Enclosed is the April Market Pulse from Orlando as per the Orlando Realtor Association. It was sent to us by Jean Gillen, our Orlando broker.
The trend continues with increased sales, reduced inventory and increased activity. All these indicators point in the right direction: prices are low enough to generate serious buying activity on the part [...]

Here is an interesting article from Reuters, written by Lucia Mutikani and sent to me by Liam Gillen from the Orlando team.
We have started to see the upswing in sale in various markets. Undoubtedly the low interest rates are helping. The very low price points fostered by bank-repossessed properties are also luring in new homeowners. [...]

The following is an article by Kenneth Harney published in the San Francisco Chronicle on 3/15. In it, Mr. Harney tells us that the broad refinance program to allow owners to lower payments and avoid foreclosure, will include investment homes (SFHs) that have loans that are on Freddie or Fannie’s existing portfolios. Mr. Harney also [...]

This is information sent to us by Jean Gillen, our Orlando broker.
It is clear that since prices in Orlando have gotten to a low enough point, there is an uptrend in buying of existing homes.
We can see that the total inventory of existing houses for sale is steadily going down. This is a very positive [...]

What are we, as real estate investors, supposed to do?
Everywhere we look, we get news that “The bottom hasn’t yet been reached” and that “Things will get worse before they get better” etc.
We cannot deny the outstanding bargains available in so many markets right at this moment. But.. shouldn’t we wait for even better bargains?
In [...]

Here is an interesting article sent to me by Liam Gillen from Orlando. It is from the Orlando Sentinel and is written by Mitch Stacy from Associated Press with a copyright to the Orlando Sentinel.
This is again a reminder of an issue that has been discussed a lot – that many banks have lost the [...]