Although Tax Day came and went on April 15th, there are plenty of reasons to smile—especially if you’re lucky enough to own a home on Florida’s Suncoast. Between the breathtaking beaches, vibrant cultural scene, award-winning restaurants, and year-round outdoor activities like golf, boating, tennis, and pickleball, homeownership here [...]

When it comes to selling or purchasing a homestead property, it is important to consider certain questions regarding rights. In Florida, marital status and titles of homestead properties fall under certain laws and actions of the state constitution. In the latest TitleTalk for Q2 2022, we explain the importance of Sales Associates and loan [...]

GENERAL MARKET

The first quarter of 2021 was largely a continuation of the trends that closed out the year prior – low levels of inventory and high levels of demand that gradually bumped up home values 17% and caused a 27.4% decrease in time on market. Throughout the first quarter, however, new listings coming to market are also on an [...]

One of the more prominent customer questions to come out of the acceleration of our Gulf Coast real estate market is "what makes today different from the boom years of the early 2000s?" Looking just at the numbers without context, it's easy to understand how it could look like we're headed toward a bubble. Drayton Saunders, President of [...]

We’ve always felt that you never want to be the smartest person in the room — rather, it’s much better to be in a room full of smart people. That’s exactly why we’ve made it a priority to embrace our affiliation with Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, or LeadingRE for short. LeadingRE is a brain trust of successful, [...]

We had a great turnout for our last Virtual Open House and are doing it again. Come to our next virtual event on Sunday, May 31st from 2 PM - 3 PM EST.  What’s a virtual open house? It’s your chance to view properties for sale from the comfort of your own home. We will post links online to all participating agents' live tours as they’re [...]

It is time for Florida residents to start thinking about filing for homestead exemption. In our first newsletter of 2020, we're breaking down the benefits and requirements of this money saving measure. Here is a little refresher, so you can check it off your list. [...]

Heading into the second quarter, the uptick in activity from pent-up demand in March quickly whittled away the high inventory numbers seen at the beginning of 2019. This left Q2 as a balanced market where a slowing of inventory creation gradually shifted the market to favor the seller by end of June. Overall, this behavior is in line with [...]

Knowing and understanding the importance of critical dates in a contract are necessary to avoid risk and liability — not only to a buyer, but to the agent and the brokerage. In this blog, we address the most commonly seen risks and potential liability when writing a 2-week contract in a real-life example recently closed by [...]

Each year, Southwest Florida’s busiest quarter for tourism takes place between January and March as sun-starved northerners make their annual pilgrimage here to escape plunging temperatures and frozen precipitation too often measured in feet. Knowing that so many visitors are here, many would-be [...]