The April 15th tax deadline is almost here, and even though most Americans have already filed their taxes — especially if they were due a refund — the IRS says 20 to 25 percent of us will wait until the last minute. If you’re one of those last minute procrastinators, here’s some last minute tax advice to help you muddle […]
Vero Beach Home Values Seen Outpacing the Boom
Experts and economists agree, Vero Beach home values are expected to end 2013 up an average of 4.6 percent, and rise cumulatively by 22 percent over the next 5 years. These percentage increases come from a nationwide panel of economists, real estate experts and market professionals in every market, not just the Vero Beach market. Vero Beach Home Values Expected […]
Vero Beach Real Estate News – April 2013
In this Issue:* Housing Inventory Shortage Causing Problems Buying a Home: Should You Take The Plunge? 5 Hidden Dangers In Your Home And How To Foil Them Housing Inventory Shortage Causing Problems The National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) fell 0.4 percent to 104.8 in January, the third month-over-month decline in the last four months. […]
Vero Beach Housing Turnaround to Grow More Jobs
The turnaround in the Vero Beach housing market is spurring job growth, and expected to double the number of construction related jobs this year… With job growth comes even more positive economic news in the Vero Beach housing industry, as interest rates to buy all those new homes has remained low, relative to a few years ago when rates were […]
Vero Beach Home Prices Returning to Normal
After a rough past 5 to 7 years, Vero Beach home prices are slowly returning to normal, and Case-Shiller predicts home prices will continue to average 3.3% increases annually over the next 5 years. The Vero Beach housing market was the closest thing to being called “normal” in 2012 that we’d seen since 1977. For the past 14 or 15 […]
Asking Vero Beach Home Sellers About Repairs
When looking for a Vero Beach home, it’s important to see beyond paint colors and decor that may not be your taste and, instead, focus on the floor plan, structural design and other physical elements of the house. Replacing carpets or changing light fixtures are typically simple and affordable changes you can make once you move in. But if certain […]
Tax Breaks For Vero Beach Homeowners
Vero Beach homeowners will soon be turning the calendar and looking squarely at April 15, the day income taxes are due. If you haven’t already done your taxes, you should be gathering up your W2s, 1099s, bank statements and receipts. If you’re missing anything, you don’t want to wait until April 14th to figure that out. A few Congressional scares […]
Ventless Fireplace – Liability In Vero Beach Homes
A ventless fireplace, or as the industry likes to call them, a “vent-free” fireplace, is a liability in Vero Beach homes. We prefer the term “ventless”, or “not vented at all” when describing these cozy little demons. The ventless fireplace industry wants you to feel you’re being liberated of a burden by not having an exhaust vent. We think it’s […]
Sequester Could Ruin Your Vacation And More
We’ve already been talking about the sequester and what it could do to affect the Vero Beach economy. The sequester – $85 billion in federal budget cuts – went into effect March 1. If you’ve been following the news and thinking it will only affect federal employees facing a furlough, you may be wrong. In the video below, Money Talks […]
Tight-Fisted Lenders Causing Vero Beach Homebuyers Problems
Nearly half of all potential Vero Beach homebuyers can afford the median-priced home in the area, but that’s not much help if they can’t get a mortgage. Six years after the subprime mortgage meltdown, banks remain tight-fisted, even with solid borrowers — a fact they attribute to shifts in government regulation and demands that they buy back bad loans. Mortgage credit […]
