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Treasure Coast Real Estate I listed one condo in Pine Ridge and it was under contract yet they needed to sell their home now. Waiting was not
Report before I could even get the professional photographer an option.
over there the next afternoon.
To minimize the risk, I had my standard 3-D self-
This is great news for sellers. They can put their home guided walk through video. Buyers wanting to physically
The Real Estate Market Is Booming, If You on the market, and if it is priced correctly, they can expect view the property were required to first view the video.
Can Find A House it to sell quickly. They also needed to submit either a pre-approval letter
The bad news is that buying a home can be a challenge. for financing or proof of funds. I then met them there with
By Jim Weix I know one Realtor that likes to say, “If you snooze; fresh face masks, gloves, and wipes. They were instructed
OK, I’ll start with the you lose.” As it is right now, buyers can’t even put their to wipe down every surface that they touched.
positive news: the market head on the pillow, let alone snooze. That is because the Yes, I got fewer showings, as I eliminated those people
is hot, if you are a seller. surge in sales has depleted an already low inventory of on a tire kicking expedition. I only had two showings that
Pending home sales in homes for sale. Any property just coming on the market first week, but both potential buyers were serious. It was
Martin County were up will generate a lot of interest, so a buyer will need to act sold for asking price to one of them.
57.5 percent in June over quickly. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 issue will be with us
the June a year ago. Prices Although the COVID-19 hasn’t dampened buyer for some time. Yet, with mortgage rates at a record low,
were also up. interest, it seems to be giving potential sellers pause. I now is a good time to buy or sell a home. The good news
Once Florida’s pandemic spoke to a dozen people that had expressed a past interest is that thanks to technology much of the process can be
shutdown ended; the buyers in selling. They explained that they were reluctant to done on your computer.
couldn’t get contracts filled put their home on the market due to concerns of having Jim Weix is a broker associate with The Keyes
out fast enough. It was not unusual for sellers to get a bunch of people go through their homes. It is pretty Company. Jim has 24 years of experience selling real
multiple offers. Some sellers got more than their asking hard to overcome that objection, as it is a very legitimate estate full time. If you have questions or want the services
price. concern. of an experienced expert, you can reach Jim at (772)
After that initial burst of activity, sellers just putting I had one seller with a preexisting lung condition, 341-2941 or jimweix@jimweix.com.
their home on the market often sold it in less than a week. where catching COVID-19 could be a major problem,
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complaints that they scratched furniture. But they were The first American film to show a toilet being flushed
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his staff. A coin-box telephone was installed at his mansion admitted that he was the one who shot Kennedy and five
for guests to use, so that he would not be billed for their calls. others at the Ambassador Hotel. He was sentenced to Celebrating Our 30th Year
As for his grandson’s kidnapping, Getty ended up paying the the gas chamber on April 23, 1969, but the sentence was
$2.2 million portion of the ransom that was tax deductible, commuted to life imprisonment several years later. He is
and loaned the remaining $800,000 of the ransom to his son currently imprisoned in San Diego at the Richard J. Donovan
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