Swimming pools are a must have when living in Florida during the summertime! These single family homes below all have the refreshing water park backyard you are looking for! Check out these swimming pool homes located in Pinellas County. Be sure to register while browsing so that you can save your favorite pool homes and share them with your friends! Check back daily for updated swimming pool homes that are located in Pinellas County. … [Read more...]
Canadians Love Clearwater Florida
March 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Homebuyers from Ontario -- Canada's wealthiest and most populous province -- were among the most active in 10 U.S. real estate markets identified as international hot spots in an Inman News report released this month.In that report, "10 Hot Spots for Global Homebuyers," Inman News explores the 10 most popular areas in the U.S. for foreign homebuyers, based on public records of foreign buyers who cite a non-U.S. address. Six of the 10 market areas are in Florida, while the remaining four are in Arizona, New York, … [Read more...]
Live The Way You Want…These Folks Chose The Cliff-top Culture: Five Homesteads on High
March 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Editor's note: The following item is republished with permission of Realtor.com. See the original article: Living on the Edge: Five Stunningly Remote Cliff Top Homes. Living on the edge. No, we're not referring to the classic Aerosmith power ballad, but rather homes that offer a "living on the edge" experience, in the most literal sense of the term. For those looking to understand what it really means to fully imbibe in a remote living feel, Realtor.com brings you five of the most incredible cliff-top … [Read more...]
Tax Break For Owners Occupying A Rental Has Changed
March 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Real Estate Tax TalkBY STEPHEN FISHMAN, FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2012.Inman News® Q. I bought a rental home three years go and have been renting it out ever since. If I move into the home now and live in it for two years and then sell it, will I qualify for the full $250,000 home-sale exclusion?A. No. The maximum Section 121 exclusion you'll qualify for is $100,000 (40 percent of the full $250,000 exclusion for single taxpayers). One of the greatest boons in the tax code for the average person is the Section 121 … [Read more...]
Ten Real Estate Markets In The United States Have International Buyers Very Interested
March 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Affluent international buyers, attracted by fire-sale prices, are snapping up real estate in some U.S. markets. In a report released today, Inman News identifies 10 markets where public records indicate foreign buyers make up the biggest share of overall buyers. Most of the markets are located in sunny Florida, though areas in Nevada, Arizona, New York and Hawaii are also on the list. The report highlights the economic and personal factors that drive foreign buyers to buy; their preferred property types; top … [Read more...]
What a home inspection does not cover
March 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Although a home inspection should be a considered a "must have" before purchasing a home, it does not mean that they will be able to turn over every stone. To provide disclosure of all possible defects, inspectors would need to take air samples for mold, to place test canisters for radon gas, and to sample various materials for possible asbestos fiber and lead content. But that's not all. Home inspections would not be complete without a structural analysis of the foundations, which would require that the … [Read more...]
3 Ways Home Buyers Kill Their Own Purchases
February 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Here are three ways homebuyers are defeating their own deals in today's market: 1. House hunting too long. As many as 60 percent of the homes for sale in some markets are short sales. Many other listings are bank-owned (also known as real estate owned or REO) properties, and those homes tend toward two extremes: terrible condition, or so nice at such a low price they receive multiple offers. Even the nicer, nondistressed homes on the market can end up in and out of contract over and over again due to … [Read more...]
Signs your double-pane windows need fixing
February 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
It's winter, and the temperatures are dropping outside. One day you're warming up your home and suddenly you notice something that you hadn't seen during the summer. That perfectly clear window in the living room or the kitchen or somewhere else in the house suddenly looks foggy. You wipe it down from the inside -- and from the outside -- but the fog won't go away. The next day, it warms up again outside, and to your surprise, the fog disappears again. So what's going on? That intermittent fogging during cold … [Read more...]
442 tips to keep your house in tip-top shape
February 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Book Review Title: "What's a Homeowner to Do?" Author: Stephen Fanuka and Edward Lewine Publisher: Artisan, 2011; 432 pages; $17.95 Nearly every mother will attest that at some point in her parenting career, often while still pregnant, every worst-case scenario that could ever possibly happen to her progeny (or progeny-to-be) has run through her mind. Laid-back moms take a deep breath and dismiss such fears as fanciful. But many others take the Scout-inspired "be prepared" approach, taking serious … [Read more...]
