http://www.flafsbo.com/fsbonews/index.php News, views, and tips on how to buy and sell your property by owner. en-us http://www.flafsbo.com/images/a2.jpg http://www.flafsbo.com/fsbonews/index.php News, views, and tips on how to buy and sell your property by owner. http://www.flafsbo.com/fsbonews/index.php?id=P89 A reader of ours from West Palm Beach recently sent in this question: I have had my house on market since January 2005 and have a For Sale By Owner Sign in my backyard. I live in West Palm Beach. The HOA had 2 new board members who are realtors who came on board in November 2005. The HOA rules have never been changed since it was begun in 1987 and now the realtors have banned FSBO signs on property. I bought off a For Sale Sign in 1997 and now I cannot sell off a For Sale Sign... http://www.flafsbo.com/fsbonews/index.php?id=P88 Economists have long warned Florida homeowners that the ride couldn’t last. Like Busch Gardens newest thrill, Sheikra, the adventure through the market was filled with thrills, rolls, some turns, and seemingly ended all too fast. While slowing considerably over the past several months, it appears the next group will get their turn. http://www.flafsbo.com/fsbonews/index.php?id=P87 IT WOULD SEEM TO HAVE IT ALL: four bedrooms, a guest house, a pool and a rock waterfall. But the vacation home in Naples, Fla., hasn't been drawing much interest from buyers, so the seller recently threw in that most modern of amenities: the $1 million price cut. That's brought the asking price down a full 25%. "If you want to sell, you've got to go back to '04 prices," says Chip Harris of Coldwell Banker Previews International, which is handling the property. http://www.flafsbo.com/fsbonews/index.php?id=P86 Move over Utah. You aren't the only housing market to get a cozy warm feeling from a neighboring state's hot housing market. http://www.flafsbo.com/fsbonews/index.php?id=P85 South Florida used to be a realtor’s dream with an explosive real estate market, land rush and skyrocketing real estate prices at the start of the year 2000. In North Bay Village alone, real estate prices were up by as much as 250 percent and in Sully Isle Beach by as much as 200 percent. http://www.flafsbo.com/fsbonews/index.php?id=P84 Reports of falling sales and investors stuck with properties they can't sell are just the beginning. Property owners should worry; so should their lenders. A recent story in the Wall Street Journal, "Hot Homes Get Cold" (subscription required) offered lots of its useful vignettes that serve as a microcosm of manic markets -- starting with the bravado-cum-denial displayed by a medical-equipment salesman in Stuart, Fla. http://www.flafsbo.com/fsbonews/index.php?id=P82 By Mark McLeod, FLAFSBO.com Expert: A potential customer called and echoed what two of our former customers have told us in recent months... Some agents are scheduling a walk through to see the property and as the homeowner(s) are finishing showing the home he/she pulls out their business card and tells the homeowner that they have people who would be interested in their property. What's next, you ask? http://www.flafsbo.com/fsbonews/index.php?id=P81 By Raymond Hines III, FLAFSBO.com Expert: A For Sale By Owner customer of ours recently sold their home successfully through us in just one week. As we do with our customers, we ask them how their experience went and this one had a horror tale to tell, which is starting to become all too common these days. No, this isn't one of those oft maligned "FSBO sale gone awry!" tales trotted out by agents... It's actually the opposite! http://www.flafsbo.com/fsbonews/index.php?id=P80 By Raymond Hines - FLAFSBO.com Just today I stopped at the local Home Depot to get some reflective phone number stickers for a customer's FSBO sign. While browsing in the real estate sign aisle for the right numbers, I noticed someone kept glancing over at me and watching what I was doing. I just ignored the fellow, grabbed the numbers I needed, and went to the cashier to pay for them. http://www.flafsbo.com/fsbonews/index.php?id=P79 We'll be updating the blog again soon when we get back from a much needed short vacation... Thanks and stay tuned!