U.S. home resales rose more than expected in March to the highest level in more than a decade as more homes came on the market and were quickly snapped up by consumers. The National Association of Realtors said on Friday that existing home sales increased 4.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.71 […]
Most Consumers Are Wrong About Home Insurance
Most Consumers Are Wrong About Home Insurance DAILY REAL ESTATE NEWS | FRIDAY, APRIL 07, 2017 Fifty-six percent of consumers recently surveyed believe that a standard homeowner’s policy covers flood damage. But they’re mistaken, and their assumption could be a costly mistake. The survey by insuranceQuotes of about 1,000 consumers shows a lot of misunderstandings when […]
Watch out for deed restrictions
CHICAGO – April 3, 2017 – Deed restrictions can bring nasty surprises to homeowners who want to remodel or even when they’re buying a home. These restrictions can limit options over a property features, such as the number of bedrooms, the building height, the type of vehicles allowed in the driveway, the fencing, the type […]
Lennar Announces New Floor Plans for Southern Hills
Please note, The Atlas Group is no way affiliated with Lennar. As a real estate blogger, my duty is to help my clients with real estate in our local community. To do so, I occasionally highlight relative companies for the sole purpose of giving my readers the information and opportunity to pursue those options further. Lennar building single-family […]
Spring real estate buyers: Early bird gets worm
CHICAGO – March 15, 2017 – Entering real estate’s traditionally busiest time of year, the housing market is buoyed by a stronger economy and consumer confidence. Job creation is 30 percent stronger year-to-year, unemployment is near a nine-year low, and wages and incomes are growing at the highest levels in about eight years, says Jonathan […]
When you find it, don’t wait!
The market is hot right now. The best homes in Hernando County and throughout Florida are selling very quickly. If you find a home for sale that seems right for you do not wait. Put an offer in on it. The better foreclosure homes sell especially quickly and usually at or above the asking price. […]
REO Properties a Hot Commodity
Many buyers think that bank-owned properties can be purchased for well under asking price because “the banks want to get the homes off the books”. The reality in the current Hernando County real estate market is quite the opposite. The fact is that most bank-owned and government-owned homes are selling at or above asking price, […]
