than $150 per square foot, plus a two car gargage, this is a great deal.…

When you look to purchase a Fort Lauderdale Condominium or any Fort Lauderdale Home for Sale, it is natural to attempt to compare every aspect of the property you are considering, with the same checklist of attributes of every other property you see. One aspect I find that is often overlooked is the advantage of buying newer.

When it comes to a condominium you can change the interior of your personal unit but the common elements are up to the building's board of directors. Sometime things like ceiling height are just impossible to change.  When looking at a single family home, simply building codes have gotten tighter since Hurricane Andrew and it is very expensive to bring an older home up to, today building codes.

Many newer properties are built to…

Federal Flood Insurance Update

As of Friday the House of Representative voted to overhaul the federal program which provides flood insurance to many owners of Fort Lauderdale Real Estate.  Over the last few weeks many buyers of area properties were unable to get flood insurance through the federal program and were limited to other often more expensive sources. The change in the program could result in higher premiums for high risk areas that have flooded before. The senate still needs to address the changes and even though buyers will be able to obtain insurance through the program shortly, once again the solution is temporary and will need to be funded again by the federal government.

Thinking about Ft. Lauderdale Real Estate, have a question ? We are…

On 3/2/2010 the Fort Lauderdale MLS reported the sale of 650 San Marco Drive, one of Fort Lauderdale's Waterfront Estates. The property which boasts over a half acre, on a point lot has over 450 feet of prime waterfront.

The home is over 7000 sqaure feet, and contains 5 bedrooms, 6 full and 2 half baths. Originally listed for $13,900,000 and later reduced to $11,900,000 the estate sold for $10,800,000.

The home features luxury finishes throughout including venetian plaster, beamed and coffered ceilings and a chefs kichen. In addition two fireplaces, a wine cellar and a beautiful pool area complete this Fort Lauderdale Estate Home.

When looking for a waterfront Fort Lauderdale Home making things go into the valuation, but purchasing waterfront…

Talk all over the media about real estate at the bottom, as if a line has been drawn in the sand and all areas of our country are the same. I find this amazing. If they were all capable of making perfect timing decisions they all would have bought Microsoft stock 30 years ago, and been long retired, very wealthy. Lets just all accept that marking the bottom of this market is impossible, but properties are being sold for less than would cost to build, simply this is a trend that can't, and won't continue. The best inventory has been selling away for months, the crap is sitting, and sooner or later the best properties at these amazing prices, will simply be gone. If your thinking of buying let me be the first to say welcome to Fort Lauderdale, and with good…

I'm sorry I haven't written in while, but contrary to what the media is saying, we are busy. Our business is ahead of last year and people are buying the bargains to be had in the Fort Lauderdale area. We are working harder than ever, and it is frustrating to see how a correction in the real estate market, has caused banks to stick their heads in the sand, run for cover, and ultimately create a run on real estate and their own banks. I am not smart enough to comment on if the bailout being discussed is the right thing to do, but I have enough common sense to know executives who failed to perform should be given a ticket to Florida instead of a paycheck. We have many bargains that I am sure they can afford. Sincerely I don't blame banks solely for this…

Its been a long time since I wrote and this is one of things I am going to try and commit to do more often. Believe me there is no lack of suggestions or interests just a lack of time. It goes back to the article "I want to buy a steal" where I discuss that everyone still wants one. Well guess what they still do and the media has convinced them that there are 100's of ocean front condos, in foreclosure with a view, in beautiful resort properties sitting along the coast for $100,000. Guess what they don't exsist, but great Fort Lauderdale Condos for Sale do. I am so happy that in this market Realtors or real estate consultants ( how I prefer we be called ) become so much more valuable to these consumers. We can save then so much time, energy, and money. We…

Fort Lauderdale Realtor Originally Published this Article in 2009

I want to buy a "steal"...

This is a line that many Fort Lauderdale Realtors will tell you they hear almost everyday in this new real estate market. Personally I take solace in the fact that we are all hearing it everyday. I am not sure I fully understand the definition of a “steal”, but I find comfort in knowing there are so many potential buyers out there interested in South Florida all looking for one, in Fort Lauderdale Real Estate. With this in mind a link directly to the Fort Lauderdale MLS is called for.

I have asked many clients to help me define a steal. Sometimes it leads to the word foreclosure. So just maybe a “steal” is a property that has been on the market, nobody…