Buying a Home, Your Biggest and Best Investment

Buying a home may be the biggest financial commitment you’ll ever make. Buying a home is not just a dollars-and-cents investment; it’s an investment in your life. It will create a sense of stability and identity for you and your family. Regardless of how times change, owning a home remains the cornerstone of the American dream.  To assist you in the process, ewm.com has everything you need:  from a basic step-by-step overview, to a property comparison checklist, to qualified Sales Associates who would be happy to help you every step of the way. So whether you’re a first-time buyer or need a brief buying refresher, let us take the worry out of the process and give you the peace of mind that comes from working with reputable professionals.

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Buying Real Estate - Recent Blog Posts

Hey Buddy! Have You Got A Dime?

Hey Buddy!   Have You Got A Dime? We Know That Real Estate Values Have Plummeted.  We Know That Jobs Have Been Lost. We Know Some Real Estate Prices Rising.  We Know That Some Jobs Are Returning.  We Know That If You’ve Got A Dime - Now Is The Time To Invest In Real Estate. We Know There Will

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Attention, First Time Homebuyers..When The Government Gives You Something Great, Take Advantage of It

FEATURE CREDIT AS CREATED JULY 2008 APPLIES TO ALL QUALIFIED PURCHASES ON OR AFTER APRIL 9, 2008 REVISED CREDIT – EFFECTIVE FOR PURCHASES ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2009 AND BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2009 Amount of Credit Lesser of 10 percent of cost of home or $7500 Maximum credit amount increased to $8000 Eligible Property Any single family residence (including condos, co-ops,

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Things You Need to Know about the City of Aventura

The City of Excellence that’s how we all know the City of Aventura.     Image via Wikipedia  This flourishing neighborhood inhabited by young families, professionals  and retirees attracts the attention both of locals and visitors. It is centrally located between the 2 major airports and close to highways. The Aventura Mall and other renown shopping attractions make this city a

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Buying bank owned properties is not just for cash buyers.

There is a long list of bank owned (REO) properties on the MLS, however, many of them need repairs. This sometimes becomes a problem finding buyers. Many require cash only buyers.  Why? Because when a buyer is financing the purchase, properties won’t appraise if repairs aren’t made prior to closing. In the end the deal falls through if

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Real Estate - In the world of foreclosures, Cash is King!

...in the world of foreclosure properties cash is King as buyers scramble to take advantage of the many bargains.

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Are you a bona fide tenant of a property in Miami, Aventura, Sunny Isles and other areas of South Florida going to foreclosure sale?

New requirements have been put in place also for South Florida Real Estate concerning notice that must be given to bona fide tenants/lessees (not former borrowers or their immediate family members) of properties that go to foreclosure sale after May 20, 2009.   This law is in effect immediately.  Section 702 of the new law Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure

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1201 South Ocean Dr: The Summit

Come see the 3 BR oceanfront condos now available at the Summit. Amazing water views as soon as you open the front door, you are steps from the Atlantic Ocean and the Hollywood  Beach Boardwalk. Priced to sell starting at $459,000 or $240/sq ft., these are corner units directly facing the ocean,  with eastern exposures. Please

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LOOKING FOR PARADISE?

If you’re looking for “Paradise”,  look no more.  Southeast Florida has everything you could want - and more. Want to live at the beach? We have it!  Just walk out your back door and you can be walking in the clean white sands of our beaches. Want to hear the ocean as you lie in your bed? We have it!

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Roller Coaster Ride For First Time Home Buyers……….

” If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we are not really living. ” Gail Sheehy……………. With interest rates down and the 2009 tax credit First Time Home Buyers are showing up more and more to purchase their first home.  Working with first time home buyers, there  are many questions to be answered.  Most

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$8,000 TAX CREDIT–BREAKING NEWS

This information has just been released: BREAKING NEWS 2009 FLORIDA LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - May 8, 2009 - Having approved a $66.5 billion state budget, the 2009 Florida Legislature adjourned minutes ago. For the Florida real estate industry, the budget includes several gems. Perhaps the shiniest: $30.1 million for downpayment assistance programs. Beginning July 1, those who qualify

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