Chuck Sinclair on December 2nd, 2009

If you are thinking about making an offer to purchase a home, make your offer contingent upon the home passing an inspection to your satisfaction.
To minimize unpleasant surprises and unexpected problems, home buyers need to know as much as possible about the home before they buy. An inspection can identify looming major repairs or builder [...]

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Chuck Sinclair on October 30th, 2009

Here is an interesting evelopment that could impact beachfront property owners in zip code 32963. On December 2, the United States Supreme Court will heart oral arguments in Stop the Beach Renourishment v. Florida, a national property rights petition. The Orlando firm of GrayRobinson is representing the Coalition for Property Rights ( CPR).
The case involves [...]

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Chuck Sinclair on October 2nd, 2009

Beachwalk, located at 940 Turtle Cove Lane, is located just steps away from what many consider the best beach in Vero, south beach. Beachwalk is low rise with just three floors in keeping with Vero Beach’s building heigth restrictions.
Beachwalk was contructed to meet all current Florida codes. It is an all concrete and concrete block [...]

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Chuck Sinclair on September 15th, 2009

Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist for The National Association of Realtors, recently published a report showing second quarter 2009 home sales were up across the county over second quarter 2008. I thought it would be interesting to see if the market in Vero Beach is tracking the national market. To do this I looked at sales/pendings [...]

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Chuck Sinclair on August 19th, 2009

What’s the fastest growing niche in real estate, one that’s seen an increase in residential sales volume of 48% in the past 60 months? The answer is auctions, they’re growing while just about everything else in commerical and multifamily is flat or declining.
Last year $59 billion was sold at live auctions according to the industry’s [...]

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Chuck Sinclair on July 15th, 2009

Unless you plan to pay cash, you will need a recent preapproval letter from a lender. The letter will describe how much money you can borrow based on the lenders assessment of your credit score and income.
Usually buyers want to find the house first and then work out the financing. The problem with this is [...]

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Chuck Sinclair on July 13th, 2009

According to the National Association of Realtors, foreclosures and short sales accounted for one third of home sales in May 2009.
Buying a foreclosed home is a little different from buying a typical resale home.

In many cases only one real estate agent is involved.
The seller wants a preapproved letter from the lender before accepting [...]

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Chuck Sinclair on July 8th, 2009

Home builder Shelby Homes announced Wednesday it has reduced prices up to $100,000 on single family homes at Millstone Landing in Vero Beach. The company said that “only a limited number of homes” are remaining in the community.
Millstone Landing is being touted by the company as “luxury” homes among 18 lakes and a nature preserve.
Home [...]

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Chuck Sinclair on June 30th, 2009

This beautiful two bedroom,two bath condominium has approximately 1700 square feet of living space. It has been totally rennovated and was professionally decorated. All appliances are new including the air handler. It is located on the top floor of the building with open views of the lake. Amennities include Har Tru tennis courts, heated swimming [...]

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Chuck Sinclair on June 15th, 2009

This 6 bedroom, 7.5 bath home is located in the gated and guarded community of Bermuda Bay. It features over 8000 sq ft under air, elevator, two master suites, 120 ft of ocean frontage, custom millwork and cabinets, gourmet kitchen, marble floors, granite counter and vanity tops, three car garage and is listed at $4,400,000. [...]

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