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North Carolina Transfer Tax Goes Down…in flames

November 7, 2007

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A few months back I blogged about the proposed North Carolina transfer tax and what it would mean to buyers and sellers in North Carolina. Yesterday the people had their say in 16 North Carolina Counties and unanimously defeated the measure. This paves the way for North Carolina to continue to be a lower cost [...]

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Spot the bad neighbors before you buy in a retirement community

November 6, 2007

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The saying has always been…”You can pick your house, but you can’t pick your neighbors.” Well not anymore. A new real estate search site has emerged and you can find it at rottenneighbors.com You start by entering either the name of a city, and exact address or street name, even a zip code, then hit [...]

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A reason to HATE Construction Loans

September 10, 2007

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When you are having a new home built, ideally what will happen is that you’ll pay a deposit (usually 10-20%) of what the price of the house is, and when the house is complete, you’ll pay the rest of the price at closing. Sometimes, usually with smaller builders who don’t have large enough credit lines [...]

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Thinking Florida? Be sure to check out On Top of the World

August 15, 2007

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Wanted to let all Boomers on the Move readers know about this great community in Central Florida… When you’re On Top of the World you’ll discover truly unsurpassed, active adult living in scenic Ocala, Florida. Amid gently rolling hills, magnificent horse farms, majestic oak hammocks and crystal clear springs, On Top of the World Communities [...]

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Forbes ranks three Carolina cities "most affordable"

August 11, 2007

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If you’re a baby boomer thinking of retiring to the Carolina’s or buying a second home there, you won’t only be choosing a great location, but it might make sense financially. Forbes just ranked three Carolina cities “most affordable” as far as real estate is concerned. My next book, Carolinas for Boomers due out later [...]

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Reunion Resort Lens is Live

July 31, 2007

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Back today with another lens for you to check out. This time we explore Reunion Resort, near Orlando, developed by the Ginn Company. View the Reunion Resort Lens at http://www.squidoo.com/reunionresort Readers of Florida for Boomers will recognize Reunion as one of the “Resort and Club” communities mentioned in the book. Just like our lens for [...]

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The Villages, Florida: A Complete Guide

July 30, 2007

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Do you know what the internet’s most searched for Florida retirement community is? It’s The Villages, one of many popular of central Florida retirement communities. The internet is loaded with information about The Villages but sometimes searching online can just get overwhelming. To solve this problem, I’ve put together a complete 117 page guide for [...]

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Florida for Boomers featured in Miami Real Estate Update

May 24, 2007

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I’m proud to say that Florida for Boomers has just been featured in Mark Zilbert’s Miami Real Estate Update newsletter. For those of you not familiar with Mark, he is one of the premier condo brokers in South Florida. He has been featured on the Today Show, 20/20, The Wall Street Journal, and I interviewed [...]

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Florida for Boomers Just Released!

May 2, 2007

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My new book, Florida for Boomers: A Guide to Real Estate has just been released on Amazon.com. Click here to buy it! In celebration of its release, I’ll be posting free excerpts on this blog from the book in the coming days and weeks. If you prefer not to wait, you can read the excerpts [...]

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Zillow Under Fire in Arizona

April 16, 2007

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Zillow.com, the home pricing service I talk about in Florida for Boomers, is coming under fire in Arizona. The Arizona Board of Property Appraisers has just issued cease and desist letters to Zillow. The service has drawn the ire of many real estate professionals because they fear it may undermine their stranglehold on home price [...]

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