Tax incentive

Posted on December 29, 2010 by clearwaterhomes

As we are progressing toward a new year there are lots of considerations floating around as to institute more incentives in order to stimulate the housing market. With a great numbers of people who had gone starting to search for homes as soon as they understood the benefits of the tax incentive, the housing market started to move in the right direction. You might agree with this idea that it was a great incentive coming into being in a time of great financial stress for a lot of people. Therefore, the economy started turning around slightly, I would say, but nevertheless, home sales had gone up with more closings than previous months.  You can read about those facts and more information about this tax incentive effects on the market by visiting the website at www.houselogic.com and other interesting information for the home owners. Clearwater home sales have been moving pretty good with the fact that we have very good prices, good deals that can be obtained and still are available for the serious buyers. As a Realtor, I can help you discover the real deals according to your needs, find the property that you like, either a condo, a single family homes or any other types of properties. I can guide you out thru the whole transaction from start to finish. Either that you are looking to purchase a home or you are interested in selling your home, I’ll be glad to assist you in this matter. Clearwater does offer buyers a lot of interesting activities, areas to drive by, restaurants to dine out, areas to enjoy as our beautiful white sandy beaches. Walking along the beach on a nice cool day can be of some attraction to a lot of people. I do encourage you to visit the city website at www.myclearwater.com which will give you great information about our city, things to see etc.  Enjoy and see you here soon.

Louise Alepins

Realtor

727 692 5970

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Real estates – good investment or not

Posted on December 27, 2010 by clearwaterhomes

Is the real estate market a good investment or not?

Considering the actual housing market scene, you are prone to answer in the negative. A lot of us that have been following the market in the last few years, have gone through the ups and downs of the market while the daily signs of decline were about us.  House values were going down in a steady fashion to a point where it would bring them to the level that we are at now. This decline did appear quite rapidly despite the activities in home selling that were running then. Needless to say, we have seen better area. Therefore, is the home ownership still of some great value?  Your guess can be verified against some surveys that were made. This can be answered by looking at what percentage of people that think yes, and how many think no. Some surveys have been done on the subject and you can see the result of one of them at the NAR website.

The actuality is the people looking to invest in real estate are still investing but in search of the good investments. the question is how much of a deal can they for a property. Good deals is what makes the market going and active. One need to search and he’ll find the right one. Clearwater homes for sale.

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There are a lot of good property deals and they are there to be found. I’ll be glad to assist you in finding the right property for your needs in the Florida State and just around the corner, here in the beautiful Clearwater!

Louise Alepins

Real Estate Agent Clearwater

727 692 5970

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Still looking ?

Posted on November 27, 2010 by clearwaterhomes

Considering the number of homes available on the market to be sold gets people to keep looking trying their luck at finding the right property at a very low price. Since some people are considering the fact that property prices will still go down and really hoping for that, gives you people which are not quite ready to making offers even if they did like what they saw. Therefore, this picture will give you a market that is still in recovery even if at this point it is still active nevertheless. Just seems to be that price factor which exists and which make one believe that prices will go down in the near future. So with that in mind the buyer can procrastinate for some time. Will prices go down or not in the near future is something one might be guessing at for a while but seems that people would like to see the prices as they were when they could purchase a condo at the beach with waterviews, naturally, for around $ 110,000. Sounds like good prices then, for the buyers. Either way, the real estate activities at this point are still happening with the market offering great deals. Clearwater homes for sale are there to be discover. One need really to persevere and searching the different areas of a city to locate the right deal. There are available. Homes for sale in Clearwater area, are waiting to be discovered by their new owners. You can be one of them. Enjoy our sunny sandy beaches. See you here soon.

Louise Alepins

Realtor

727 692 5970

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In season decoration

Posted on November 22, 2010 by clearwaterhomes

As November approaches the end of its term, the month of December will then appear opening the road again to the Holiday Season. Incredible but true. A whole year as gone by and there we are. As the owner of a property whose house is on the market to be sold, it does sound the right thing to quickly look at the way you could enhance the look of your house by using the season’s theme. As most people do have some good feelings about that period of the year, going ahead and decorating the property should be advisable. There is always a best way to do it, but nevertheless, without the best way to do it, adding some appropriate ribbons in the right colours around a door or decorating the front door with the proper lights can make your house very much charming. Such a XMas Holiday feeling can be attained also with different front door wreaths. In season decoration might be something to look into to bring more attention to your house as people go by. It is worth trying it out yourselves and see what king of inspiration will come about fom your side and others.

Clearwater homes do get very inviting in the Holiday Seasons. Let’s drive around to look at them.

Louise Alepins

Realtor

727 692 5970

Clearwater

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Experience in selling homes

Posted on November 20, 2010 by clearwaterhomes

The high volume of people looking to buy a property right now is still quite amazing. No need to say that the buyer in general is looking for a great deal that may or may not exist. For that reason and that alone, you have lots of activities happening. We are looking at property values now that have dropped to around 40-50% of their original listed price, specially in subdivisions where newer construction units are being put back on the market after a foreclosure has happened. Those units are basically purchased back, by some investors, directly from the banks, and who will then be reselling the units at a much lower amounts than they were listed before. That makes for a great buy.  Same units but at a great selling price. Looking for that type of properties is worth searching for. The Clearwater area has some of these buildings available and units that are worth dealing with. Now is time to buy. As you probably know, Clearwater area is quite attractive city with its large waterviews from the sandy beaches and with a sunshine that brightens our daily lives. Let’s hope that you will make the Clearwater area your future homeplace to live and enjoy safely.

See you here soon.

Louise Alepins

Realtor

727 692 5970

www.homesclearwaterfl.com

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CLEARWATER HOMES – November

Posted on November 18, 2010 by clearwaterhomes

Interested in finding out how is the housing market is doing?  One of the things you can do is go to Realtor.com where you will find a lot of statistics on “Homes Sales” and also “Business Confidence” the last few months to mention some of the statistics you could view. Per what has been observed, as a general rule, when speaking with potential buyers, we see that buyers are still much concerned with the fact that “maybe” the house pricing will still be going down in the next few months. Therefore, by still thinking this way it does extend their time to the day they would be really decided in making a direct move by signing a contract. Indeed, there are people thinking this way, otherwise, the “Home Sales” statistic would have gone up much higher than what we are showing up to now. But, we are still climbing up in the number of sales that occured in the last month of so. According to the NAR’s chief economist, Lawrence Yun, this amount is around 8% raise in the existing-home sales from August.   Interesting values. There is a change happening. People are looking for some signs of improvement in the business sector, but still you will find people really interested in buying now and who have the wherewithalls to do it now, will not hesitate to purchase a home. They are ready and willing. As soon as they find their exact sought – for property, they will not hesitate in making an offer. They have the money or the means to do it, they will do it now and not wait to see if the market will be changing or not. Interesting field of endeavor. Let’s make it a better future for all of us by being effective in what we are doing and positive in our thinking. Looking to find the perfect Clearwater home is totally feasible and real. Great sunny weather to enjoy all along the year, in town or at the beaches.

See you here soon.

Louise Alepins

Realtor

727 692 5970

www.homesclearwaterfl.com

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NEEDING A LOAN- Clearwater

Posted on November 11, 2010 by clearwaterhomes

Having decided to purchase a home does then need some type of organization. It is typical to have to look thouroughly in the area of your choice to locate the right home for yourself. As many buyers their first search efforts is in looking thru internet properties. Sounds like a right way to go and which can lead to reaching the right persons which would be glad to help them find the right properties. As you know, location is the prime factor, which should be on anyone’s list, for doing a proper search. Making sure you have determined the city and area that you would like to live in, then the next step is to dig in thru the listings going thru the process of examining the interesting properties for what they have to offer, according to your needs, what is in that locality, where are the schools, shops, restaurants, how far is the beach area from there and many other demographic factors that can be found out and which are available with the proper program.

Since some home buyers are using some financing tools to assist them in pruchasing a home, there will be some definite criteria that needs to be looked at. Since the banks have restricted their lendings, and have specific rules to which applicants would be eligible for a loan, as one can understand after the crash in the housing market and some banking systems, one should not be desperate. The financing situation now is pretty interesting with its low interest rates. For someone really ready to make a move and taking advantage of the low interest rate, would be the right thing to do. Great rates and great deals are here to be discovered.

Clearwater homes have a lot to offer without any doubt. Wherever you’re looking to purchase at the beach or inland there is a nice choice. More deals are available for all taste and waiting to be discovered. Clearwater area homes are there waiting for you. From single home properties to condo properties, there is one home just waiting to be owned by you.

I will be glad to assist you in locating the right Clearwater area home for you.

Louise Alepins

Realtor

727 692 5970

www.homesclearwaterfl.com

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Neighborhood statistics…..

Posted on October 27, 2010 by clearwaterhomes

Having decided to purchase a new property in a totally new location, real work needs to start in order to find the right area.

Needless to say one would have to search different areas in order to find the right location. Part of finding out the right location would be to investigate its surroundings. There are different ways of finding out the ins and outs of an area. Some on-line programs will give you the area demographics with good accuracy. One needs to verify that for himself in order to see if it reveals to be right or not. Also, as a member of the real estate association, therefore as a Realtor, I can give you very good information about the subject. Any statistics regarding schools close by, churches around the area, level of criminality etc can be looked up and found. Very interesting information for a buyer who’s unfamiliar with the area. There are a lot of unknowns about a new area and one needs to take the time to do its due diligence. Clearwater area has a lot to offer in terms of great living opportunities, beautiful beach properties, mainland properties. They do exist. Because Clearwater is almost on all sides surrounded by water, there are lots of areas where you will find water view homes which are not too far from the beach area. Lots of great homes in great surroundings. Clearwater has a lot to offer and so to all ages. Lots of activities are available, sports, boating, great biking areas with the Pinellas Trail which runs for miles and miles, great restaurants, good shopping areas, and many more activities for you to enjoy the area. Without any doubt Clearwater is known for its beautiful white sandy beaches where you can walk the beach for miles. I do invite you to visit the city website at www.myclearwater.com. Let me help you find the right property for you.

Louise Alepins

727 692 5970

Realtor

www.homesclearwater.com

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Motivated seller –

Posted on October 25, 2010 by clearwaterhomes

If you entertain the idea of selling your property you might want to ask yourself if you are totally in agreement in selling it or if you have some kind of uncertainty about the whole subject. Being able to manage a pretty early sale should be something feasible by having the right frame of mind. Each house seller with the proper frame of mind will sell sooner or later. The right buyer will come up and make the deal with you. We just need the right buyer to make things happen and there is one for each property.

Clearwater has different types of homes for sale and there should be one for you also. Choose from waterfront properties to mainland properties. all varieties of beautiful homes. I will be glad to assist you in locating the right property for you.

Louise Alepins

727 692 5970

www.homesclearwater.com

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Staging your home

Posted on October 21, 2010 by clearwaterhomes

You have probably heard of staging to help a property with its sale process. We are hearing more and more about how to promote a house so it would look to its best while people tour the property. It has been of some advantages in helping with the promotion of the house for sale by doing such a set up. Walking through a house which is properly organized, in order, and with a nice fitting decor, do help in the aesthetics of the property. Someone with a sense of decoration can come up with a nice way of decorating the house by doing it themselves. Few articles added to a room or some vase with flowers set up the right way can give an attractive look to a space. One can find professionals who can do the whole set up for you; there are a number of them. One good thing about it among others, is that you do make sure that your house is showing as its best for anyone to see. While doing so, one seller should always keep in mind the fact that doing the staging does not cover up any house defects and one should keep honest about it. Staging is definitly a nice tool to bring your house to a nice level while in the selling process.

Has a Realtor working in the Clearwater area I can show you a lot of great homes that you would enjoy choosing from. Clearwater is really a great area for great living.

Let me help find the right property for you.

Louise Alepins

Realtor/Clearwater

727 692 5970

www.homesclearwaterfl.com

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