This is a long post, and is provided courtesy on the National Association of REALTORS® and

Orlando Regional REALTORS®. 
The information is valid, now more than ever.

Surveys show that many homeowners and homebuyers are not aware of the true value a REALTOR® provides during the course of a real estate transaction. 
 
The [...]

Prices have declined to 2003-2004 levels and are bottoming out. You don’t have to pay an over-inflated price.
There is still a little room to negotiate with the sellers.
Interest rates are a historic lows, but Treasury has already stated the interest subsidies will go away next spring.
Tax credits of $6500 to $8000 are still available [...]

Yesterday, I finally got around to evaluating the Sun City Market by housing type. ie Single Family vs Condominium. I used the last six weeks of MLS data for this. (9/1/09-10/14/09)
I have long felt that the single family home is more desirable to most of the buyers who come to Sun City, but have never [...]

Who do you know that is looking to buy or sell real estate in the next 6 months? Contact me and I can either help them locally or refer them to a competent real estate agent through my extensive network of agents nationwide.
Jim Little, Your Sun City REALTOR

When you google something like “homes for sale in…” or “real estate agents in…” you will find the first several pages of hits are probably not agents or brokers actually working in the area you are interested in.
Who are they? Aggregators, companies that specialize in capturing your contact information and selling it to agents for [...]

People trying to sell a home today ask me, “Why do I have to sell such a low price”?
The answer is at once simple and complex. The Phoenix AZ market is currently driven by the lenders selling foreclosed properties. In addition, there are many people who face foreclosure. Currently there are over 40,000 notices of [...]

The Adjustable Rate Mortgage (ARM) can be a valuable tool when buying a home. It can also become your worst nightmare.
Benefits of an ARM include:

Ability to qualify for  more house since the qualification is based upon the first payment level.
Gradual increase in payments if the ARM is correctly selected. This increase will hopefully be [...]