Buyers and investors are finding great bargains on Boca Raton short sales in most neighborhoods and price ranges. A short sale is a pre-foreclosure that has not gone through the formal Florida foreclosure process yet. Right now, a foreclosure is taking up to two years from the time it is processed. A short sale can be bought before the lender takes possession of the property with the seller’s lender’s permission. Since the owner is still in possession of the property, short sales tend to be in better condition that REO properties. While there is never a guarantee that the seller’s lender will accept a short sale offer, understanding how the process works and working with a local Boca Raton Realtor increases your chances of successfully securing a

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Selling Your Boca Raton Short Sale

 

Here are some useful tips for Boca Raton sellers to increase your chances of a successful short sale:

 

Use a Boca Raton Short Sale Realtor

An experienced Boca Raton short sale Realtor understands the short sale process and can assist you with attracting the right buyer by marketing your home to serious and qualified cash buyers who are looking for investment opportunities. The Realtor will explain the short sale process to the buyer and keep them up to date on the status of the transaction to make sure they are truly committed to waiting for a response from your lender and closing the deal.

Price Home Properly

Because your Realtor understands the market conditions in your Boca Raton

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Laura Trebatch joins "The Champagne & Parisi Team"

The Champagne & Parisi Team is proud to announce the arrival of Laura Trebatch. Laura is a Premier Boca Raton Realtor in South Florida. She builds lasting client relationships, and as a result, the majority of her business is referrals from her clients. Her knowledge of the South Florida Real Estate Market has led her to be featured in the Sun Sentinel and on NBC’s "The Today Show".

Prior to her real estate career, Laura was an Assistant Vice President of Sales for a commercial bank (retail division). During this position, she became an expert in consumer sales and marketing, which combined with her integrity and strong work ethics, have made her a sought after real estate agent. . She has the

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Tips for Foreign Buyers Purchasing Boca Raton Real Estate Affordable Boca Raton real estate has been attracting foreign investors to our area for the past four to five years. One reason is they have more purchasing power because Boca Raton home prices are so affordable and their money is worth so much more here than in their own countries. With the U.S. economy rebounding and the dollar expected to strengthen, more foreign investors are expected to purchase Boca Raton and surrounding area real estate. A Few Things That You Should Know Investors should have a long term strategy and research market prices and neighborhoods first before making any decisions. The easiest way to do find out Boca Raton home sale prices is to work with an…

A Good Start - the Use of an Attorney in a Real Estate Transaction

By James N. Reyer, Esquire

Most of us know the old lawyer joke “What do you call 1,000 lawyers at the bottom of the ocean? A good start!”, but once one gets past the initial dislike the average person may have for attorneys, one can actually see that the use of a Boca Raton real estate attorney is a good start to your real estate transaction. Your real estate sale or purchase is probably one of the largest financial transactions of your life - just like you would not act as you own dentist and drill out a cavity in a tooth, you should not act as your own attorney.

The first point that needs to be understood is that the attorney in a real estate transaction represents you!…

February Florida Homes Sales Rise

 
The latest report from the Florida Realtor Association reveals that home sales increased by 13% in February 2011 compared to the same time last year. There were a total of 13,701 homes sold during the month of February 2011 opposed to 12,164 sold in February 2010. Home prices are still down 2% from a year ago though. The median sales price for an existing Florida  home during February 2011 was $121,900. It was $124,500 in February 2010. Boca Raton Realtors have been seeing a lot of activity in the market since the beginning of the year. Cold temperatures and winter storms have brought snowbirds from the Northeast and other parts of the country as well as Canada steadily down to South Florida and the Boca Raton area…

More Canadians have been purchasing Boca Raton real estate for the past four years as a result of Boca Raton and South Florida homes prices dropping as much as 30% to 50%. Canadian snowbirds are finding terrific values in foreclosure, short sale and resale homes in our South Florida area and across the state. In fact, The Florida Realtor Association recently reported on a survey prepared on behalf of the BMO (Bank of Montreal) conducted by Leger Marketing  that found one in five Canadians are now considering purchasing property in the United States because of the affordable and lower home prices and the strong Canadian dollar. Boca Raton and South Florida have always been one of the most popular areas for Canadian snowbirds, U.S. snowbirds and retirees to…

Boca Raton - FHA Loans, A Great Choice for Buyers

If you are looking for FHA real estate in Boca Raton we have put some valuable information together for you. According to a recent survey from the Home Buying Institute, 87% out of 12,000 potential buyers are planning on applying for an FHA home loan in connection with their home purchase. The survey revealed that close to 54% of those buyers said the reason they prefer an FHA loan is the low minimum down payment required. With an FHA loan, buyers only need to put a minimum down payment of 3.5% of the total purchase price compared to a conventional loan that requires a 20%-30% down payment. That is a huge difference for buyers who don’t have a huge down payment saved, but want to take advantage of

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Phenomenal 2 bedroom, 2 bath penthouse corner unit with golf course view at Whitehall at Camino Real just reduced to $125,000.  It’s the lowest priced unit in thebuilding. Hurry won’t last! For more details, please contact Sheri Bell Hack, The Boca Home Team, at Lang Realty, 561-271-0029

Boca Raton real estate sales are on the rise. According to data released by the Florida Association of Realtors (FAR) on January 25, 2010, Florida’s existing home sales rose in December 2009 by 33% for a total of 14,630 homes sold statewide compared to 11,013 homes sold December 2008. Home sales rose 4.3% over December 2009. This makes 16 months that sales activity has increased in Florida statewide.   Condo sales rose 91% compared to December 2008 and there was a 22% increase in condo sales over November 2009. The FAR also reported a 91% increase in statewide sales of existing condos in December compared to the previous year’s sales. Statewide existing condo sales for December 2009 rose 22% over condo sales in November 2009.

The median

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