Or What’s Gone Wrong With the Appraisal Industry? This could be a long convoluted series of articles, but I’ll try to summarize what’s occurring in the appraisal industry. Yes, we all know of the fallout with subprime loans & homes being grossly overvalued. Short history… Lenders used to work very closely with certain appraisers. As…
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Is True Democracy Dead…
…or is it just time to get rid of the Legislature? In this day and age with lightening speed modern technology, why are we not the one’s making the decision on our future? We put people in office to represent us, but is this really the case? Do they actually represent us or that of…
SunRail: Florida Needs It & It’s Good For You Too!
Earlier this week I spent a couple of days in Tallahassee with the Florida Realtor® contingent for the Great American Realtor® Days, our Legislative Days in which we meet & greet our elected officials and discuss with them what we are supporting and feel is necessary to Florida’s future as well as asking them how…
I’ll Be Baaaaack…..
Yes, it’s been quite some time since I’ve written about real estate and politics on a regular basis. Basically, I’ve just been sitting back and watching what this new administration is doing in efforts to try to correct a very bad situation that we’ve all been enduring. I felt that my cynicism and sarcasm needed…
Marc It Sold!
On March 10, 2009, Marc Grossman, GRI opened Marc It Sold!, a real estate services firm serving the Greater Orlando Central Florida area.
Charlie Crist – The People’s Governor…..
…or at least that’s what he’d like people to think. Guess that’s why he’s named himself that on his website. But Florida Governor Charlie Crist is anything but. He is just a political animal looking for his next appointment. He can’t even get through one term in office and he’s already been vying for one…
Florida’s Homeowner’s Foreclosure Bill of Rights
Recently, Florida State Representative Darren Soto (District # 49 – covering parts of Orange & Osceola counties) introduced legislation entitled, the Homeowner’s Foreclosure Bill of Rights that will hopefully help millions of Floridians that are facing foreclosure. The bill is not a freebie, but would force lenders to renegotiate loans of owner-occupied properties that have…
Numbers, Statistics & the Market – What do they mean to you?
Day in and day out we always hear about numbers. The price of this, the cost of that, the value of those, but what do all these things mean. The fact is numbers and statistics can be misconstrued. On the surface, you may think that they are black and white in character, but the reality…
An Open Letter to My Readers!
It’s not for a lack of something for me to write about, that’s for sure. Part of my reason is because so much has been said about all these issues throughout the media and blogosphere.
The Bailouts of 2008 – Stop Already!!
There’s more that needs to be addressed since writing the previous post, The Bailouts of 2008 – What’s the Cost? Take a few moments to read it if you haven’t. It will shed more light on to what you’re about to read here. OK, good, thanks for reading. The long and short of it is…
Real Estate Morsels
- Market Sales Statistics for the Greater Orlando Central Florida Area – March ’12
- Greater Orlando Central Florida Real Estate Market Sales Statistics for February 2012
- Orlando Real Estate Housing Market Sales Statistics – January 2012
- Winter Park Tries On-Street Dining on Hannibal Square
- Uptown Altamonte Art Expo