Monika Wilson's (monikawilson) Blog

today I would just like to tell you about my experience in the last few years. Even so I don't wantt to start this posting with a 100 year old history lesson - however, I think we as Agents are missing a major part when we work Real Estate. When I started my Real Estate Carrier (not quiet 100 yea...

Thanksgiving - still a lot to be thankful for  Listening to the media and a lot of people talking and discussing, we could think that times have never been as bad as they are right now. But is that really true? Isn't there a lot to be thankful for? Aren't we just taking the good things all around...

A few month back I had a client who put in an offer on a short sale property. It is a very nice home, fairly new and very exclusive and high quality. It is located on a Fresh Water Canal in SW Cape Coral. This offer was written for $ 310,000 cash. The short selling bank refused to take this offer...

Of course I don't have a crystal ball either. Even so that I am a realtor in Cape Coral since 1994 and have seen the market going up and down. Fact is that the market is going in cycles and that there are indication for experienced Realtors and Buyers and seller when the market is entering a new ...

I do not have a crystal ball either. But I am a full time Realtor in South West Florida since almost 15 years. I have worked thru Buyer's markets (commonly named "bad" market) before and actually under way worse circumstances. At those times the interest rate was above 14% and it was very hard to...

The Real Estate DilemmaHome Made Crises?This is my personal opinion only and may or may not reflect the opinion of fellow Realtors or the company I am working for.  As a Realtor in Southwest Florida since almost 15 years I have seen and worked in both, Buyers and Sellers Markets. Normally it is j...

I am sure that everybody realizes that the Market is at a turning point. Good priced properties are receiving multiple offers again - we did not have that since quiet a while. Buyers and Investors are confident and ready to invest. Beside the "Short Sale" nightmare (here the time between submitti...

Compared to the Real Estate Market: "Is the glass half full or half empty"? We all need to change our thinking and be and act confident that the market is turning around. We and the Media can push the Market up or down. We all know that Real Estate is very sensitive and emotional. A good and a ba...

Almost all Media are reporting about the "bad" housing Market, even here in Southwest Florida. But is the Market really that bad? Florida was and is always a great place to live, work, have a second home, go on vacation or retire. The Job Market is healthy and a lot of companies are investing and...

Almost all Media are reporting about the "bad" housing Market, even here in Southwest Florida. But is the Market really that bad? Florida was and is always a great place to live, work, have a second home, go on vacation or retire. The Job Market is healthy and a lot of companies are investing and...