Are you like me and need the detailed Orlando Home Market predictions and why I came to my conclusions in this Blog? Grab a cup of coffee, I’ll try and keep this brief, but the real estate market isn’t exactly the most simple thing to explain.

First: When predicting anything, one has to make certain educated assumptions based on the data one is looking at. My assumptions are:

- The real estate market is cyclical, and we can look to the past to help predict...

There are a lot of things that will be changing in the coming months. The Home Buyer Tax credits will expire at the end of April, new FHA guidelines will come into effect, and we may see interest rates jump between 1% and 2%! Many of you probably know about the $8,000 and $6,500 credit expiring for those not under contract to buy a home by April 30th, and a few of you may even be so astute to know about the FHA changing their guidelines making it harder to get approved for a mortgage. But I think...

Unfortunately it’s time for me to write one of my boring statistical posts….. so I’ll step out of character and keep it brief, or at least try too...

I’m a numbers guy, numbers don’t lie. If you can see the patterns in them and connect the dots you can find the answers to some very interesting things…or even find an answer to something you never thought to ask!



This evening I was just browsing through the monthly market report published...

That’s right Mr. Seller, I am NOT going to sell your home….seriously! Heck legally I can’t sell your home, you own it, I can’t sell something I don’t own! But in reality, the statistics show that the agent you hire has about a 5% or less chance (depending on price range and location of your house) they will sell your home without a buyer agent on the other end. I hear a lot of people complain about their agent that “they NEVER show my house!” but if your agent took the time to explain the best...

Let’s hope! For those of you sitting under a rock the past year, if you haven’t owned a home in the last 3 years you are eligible to receive $8,000 from Uncle Sam if you buy a home before November 30th 2009.

Thus far this program has actually be one of the most successful stimulus programs out there….more stimulative than cash for clunkers in my opinion even if it hasn’t received as much press. If you’ve been working with me over the past 6 months as a buyer you would have...