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Jacksonville Home Values 2011

March 9, 2011

Home Values continue to drop nationwide but there are so many conflicting news stories about the housing market, it’s hard to know what is actually happening.  This graph from Zillow, shows the run up in values and then the fast decline of values to current day 2011.  I like this graph as it doesn’t interpret [...]

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Loan Modification Denied? Short Sale your Jacksonville House

March 1, 2011

HAMP or Home Affordable Modification Program has been a complete failure.  Here are some of the more recent articles on the failures: Home Owners Protesting that it’s a SCAM Only 1 in 4 got mortgage relief And the most honest, realistic article of them all comes from Fox Business:  HAMP UPDATE:  Foreclosure More Likely Than [...]

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Why this Jacksonville home sold in 5 days

February 15, 2011

Why did this home sell in 5 days? The Owner: Fully understanding the competition, the owners of this home made every possible cosmetic repair, curb appeal, and cleaning effort to a home that was already in great condition. The Price: We studied the comparable homes that had sold recently, and priced aggressively from the beginning. [...]

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Promissory Notes and Cash Contributions on Short Sales

January 21, 2011

Short Sale TREND ALERT: Banks are saying “Show me the money”. Promissory Notes and Cash Contributions are becoming very common in Short Sales Over the past few months, I’ve seen numerous request for a Promissory Note and/or Cash Contribution in order to allow the short sale.  Many times this is requested by the investor (Fannie [...]

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Top 5 Reasons to buy our Short Sale Listings

January 12, 2011

Buying a Home in Jacksonville? Have you noticed how many are short sales? Be careful! Not all Short Sales are created equally! Top 5 reasons you should buy our Short Sale Listings: . Sellers are screened: Who wouldn’t want to bail out of an upside down house right?  Well, not everyone can.  In fact, it’s [...]

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Chase Short Sale

December 21, 2010

Chase Short Sale Information Consider yourself lucky if you have a Chase mortgage and you need to complete a Short Sale in Jacksonville Florida. Chase has long been one of the slowest banks to work with in Short Sales, however they have recently started to turn the ship.  They now are attempting to get ahead [...]

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Why I Require a Jacksonville Attorney For Your Short Sale

December 13, 2010

Top 4 reasons I require you to use an Attorney for your Short Sale: Professional Legal Representation vs. Real Estate Agent Representation:  Who would you rather have negotiating with the bank, your short sale attorney or your real estate agent? LARGE amount of money negotiations:  This is not a $1000 credit dispute with your Dillard’s [...]

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To Short Sale or not to Short Sale that is the question

December 11, 2010

Many homeowners are struggling to keep a mortgage paid and at some point the home selling discussions begin.  Not a fun place to be, however it is what it is. The first step is to obviously understand your finances.  Assuming you’ve already completed that and you’ve decided you must sell the house. go to step [...]

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Why Short Sales take so Long

November 17, 2010

A very smart man with plenty of time on his hands, just spent a year trying to track his own mortgage.  I originally heard about this from Fox News, and then found the chart below on ZeroHedge.  Trying to figure this out is nearly impossible.  This is why Short Sales take forever and have become [...]

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Stop Shopping and Start Making Offers on your next Jacksonville Home

November 3, 2010

It’s Time to Stop Shopping and Start Making Offers Working on behalf of the Home Seller, I am present at many of the showings as buyer’s agents bring their buyers through the seller’s home.  I do this as a service for the waterfront real estate owners in Jacksonville, Ponte Vedra, St Augustine, and Orange Park.  [...]

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There are only 2 ways to price a home

September 28, 2010

Priced to Sell Priced to Keep This is one of my Canadian friend’s rule of thumb on pricing, and I fully agree.  In any real estate market cycle, this rule of thumb works.  It’s one of the keys to the success that I have had at liquidating properties for owners or banks who MUST sell. [...]

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Is it a good time to buy real estate in Florida

August 30, 2010

Question of the month: Is it a good time to buy a home in Florida? Much of the web traffic BradOfficer.com receives is from out of state home shoppers looking for waterfront homes in Jacksonville, beachfront homes, oceanfront in Ponte Vedra, etc. Inquiries come from all corners of the U.S. often asking questions about specific [...]

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2485 The Woods Drive East – A new Short Sale Listing in Jacksonville FL

August 13, 2010

This is a great house in The Woods neighborhood just off Hodges Blvd.  Only a few minutes to the beach and very close to the best of the Southsides’ many shopping and dining locations including the St Johns Town Center.  This house has been very well maintained and is in absolute move in condition…..except for [...]

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Who sets the Listing Price on a Short Sale

August 12, 2010

A home is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it and not a dollar more.  The value of the home instantly changes once the purchase is completed through a closing at which time the value changes again. In consulting with many home owners who owe more than their home is worth, we [...]

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Short Sales hold the key to Real Estate Market Stabilization

August 11, 2010

I’ve argued this point many times and I’m not backing down! Real Estate pricing across the United States continue to drop in almost every market.  Yes, I believe it is still too high due to the Supply and Demand principal.  We have too much Supply and not enough Demand which forces prices lower. My Argument: [...]

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Jacksonville FL Highest in Real Estate Price Reductions

August 6, 2010

We are #1 !!! Not that we should be, but we (Jacksonville) are #1 on a recent report for price reductions.  The data showed that out of all the major housing markets in the United States, Jacksonville surged ahead with 54% of all current listings on the market have had a price reduction.  (that’s really [...]

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Jacksonville Waterfront Homes Sales Report through August 2010

August 3, 2010

This report includes the latest sales for waterfront homes in the Jacksonville area. Coverage Area: includes Duval, Clay, and Saint Johns counties. Type of Waterfront Home: Single family homes.   (This does not include waterfront condos or oceanfront condos in Jacksonville, Ponte Vedra, etc) Waterfront Description: Ocean, River, Creek, Canal, or Intracoastal. Date Range: January [...]

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Jacksonville Short Sale REALTOR to list and sell your house

July 29, 2010

Deciding to Short Sale your home is a tough decision, however it is often the smart decision.  Walking away from a home and not working with the bank will have much worse consequences.  So many people don’t know that in Florida, the banks have the right to collect the deficiency in a Foreclosure up to [...]

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Home Sales History – Infographics

July 27, 2010

We hear a lot of mixed messages about the housing market in the United States, the housing marketing in Florida, and in Jacksonville.  It makes it tough to decipher what is true and what is fluff.  The graphic below courtesy of Visual Economics does a great job of showing just what is happening in the [...]

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Home For Sale Listing Expired in Jacksonville – I want to be your 2nd REALTOR

July 19, 2010

I want to be your 2nd REALTOR – Not your 1st! . Over 5500 active real estate agents in Jacksonville and Ponte Vedra which means you probably know someone with a real estate license.  Actually, you may even be related to a real estate agent.  There are so many social obligations to use someone that [...]

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