Why the New Year is Perfect for Purchasing Your New Boca Raton Home

With the low mortgage rates and the abundance of homes on the market, the time to purchase your new home is right now. If you are waiting perhaps thinking the rates will go even lower, think about this: They could start to climb! If you wait any longer, the opportunity to purchase your new Boca Raton home could be gone and you could start seeing mortgage rates increasing. The shrewd home buyer will see the opportunity that is available now and act on it before the market does a complete turn around. Here's five reasons why you should not allow this opportunity to pass you by:

1. Investing is great and if you are purchasing a home or homes to hold onto until the market turns around, this is a good business move. If purchasing a Boca Raton, FL real…

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Boca Raton Golf & Country Club ~ Broken Sound Amenities

For the tennis enthusiasts, Broken Sound Golf & Country Club community offers 23 Har-Tru courts that you can overlook in stadium seating while dining on fine cuisine at the Center Court Café. They offer a pro-shop with all of the racquetball and tennis equipment and fashions you need while offering private and group lessons.  They offer leagues, Pro-Ams and exhibits featuring professional tennis players. Their once a month tennis clinic is a great way to brush up on skills.

If golf or tennis aren’t enough for you, the Broken Sound Club offers a state of the art, 16,500 square foot Spa and Fitness center featuring a weight and cardio center, classes, 25 meter lap pool, pool bar, hot tub and full service spa facilities, treatments and products.

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Featured Boca Raton Rental Listing ~ 22869 Barrister Drive, Boca Raton

                   22869 Barrister Drive

Welcome to this wonderful family home in the gated community of Crescent Lakes.

This beautiful residence consists of just under 1,700 square feet of living area, three bedrooms and two full bathrooms with cathedral ceilings, ceramic tile and carpeting plus a comfortable screened patio for relaxing in the Boca Raton, FL warmth!

Enjoy the gorgeous eat-in kitchen, open living/dining room and spacious master bedroom and bath while at home, and then take advantage of the many amenities this gated community offers, including swimming pool/spa-hot tub, tennis courts, biking/jogging paths, clubhouse, exercise room and gameroom/billiards.  What more could you ask for?!

This perfect home is in immaculate, move-in…

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Reflections on 2008, Looking forward to 2009 - Selling Boca Raton Real Estate

I thought I would write a quick blog post to comment on my thoughts about the past year selling real estate in Boca Raton. It has really been an interesting time! I actually had a very good year in spite of all of the economic difficulties surrounding us. I am working three times as hard as ever, but I am flourishing and continuing to produce results for my clients. I am proud to be the recepient of the Emerald Circle award from Lang Realty for outstanding sales production in 2008!

Here are my thoughts:

• SELLERS- Listings that are priced right are selling! Priced right in this market means at or slightly below what the recent sales have been. It is still a declining market with an abundance of inventory. Sellers who are motivated to price their…

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Boca Raton Featured Listing ~ 6858 W. Villas Drive

                  ~ 6858 W. Villas Drive ~

Welcome to Boca Raton's Villas Del Mar classic and very classy home! 

The master bedroom includes a large sitting area overlooking the private garden. The large family room has lots of light with large casement windows of impact glass, plus there are Accordion shutters on the other windows.   Newer roof, paver driveway and entrance are yours to enjoy! 

Villas Del Mar is in a fabulous central Boca location, minutes to shops, restaurants, worship and transportation. The low maintenance fee of $660/quarter includes all lawn care, cable, two pools, and common area maintenance.

Don't hesitate make this lovely home yours today!

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Boca Raton Golf & Country Clubs ~ Broken Sound Club

Broken Sound Club is a premier Boca Raton Community that sits on a thousand acres of lush, tropical Boca Raton Real Estate and offers a landscape that boasts two Gene Bates designed championship golf courses, 60000 square foot clubhouse, stadium tennis court, state of the art fitness center and spa. Broken Sound Club offers tennis or golf memberships for its residents, depending on your passion.

The twenty seven private villages sit amongst the elevated greens, intimidating bunkers, lush fairways and new tif-eagle greens of the golf courses. Each village offers its own style and sophistication and a variety of housing choices in this uniquely-designed Boca Raton Golf & Country Club Community. Broken Sound Club offers custom single-family,…

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Best Tips on How to Make Your Move to Boca Raton, FL

As an extention to my earlier post regarding "Making the Move to Boca Raton, FL", here are the best tips on choosing the right moving company.

When you start looking for the right company for your move to Boca Raton, FL keep a few things in mind. The different types of moving companies are geared towards what you need when it comes to transporting your belongings to their new home. So, how do you decide which type is right for your big move? There are basically three different types of companies from which to choose.

The full service moving company may be the best choice if you have a lot of things that must be packed and loaded. The full-service company will pack everything, load it, drive to the Boca Raton, FL real estate that you have…

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Boca Raton Real Estate Market Conditions ~ November 2008 ~ Central & West Boca

Here is the updated information surrounding the activity within the Central and West Boca area of Boca Raton real estate - these are all homes located West of Military Trail.   

The area's condominiums which sold last month saw a drop in the number of days that they were on the market, which was a promising change.  Two of these condos that sold were located within the very affordable and highly desirable Boca Glades community.  This Boca Raton gated community features two heated pools, hot tub, billiards and card room, and is so convenient to the Boca Municipal Golf Course, schools, universities, hospitals, library, town center, turnpike, movies and supermarket. 

Properties are still available within this great community and currently range in…

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Boca Raton Real Estate Market Conditions ~ November 2008 ~ East Boca

Below are the statistics behind the November 2008 Boca Raton real estate market.  This shows the activity within the single family homes and condos/townhomes in the East Boca Raton area - which includes all homes between Military Trail and the Atlantic Ocean.

One property that was among the twenty that sold during the last month was located in one of my favorite Boca Raton Country Clubs, the Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club.  This home built by Qualk Homes, featured 5 bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms, a private study, over 6,000 square feet of living area and practically every luxury amenities imaginable.  This home sold for $2,450,000.

There are many other homes still available within this luxury community, ranging in price from $765,000 to just…

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Making the Move to Boca Raton, FL

So you have finally found the Boca Raton, FL real estate property you will soon call home and need to find a professional moving company. This is the best way to go when it comes to moving because it can be so hectic and frustrating that you are ready to sit down in the midst of all the boxes and vow that this will be the last time you ever move! Why put yourself through the misery? Hire a professional moving company to help you with you move to Boca Raton and you will be glad you did.

One advantage among many is this frees you up to make sure all the little things are taken care of while the professional movers are packing up your belongings. Your back will thank you at the end of the day as well. Moving companies have employees who know…

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