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Real Estate Agent - La Rosa Realty, LLC. - SL3246400

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2015 

While the stated purchase price of a home in Central Florida is the starting point in an offer to purchase, other details of the offer determine the true costs to the buyer and the true proceeds to the seller. These details, along with the price, become points of negotiation.The most obvious, com...
01/26/2015
  Forbes.com crowned the following 10 housing markets as    2015's Best Buy Cities:   1. Austin, Texas   Average home price: $261,923 Annual price growth: 12% Population growth (2010-2013): 8.9% Annual job growth: 3.6%   2. Provo, Utah   Average home price: $211,273 Annual price growth: 6% Popula...
01/26/2015
 Median Price  *The median price of all existing homes combined sold in December 2014 — $170,000 — is a 6.25% increase from the $160,000 median price recorded in December 2013. *The median price for “normal” existing homes sold in December is $194,900, an increase of 5.35% from the median price o...
01/24/2015
Properties are moving very well in the short term rental market of Orlando/Kissimmee/Davenport, Florida.  New build resort communities are popping up in some terrific locations.  Some new communities are: Encore Club Reunion; Storey Lake; ChampionsGate (this has been a hot one for almost 2 years ...
01/20/2015
Foreign Buyers Up Their Stake in U.S. Housing Market Daily Real Estate News | Wednesday, July 09, 2014 l Realtor Magazine International buyers continue to flock to the U.S. to purchase and invest in properties. Favorable exchange rates, affordable home prices, and rising affluence abroad is drivi...
01/19/2015
Florida continues to dominate the international buyer market share Wednesday, July 16, 2014   - Orlando Regional Realtor AssociationFavorable exchange rates, affordable home prices and rising affluence abroad continue to drive international buyers to the U.S. to purchase properties and make real ...
01/19/2015
Closing on a property will be the same if you are in state purchaser or out of state. If there's no financing involved and it's a standard resell, you can close in as little as 5-7 days (if the title is clear), the average for a cash purchase is 14-21 days. If you have financing, your lender will...
01/18/2015
Take the time to find the area that best fits your needs and interests.  If you have children, look for the school systems that have ratings which are acceptable to you.  In addition, there are various schools that specialize in curruculums; magnet schools, etc.  If specific extra curricular acti...
01/18/2015
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I apologize for any issues reading the blogs from today.  There may be A's in the posts, this is because all my posts were from my Trulia blog which must be moved to some other source before Jan. 21st since Trulia is eliminated the blogs from their sites.  My assistant copy/pasted exactly as sugg...
01/17/2015
Not all the properties listed on Trulia are for sale. You have to look closely and know what to look for.  Trulia is a wonderful website and offers great information.  However, when looking at property, you should pay attention to a key factor when reviewing this data.Look above and to the right ...
01/16/2015
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