Jacksonville Beaches Real Estate

I read this today and thought it was definitely worth sharing. Working with a Real Estate Professional is More Important Than Ever in Today’s Real Estate Mark   RISMEDIA, February 17, 2011—In a landmark study examining the home buying and selling preferences of consumers in the Mid-Atlantic region, 95% reported that working with a real estate professional is just as important, if not more important, than it was just a few years ago. The survey results were released in a new research paper entitled Keepin’ it Real , by MRIS, the area’s Multiple Listing Service (MLS) and a leading developer of real estate information technology. According to the report, which can be found on www.MRIS.com , today’s consumers recognize this is not the time to complete a real estate transaction on their own, and are placing a stronger emphasis on the agent’s professional skills. As such, trustworthiness was ranked as the most critical factor in choosing an agent, followed by experience, ...

There are currently 328 homes listed for sale in Jacksonville Beach.  Of those homes, 11 are foreclosures and 75 are short sales. If history repeats itself, of those 75 short sales, most if not all of them will become foreclosures. The lenders are just not motivated to help us clean this market up. I was told by a local real estate attorney that specializes in short sales that the lenders make a LOT more money if they sit on a short sale than if they accept an offer and take a hit on it!  They'd actually rather let it sit on the market a long time and then foreclose on it!  What a mess!!! Call me today if you'd like to snatch up one of the deals in Jacksonville Beach.  I'll be happy to help.