Reunion Resort Lens is Live

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 The Villages, the Reunion Resort Lens has lots of great info. including a brief overview, Reunion Resort links, a tv commercial, a map of Reunion Resort, and more. Check it out today!

The Villages, Florida: A Complete Guide

Do you know what the internet’s most searched for Florida retirement community is? It’s The Villages, located in central Florida. 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 The Villages at: TheVillagesFloridaBook.com

You’ll find a ton of great information including a complete detailed community overview, useful links, information about buying a home in The Villages, what it costs to live there, golf in The Villages, and much more. Check it out.

Florida for Boomers featured in Miami Real Estate Update

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 him about his boomer clientele for Florida for Boomers.

Here’s what Mark had to say in his newsletter:

Florida for Boomers: A Guide to Real Estate Author Ryan Erisman has created a great new guide to buying real estate in Florida. It’s targeted at Baby Boomers, however, it’s a well-written overall guide that will suit anyone. The book teaches you everything from finding a real estate agent to understanding how property taxes work. Check it out. You won’t be disappointed.

Florida for Boomers Just Released!

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 all at once here.

Now go buy the book, and make your dreams of Florida come true!

Zillow Under Fire in Arizona

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 information. Now Appraisers are jumping on the bandwagon. But with a reported 4 million users a month and lots of venture capital, look for Zillow to put up a pretty strong fight here.

Read the full story.

NYtimes.com: "When you buy before its built"

The New York Times has been coming through with some good (relevant) articles for boomers relocating or buying second homes. Today, they tackle the process of buying a new home or condo before its built.

“Buying into a development before construction has begun is not a new phenomenon, but with the slowdown in the real estate market — and in condo sales in many areas — the rules are changing. A few years ago, the incentive to condo buyers was clear: You would buy early, sit back and, by the time the building was in place, be pretty certain that the unit’s value had increased substantially. But the days of buyers lining up for a condo in a building that might be years from completion are long gone — and developers are facing a new reality.”

Read the full story

UF: Florida single-family housing hits bottom

From an article in the Jacksonville Business Journal
A University of Florida study suggests the state’s single-family residential housing market has bottomed out.
“If you’re thinking of buying a house, there’s probably not much to be gained by holding out at this point,” said Wayne Archer, director of UF’s Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies. “It doesn’t look like prices are going to fall anymore.” Read the entire article.
My take:
It’s certainly starting to look like the perfect storm: Lots of homes to choose from, great incentives, we haven’t had a hurricane in months!, and if they do away with the property taxes look for demand (and pricing) to start heading back up. If you’re still on the fence about Florida, it might be time to start thinking about getting off.

Psychology of a real estate market crash

Real estate crash or no crash…if you own real estate in Florida, or you’re considering buying some, you’re interested in what’s going on with the market. This article from the Herald Tribune provides some good insight into the psychology going on behind the scenes of the Florida real estate market.
Read:
Theorist: As real estate investors emerge from denial, expect grief

"I’ll even throw in the horses"

Maybe it really is a great time to buy a horse…er, I mean…house. According to this article, there is a huge supply of unsold homes, prices are coming down, and one lady will even throw in her horses!
Read:
The News-Press: Real Estate

Good deals to be had in Nevada?

Good news for boomers thinking of moving to Vegas or other parts of Nevada. Sounds like there might be some great deals right now and for the foreseeable future.
Read:
Nevada Shows Biggest Drop in National Housing Slump - KRNV-TV - MSNBC.com

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