Dealmaker elevated flip to an art In the midst of the 2006 U.S. congressional campaign, Mark Brivik held a fundraiser at his multimillion-dollar home on Longboat Key for Republican candidate Vern Buchanan. It was a swank affair, say those who attended. Even the Israeli ambassador was there. The party spotlighted Brivik at the height of …
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Buyers drive hard bargains in Puget Sound area real-estate market
Buyers drive hard bargains in Puget Sound area real-estate market With home sales soft, agents like Windermere’s Mark Corcoran say most sellers must make concessions to be competitive. Corcoran, whose main territory is North Seattle, recently represented the seller of a $700,000 home that quickly attracted two offers. Both were at least 10 percent below …
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Lure of a deal starts to bring buyers back
Lure of a deal starts to bring buyers back Savvy buyers enticed by falling prices, decent inventories and low interest rates are beginning to test the waters again, local real estate experts say Kathy Hilstein watched the housing market carefully last year, waiting for prices to fall. In November, she decided to buy an investment …
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Boom & Bust, Part 1 [South Florida]
Boom & Bust, Part 1 [South Florida] They peeked in the closets. They sniffed the kitchen and breezed through the Spanish-style three-bedroom on San Lorenzo Avenue in Coral Gables, which was going for $653,900. Minutes later, they retreated to the cool air of the black limousine minibus waiting at the curb. The nine potential buyers …
Investors eye Southeast Texas rental business
Investors eye Southeast Texas rental business Earning $100 profit a month from one house, or breaking even, can be cause for celebration for first-time rental property owners. From an outsider’s perspective, renting property might seem almost like a turnkey operation – allowing landlords to sit back and reap the rewards of their investments with little …
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Homeowners groups are in a fix
Homeowners groups are in a fix John Rankin remembers the day the owner at 2214 Sonoma Drive skipped town. “He packed up his truck one day, and drove away,” said Rankin, president of the Mission Estates homeowners association in Venice. “Then he just never came back.” That was nearly a year ago. As weeks and …