Hakimi’s Real Estate Blog
Short Sale Free of Cost for Sellers
Short Sale at No Cost to Homeowners We are pleased to announce a recent joint venture, aimed at assisting the homeowners with upside down mortgages, between Coldwell Banker Thomas J. White Realty and The Law Office of Paul A. Krasker, the two trusted brands in real...
Foreclosure Properties in Port St Lucie Second Quarter
Port St Lucie Foreclosure Homes There are many advantages in buying Port St Lucie foreclosure homes and condos. The idea of buying properties for less than the fair market value and having an immediate equity is the primary reason for most home buyers and investors...
Home Sale Capital Gain Taxes
Capital Gain Taxes on Sale of Your Home While most people may be aware of the of the $250,000 exclusions in capital gain taxes on the sale of homes, $500,000 if file joint returns, but there is more to this law than those two numbers. Knowing the qualifying...
New FHA Loans for Condos
New FHA Loan Guidelines For Condos National Association of Realtors @, NAR, is celebrating another victory after the new FHA loan guidelines for condos passes the house legislation. The H.R. 3700, Housing Opportunities Through Modernization Act, is intended to ease up...
Down Payment Assistance for Home Buyers
For the past few years there have been many down payment assistance programs available to home buyers through the federal government, state and, local governments housing departments, but somehow it seems that the public has been kept in the dark about the existence...
The HUD1 Was Renamed Closing Disclosure
Changes in HUD1 and the New Closing Disclosure As of October 3rd, 2014 the changes in HUD1 took effect and the new Closing Disclosure, CD, replaced the old HUD1 forms for the closing of all residential real estate transactions. The changes in mortgage lending and HUD1...
Buying New Homes in Port St Lucie
Pre-Construction or New Homes in Port St Lucie With the demand for more inventory 0n the rise, builders are struggling to construct more homes to feed the market of buying pre-construction or new homes in Port St Lucie. While the resale market is seriously affected by...
St Lucie County Home Buyers
St Lucie County Home Sales Report The new report for St Lucie County Home Sales Report for November 2015 is released and there are few changes when compared to the same period last year. The first important statistic belongs to the median price homes for sale in St...
Buying Smart Homes
New Homes in Port St Lucie With the introduction of pre-construction smart homes in Westcliffe Estates at Tradition development in Tradition to the Port St Lucie Real Estate market, buying new homes in Port St Lucie has become smarter than ever. The so-called smart...
Pre-Construction and New Homes in Port St Lucie
Pre Construction Opportunities in Port St Lucie While the construction of new homes in Florida is promising the start of new pre construction opportunities in Port St Lucie, some areas of the state have been experiencing different impacts of this new era of home...