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Do people sow or reap Quality of Life? When measuring Key Wester’s Quality of Life do people prefer value given or payment taken? Is Key West’s Quality of... read more >
Posted: May 17, 2014
The bottom in Key West real estate was 2009 - 2010. The recovery has been led by larger three and four bedrooms homes as buyers with cash and low interest mortgages have snapped ... read more >
Posted: May 06, 2014
Come and listen to a story about a man named Jed, a shoddy real-a-tor, barely kept his family fed ... Story goes ole Jed sold Key West real estate up the bubble on the promise th... read more >
Posted: Apr 17, 2014
There were eleven single family home sales in Old Town Key West in March. This follows 15 in January but only 8 in February. Sale prices continue to climb with only 1 bedro... read more >
Posted: Apr 02, 2014
Sixty-two percent of Americans are home owners. For most of us, home ownership is our largest and only investment in real estate. What about other investment options;... read more >
Posted: Mar 28, 2014
With the recent signing of the Homeowners Flood Insurance Affordability Act (HFIAA) by President Obama, the dilemma between property owners paying a higher premium for flood insu... read more >
Posted: Mar 21, 2014
Only eight single family homes sold in Feb 2014 in the Old Town area of Key West. The larger three and four bedroom homes are mostly holding their own, but the smaller two ... read more >
Posted: Mar 03, 2014
More and more evidence points to the non-US buyer cherry-picking US real estate. Whether for residency, investment or accelerated Visa, the non-US buyer is capitalizing on ... read more >
Posted: Feb 24, 2014
Larger Old Town Key West homes; those with three and four bedrooms, kicked off 2014 just like they finished 2013, solid number of sales and higher cost per square foot. Three bed... read more >
Posted: Feb 03, 2014
Florida is the #1 state for foreigners buying real estate. These sales are 84% in cash. But not in Greenbacks. Sales are in Canadian Dollars, Bolivars, Reals, P... read more >
Posted: Jan 13, 2014
Old Town Key West single family home sales marked its 4th year of recovery with increases in number of sales, sales prices, prices per square foot and reduced number of da... read more >
Posted: Jan 02, 2014
Engel & Voelkers (E&V) guarantees the first-class, luxury class you know you deserve and have always been looking for from a real estate company. Whether castle or... read more >
Posted: Dec 23, 2013
Larger two bedroom and three bedroom single family homes in Old Town Key West continue their third year of cautious sales. Sales prices are rising and number of sales are ... read more >
Posted: Dec 02, 2013
A Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) is a mutual fund-like investment device that trades like a stock. REITs invest in multiple properties of a specific and similar type,... read more >
Posted: Nov 17, 2013
You have owned a three-story, six unit apartment building in your city for 20+ years. You have recently decided to sell your family home and move out of your high ta... read more >
Posted: Nov 11, 2013
Summer sales of all single family (SF) home configurations in the Old Town area, with the exception of August, were uneventful. Nine July sales @ an average sales price of $950K... read more >
Posted: Nov 05, 2013
In July 2012 the Surface Transportation Bill (H.R. 4348) was signed. Inside this Bill was the Biggert-Waters Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (BW-12). Among the key fea... read more >
Posted: Oct 17, 2013
Single family home sales in Old Town continue their slow push into record territory in either number of sales, or higher recent sale prices. The bottom of 2010 is past and mostl... read more >
Posted: Oct 02, 2013
Your own private island. A dream. Blue and white and sea and sand. Minutes from Key West. Just you, some sunscreen and a hat. There are several islands for sale in the Flor... read more >
Posted: Sep 26, 2013
On October 01, 2013 the Flood insurance on your “non-primary residence” is going up 25%. Businesses too. Not, maybe up to 25% but increasing a full, flat 25%.&... read more >
Posted: Sep 18, 2013
With little fanfare, single family home sales in Old Town are slowly pushing into record territory as nearly every bed/bath combination is set to equal or break records in numbe... read more >
Posted: Sep 04, 2013
Boomers - they bought Mustangs, mini-vans and now RVs. They created the suburbs and urban sprawl with 4-bedrooms ranches. What about in Key West? Many Ke... read more >
Posted: Aug 18, 2013
Home sales in Old Town Key West follow a predictable pattern; January-February start slow, March thru May bring the rush, June-September brings the summer slumber (and the occas... read more >
Posted: Aug 05, 2013
Is owning and operating a Key West Guest House as fun as staying in one? The foyer that is so inviting, poolside cocktails, breakfast crepes and 4PM sherry with home baked... read more >
Posted: Jul 26, 2013
Absolutely positively completely and without exception, before you hire any Realtor to Sell your house, likely your most valuable possession, a treasure, insist on seeing a writt... read more >
Posted: Jul 11, 2013 / Key West