Ramesh Nyberg's Real Estate Blog

I do believe that me and my web hosting service have ironed out these tech issues, and I can update things again! Hoorah!

Thank you for tuning in--especially those of you who have found your way here via my new e-newsletter. If you have NOT seen my e-newsletter, send me an email at rams.homes@gmail.com and ask to be put on the list. It's a fun newsletter, with links that will take you to updated market data, videos about real estate, and news on properties for sale. I think you'll like it, but then again, I'm a bit biased on the subject.

I am gearing up for a big weekend after an already busy and promising week: TWO open houses, one Saturday and one Sunday, and also I'll be meeting with a client about sub-leasing their office space. We got one of my rental listings rented recently, and I just got a price reduction on the Farmer Road (see Listings) from $675,000 to $659,000.

More Sunday night, then off to New York Monday to enjoy some Fall colors for a few days.

Today's a good day for real estate, and I think for Florida in general: the tax bill passed, at least to the point where voters will actually vote on the real estate tax super-exemption in January. This is a very good thing, even though it will benefit some people more than others. Even before this, buyer activity has picked up some, and I've been working with more of them than I was in the weeks before.
Reasons to smile? Well, forget taxes and real estate...there are always reasons to smile in this life, regardless of what is going on. The key is finding those silver linings and enjoying them, right?

One thing I've noticed about my business, in the last six months: my clients--buyers in particular--have been much younger than last year. The last two homes I have sold have been to first time home buyers in their 20's and 30's. I am working this week with a couple in their early 30's, getting ready to buy their first home, and a 22-year old woman finding her first purchase for her and her mother. It's exciting. I get to share in what will be a huge milestone in these peoples' lives. Working with first time home buyers challenges me in different ways too. They usually have many more questions, about everything from taxes to inspections to how closings will go, and I can't take anything for granted. I'll explain things, just in case, and more often than not they weren't aware of what I was explaining, and were grateful that I took the time.

I think the fact that first time home buyers are more active in the market is very encouraging.

It's 9:15am now and our weekly sales meeting will begin in a few minutes, so I have time to post this and refill my coffee cup. Thanks for checking in!