Real Estate Edge

Gated Communities, Golf Communities, Retirement Communities in Viera Florida

Agi Anderson — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 20:25:07 +0000

Viera Florida, located in Brevard County, Florida has it all– new home communities, gated communities, golf communities, retirement communities, shopping and top rated schools at every level. What Viera also has, like many cities in Florida, is an abundance of short sales and foreclosures.

New home builders, who also suffer with distressed property sales, provide below market pricing in order to compete with all the short sales and foreclosures. If ever there was a fabulous time to buy, it’s now! With so many neighborhoods priced in so many ranges it becomes difficult to determine property values.

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How to Rent With Bad Credit

Agi Anderson — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 01:32:28 +0000

With all of the short sales and foreclosures taking place borrowers are wondering how to rent with bad credit. Prospective Tenants have their credit pulled as part of the application process prior to the real estate anomaly, a low credit score would result in being declined. However, with the over whelming number of people losing their homes in distressed sales, owners and property managers find themselves making concessions.

2010 Brevard Real Estate Sales and Beyond

Agi Anderson — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:30:22 +0000

Many have the misconception that most of the properties selling in our county are in distress, but according to the Brevard County MLS, 60% of the sales in 2010 were not in distress. The total number of properties sold in 2010 was 6,681, just 266 less than what had sold in 2009.

Despite perception, the market has changed very little in a year’s time. In 2009, 41% of the properties sold were distressed, 2010 shows 40% with the majority of sales in foreclosures, same holds true for sales the previous year.

Although it may not be the best of real… Finish Reading

2010 Brevard Real Estate Sales and Beyond

Agi Anderson — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 21:40:45 +0000

Although it may not be the… Finish Reading

Winning Leadership Strengthening ERA Network

Agi Anderson — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 19:43:30 +0000

Charlie Young, President and CEO of the ERA Franchise Systems was recognized in the Top 100 with Inman News, as one on the most influential leaders in real estate. Young’s leadership is driving ERA’s commitment to develop a Smarter community within the ERA Network. The new face of ERA with its fresh approach states, “We work together, share what we know and find exactly what you’re looking for.” When ERA launched in the 70’s as the Electronic Real Estate Associate, they were the first in the real estate industry to communicate electronically. With Charlie Young at the helm,… Finish Reading

The Advantages of Golf Course Community Living in Brevard

Jerry Goldstein — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 19:25:24 +0000

Brevard County, (the Space Coast), has over 30 golf course properties with a variety of residential choices. Property values in these communities are typically very secure since they are unique, limited in number and offer private member only as well as daily fee open to the public facilities. What’s more, residents can enjoy the extraordinary views of fairways, greens and water fixtures without the cost of membership if they choose to do so. Many people also want to live near a golf course just to utilize their own golf carts for transportation to and from the course and to visit… Finish Reading

Co-Ops….Stay far away as possible

John Wanchisen — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 19:21:31 +0000

This week, I had the pleasure of almost closing a Co-Op in the Palm Bay Area. At first it seemed like a normal closing, buyer was out of town visiting a friend, wanted to buy and pay in cash. I had all the paperwork in order ASAP, wanted to put the offer in before they headed back north, that day! Fortunately my office manager, Dennis Hoffman, was able to catch that selling property in a Co-Op, you are not actually selling or exchanging property, you are selling shares of ownership in the Co-Op. You would think since it is property… Finish Reading

Where in World can you find great ocean front value???

Melanie Mackey — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 19:10:25 +0000

Where can you find ocean front penthouses and single family homes starting at $340,000 for a penthouse and $609,000 for a single family home, that are not short sales or foreclosures? Makes me want to get out my checkbook. Not only reasonable prices but a great area.

Satellite Beach, FL is the bomb!

Beth Schoppaul — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 19:05:19 +0000

After spending 40+ years of my life in Miami, my husband and I decided to find a safer, quieter, and more reasonable lifestyle and a better place to raise our children.

Years of exhaustive search later, we narrowed down where to spend the rest of our lives, Satellite Beach, FL. Now our boys walk, bike ride, and skateboard to their elementary, middle and someday high school. And the beach and Indian river are just blocks away!

Why would anyone want to live anywhere else?

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The Value of Your Franchise!

Brenda Di Santi — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 19:03:14 +0000

Many agents are not harnessing the power that belonging to a franchise brand can give them in the real estate industry and I feel this is a huge error in their business planning. As the real estate industry gets more and more competitive it will be the franchise technology tools that we embrace that will set us apart. With the high cost of marketing today, it is imperative that we seek to understand what technology tools are available to us and how we can utilize them to make our business more profitable. A property never has to much exposure and… Finish Reading

Selling Property begins with Capturing Calls using LeadRouter

Peggy Marlowe — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:42:36 +0000

By Agi Anderson and Peggy Marlowe

If you’re an owner contemplating selling your home, one of the most critical components is attracting and securing the ideal buyer.

Most real estate brokerages promote properties and infiltrate the internet on websites such as the MLS, Realtor.com, CraigsList, Trulia, Zillow and numerous other internet sites. The objective is attracting buyers in search of property. A key element is providing service, when service is requested. The LeadRouter program was designed to do just that and more.

LeadRouter, a web-based program connects a perspective buyer to a Realtor within minutes.
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Looking for a New Laptop?

Nathan Burgdorff — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:14:36 +0000

Buying a new laptop can be a daunting process. There are a slew of different components to choose, including which processor, operating system, and laptop brand you want, as well as the amount of memory (RAM) and storage (hard drive) space to get. Some of these choices are more important than others, and if you aren’t well-versed in hardware, placing priorities can be difficult. Let’s break it down.

The first—and easiest—decision you’ll have to make is which edition of Windows 7 you want. The most commonly available versions are Starter, Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate. For the majority of users,… Finish Reading

UPDATED: The Showcase Report

Leigh Zacrep — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:49:43 +0000

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Hire Certified Professional, CDPE for Short Sale

Agi Anderson — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 19:27:09 +0000

While scanning through Facebook, I came across the post Top 10 Seller Mistakes When Selling Short and the number one reason states not working with an “experienced” real estate professional. Short sales and distressed sales in general, really do require a knowledgeable, certified professional who understands the documentation and the process required by lenders. Certified Distressed Properties Experts (CDPE), who earned this valuable designation are best suited to assist with a distressed property sale.

Submitting a short sale package requires preparation, presentation and constant follow-up. Realtors who have not been properly trained to facilitate a short sale can actually… Finish Reading

SUGGESTIONS FROM MARKETING

Leigh Zacrep — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:12:53 +0000

It’s Important to Have Your Headshot Portrait Done Right…by a Professional

A good headshot is a business essential. It gives you a leg up when it comes to publicity, a professional web presence, or a potential speaking contract. A strong business portrait personalizes your business. People see who you are and are more likely to want to work with you. In contrast, an unflattering, badly posed or technically inferior headshot can work against you. The subconscious questions that may come up are: Does this person take herself seriously? Is she a consummate professional? Will she give my account… Finish Reading

An ounce of prevention…

Chad Buck — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:30:20 +0000

It starts innocent. Slow response times, odd sounds and maybe an occasional “Blue Screen”. Many people do not realize that this is potentially the “death throes” of their computer’s hard drive. But not to worry, you’ve got your trusty backup up to date right? Ask your friends, family and colleagues and I’ll guarantee that those who have a way to backup their data have at least lost their data one time.

With the exception of the latest breed of solid-state hard drives, a hard drive is nothing but a glorified, hi-tech record player. Its disc doesn’t move at 33-1/3 or… Finish Reading

Great News for us!

Jean Burgdorff — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:16:54 +0000

Charlie Young, the President of ERA, presented the following information regarding real estate…

We have some important developments to share with you on the legislative front, and wanted to make sure that you had the correct facts to share with your sales associates as well as the homebuyers and sellers who will be affected by this news.

Late last night, the United States Senate passed an extension of the Homebuyer Tax Credit closing deadline. Known as the “Homebuyers Assistance and Improvement Act of 2010,” the bill was passed by unanimous consent. The extension applies only to transactions that have… Finish Reading

Pictures Are Worth More Than a 1000 Words!

Leigh Zacrep — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:50:57 +0000

A good digital camera is a business essential for real estate agents.

How important are great photographic images for marketing your listings? Having problems with blurred or dark images? Would you like to take better images of your real estate listing? Over the past few years we have seen the dramatic changes the digital age has brought to the Real Estate industry. With this recent technology, a real estate listing can be photographed, transferred to a web page, spliced together in a virtual tour and printed all within hours. Today’s listings are almost immediately available to other real estate agents… Finish Reading

Is the ipad for you?

Barbara Keller — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:18:31 +0000

Is the ipad for You? Only you can decide. I am hooked on it!

Is the ipad the “end all” in mobile devices? Does it replace my notebook computer? Not yet. It is a versatile, fast, light weight device that does many of the recreational things I now do on my notebook computer: music, films, photographs, games, email, playing on the web and reading books, magazines and newspapers etc. I don’t have to carry as many cords or devices when traveling and unless I need to work on spreadsheets and other business projects I don’t have to take the computer.… Finish Reading

3G versus 4G what does it mean to cell phone users

Rich Dugan — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:40:54 +0000

I’m sure you’ve seen the Sprint commercials on TV about 4G. What is 4G and what does it mean to those who have it?

In a nutshell it’s all about the speed at which we can send and receive data on our phones. Have you ever watched a video on youtube only to sit through a stop and go session, waiting for the video to load? This happens because of bandwidth. Usually this means there is not enough of it on one side or the other. Typically the faster the connection the less time we have to wait for things… Finish Reading