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SAR Monthly Statistics Released for January 2012

Pending sales spike in January 2012; prices also rise The new year started with a 38 percent jump in pending sales from the previous month, as reported by members of the Sarasota Association of Realtors® - a strong indicator for a successful 2012 Read More...
Posted Thursday, February 16, 2012 1:57 PM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 0 Comments

Facing capital gains on investment property? Here’s one way to defer taxes

Facing capital gains on investment property? Here’s one way to defer taxes. WASHINGTON – Feb. 13, 2012 – “Taxation with representation ain’t so hot either.” – Gerald Barzan, humorist If you own investment property, Read More...
Posted Monday, February 13, 2012 4:09 PM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 0 Comments

Florida’s existing home, condo sales up in 4Q 2011

ORLANDO, Fla. – Feb. 9, 2012 – Florida’s existing home and existing condo sales continued their positive trend in fourth quarter 2011, posting gains compared to the same period a year earlier, according to the latest housing statistics Read More...
Posted Friday, February 10, 2012 10:41 AM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 0 Comments

Nearly 100 house markets improving

WASHINGTON – Feb. 6, 2012 – The list of housing markets showing measurable improvement expanded by 29 metros in February for a total of 98 entries on the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI). With Read More...
Posted Monday, February 06, 2012 2:53 PM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 0 Comments

2011’s foreclosures lowest in four years

RealtyTrac released its Year-End 2011 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report today. It shows a total of 2,698,967 foreclosure filing actions – default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions – reported on 1,887,777 U.S. properties in 2011, Read More...
Posted Friday, January 27, 2012 2:34 AM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 0 Comments

Florida’s housing sales activity higher as 2011 ends

ORLANDO, Fla. – Jan. 20, 2012 – At the close of 2011, Florida’s existing home and condominium markets reported higher sales compared to the previous year, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®. It was Read More...
Posted Monday, January 23, 2012 1:54 AM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 0 Comments

Five Questions to Ask Yourself Before Deciding to Buy

Perhaps you’ve found a house, or maybe you’ve just started the house hunt, but regardless of where you are in the home-buying process, you need to consider some key questions before you even think about making an offer. Buying a home is a Read More...
Posted Monday, January 23, 2012 1:40 AM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 0 Comments

U.S. foreclosure rate lowest since pre-recession

NEW YORK (AP) – Jan. 12, 2012 – About 1.9 million homes entered the foreclosure process in 2011, the lowest level since 2007 when the recession began, according to a report Thursday by the foreclosure listing firm RealtyTrac Inc. The firm Read More...
Posted Friday, January 13, 2012 12:09 PM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 0 Comments

Xena Vallone Realty’s Chaim Gleitmann Earns CPC Designation

Chaim Gleitmann of Xena Vallone Realty Earns CPC Designation. Xena Vallone Realty’s Chaim Gleitmann earns the Certified Professional Commercial (CPC) designation. Gleitmann completed comprehensive training on assisting sellers and buyers with listing, Read More...
Posted Friday, January 13, 2012 10:05 AM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 0 Comments

On December 22, 2011, in Residential Real Estate, by Press Release

SARASOTA, FL – Chaim Gleitmann of Xena Vallone Realty has earned the Resort and Second Home Specialist (RSPS) Certification. Awarded by the National Association of REALTORS®, this nationally recognized designation indicates expertise in the Read More...
Posted Friday, December 23, 2011 6:56 AM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 0 Comments

SAR Monthly Statistics Released for November 2011

November 2011 sales up 12.7 percent over last year November 2011 property transactions in the Sarasota real estate market totaled 602, up 12.7 percent over last November. The total also exceeded the October 2011 sales figure of 577. The market has remained Read More...
Posted Tuesday, December 13, 2011 4:21 PM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 0 Comments

CoreLogic: Fewer U.S. homes have negative equity

SANTA ANA, Calif. – Dec. 1, 2011 – CoreLogic released data yesterday that showed 10.7 million residential properties with a mortgage, or 22.1 percent, had negative equity at the end of third quarter 2011. That’s down slightly from 10.9 Read More...
Posted Thursday, December 01, 2011 8:35 PM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 0 Comments

Pending home sales rise again in March

WASHINGTON – April 28, 2011 – March saw another increase in pending home sales, with contract activity rising unevenly in six of the past nine months, according to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). The Pending Home Sales Index Read More...
Posted Friday, April 29, 2011 8:59 AM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 2 Comments

SAR Monthly Statistics Released for March 2011

Sales in the Sarasota real estate market reach highest level in six years Total property sales in the Sarasota real estate market hit 800 for the month of March 2011 - the highest level since September 2005 when sales started to decline. The other great Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 14, 2011 11:18 AM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 0 Comments

Florida’s existing home, condo sales up in January

Image via Wikipedia Florida’s existing home, condo sales up in January ORLANDO, Fla. – Feb. 23, 2011 – Florida’s existing home and existing condo sales rose in January, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®. Read More...
Posted Thursday, February 24, 2011 9:17 AM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 0 Comments
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