This is a rare occurance. The seller of this home in Thornhill Estates in Montoya Circle in Boca Raton spoke to Gloria Singer about possibly listing his home. Gloria already had the perfect buyer in mind and the transaction was made before even officially putting the home on the market! This unique .33 acre lot located on a cul-de-sac was perfectly suited for the excited new owner who loves to garden! The 3 bedroom home had many updates and upgrades. The original asking price was $624,980. It sold for $575,000.

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blog_pic_1_512_01 This lake front beauty in Bellaggio, an active adult community in Lake Worth, was just sold by our buyer's specialist, Karen Rothstein. This full featured home came with all the modern amenities! Walk into this home onto gorgeous diagonally set 18 inch floor tile. The eat in kitchen is ultra modern with 42 inch upper cabinets, black cosmic granite counters, under cabinet lighting, and a drop-in flat top range with slide out drawers. Architectural features are found throughout this 3 bedroom home including columns in the living room and a coffer ceiling in the luxurious master bath. A spacious screened-in patio with panoramic water views complete this outstanding home which sold after being on the market for less than 3 weeks!  This home was…

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  Gorgeous,expanded Avon model on one of the best lots in Woodfield Country Club! Step outside onto your huge patio and enjoy casual barbeques or elegant parties with breathtaking lake views overlooking the 16th hole. This immaculate home has 3 spacious bedrooms and 3 full baths. The huge master suite has a gorgeous and private view with 2 large closets and a lovely master bath that features custom lighting, marble tile, and a roman tub. The eat-in kitchen is so lovely it could host a cooking show on the food network! High ceilings, beautiful lighting, plenty of windows with a view, and a charming breakfast nook make this kitchen absolutely fabulous. This Boca Raton home is a must see!

Additional Info:

Living Square feet: 2,450

HOA: $1,848 QTR

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Property Tax Good GriefBeginning Monday, August 23, 2010, the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s office mailed the proposed property taxes for 2010. In the notice, there is a breakdown of millage rates , the property’s assessed and taxable values (as of January 1, 2010), and any exemptions applied. Read your notice closely. Although unfortunately millage rates have gone up in most areas, the values have declined. (example: I am an owner of Boca Raton Real Estate. My market value declined 10%, however my tax bill increased because the local taxing authorities increased their millage rate.) If you disagree with the value, or an exemption has not been applied, you have between now and September 16, 2010 to file a petition. With property values plummeting in the area, many…

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Please allow me to vent. I was just scheduling some showings to take a buyer out to see some two bedroom condos in Regency in Boca Pointe. I have a listing there, which she saw online,  but she also wanted to see some other condos as well as mine. Four in total. Mine is easy to show. I have a key, plus it is on a supra lockbox for the convenience of co-operating Realtors. All the others required appointments with the listing agents. So I figured out the schedule, which is very dependent upon the promptness of the buyer client, and called the brokers to schedule the appointments. On two there was no problem. On the third, I caught the agent and his partner-wife on vacation. He said, “OH we are out of town for the week, sorry we can’t show it”. I was…

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I just sold this gorgeous courtyard home in the Courtside subdivision of Broken Sound Country Club. For those of you who don't know the lingo, a Courtyard Home is one in which the swimming pool and patio are in the front of the house. You usually enter through the entrance doors into a courtyard and then the front door of the house is through the courtyard. Many courtyard homes in Boca Raton have detached guest houses as well.

 

This stunning home in Broken Sound Club has four bedrooms and four baths in the main house, in addition to a one bedroom suite guest houses. It has beautiful Brazilian wood floors throughout, and over 3400 square feet in total. 

Broken Sound Club is an equity country club in a fabulous central Boca Raton location. 

This was…

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This fabulous condo in Braemar Isles in Boca Highlands was just sold by my buyer's specialist Karen Rothstein. It is a ninth floor condo with fabulous intracoastal views. Stunning, completely redone including brand new kitchen, baths, state of the art stainless appliances, toto toilets, and so much more including an absolutely stunning panoramic intracoastal view pictured above.

Boca Highlands is a gated waterfront community with a private beach club, tennis, swimming pools, fitness center, and marina located on the Intracoastal waterway in Highland Beach.

We sold this condo to our happy client in April 2010 for a great price of $428,000. It was listed for $499,900 in December 2009. The previous sale was $695,000 in December 2006.

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With short sales making up over twenty percent of all Boca Raton real estate listings, and over thirty percent of those listings under $400,000, it is time to answer some commonly held questions and misperceptions about short sales.

SHORT SALE MYTH #1: Short sales take 9-12 months and do not get approved.

This is the most difficult part of a short sale process for both buyers and sellers. The lenders are slammed with files and do not always respond promptly. And it is true that the lender will not look at a file without an executed purchase contract. However, I am finding that the process is becoming more streamlined and it is possible to get a response in a more timely manner. The average process is as follows:  Once there is an executed contract…

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One Thousand Ocean - Boca Raton Oceanfront Condos

one_thousand_building_160_01If Boca Raton oceanfront condos have been a desire you have had for some time, you may want to see the condos available at One Thousand Ocean. The latest to bring luxury living to this South Florida area, the home you have been waiting for has arrived. The Boca Raton oceanfront condos are for the truly discriminating who want the lifestyle to which they are accustomed.

Living in Boca Raton oceanfront condos allows you the option of being close to anything you want or need. Not only are you living in an elegantly designed condo but you are only about an hour away from Miami. If the need for the nightlife strikes, you do not have far to go. The shopping is great in this city as well.

The features of the…

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I just sold this awesome house in Trieste in Addison Reserve Country Club in Delray Beach Florida. It closed on April 30, 2010 and was listed in late February 2010. The buyers will be using this as a vacation home and got a great buy at $500,000 for the property which was listed at $619,000. With three bedrooms, three baths, a gorgeous pool and spa and golf course view, with a transferable golf membership. Although the membership equity is a separate fee, not all homes in Addison Reserve come with full golf and those that do generally command a higher price since the golf memberships are limited and there is a lengthy waiting list. The house was built in 1999 and was in excellent condition, as a matter of fact the buyer purchased all the furniture in…

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