Larry is a licensed real estate broker in the State of Florida and is currently the Broker and President of Access USA REALTY, Inc. He has been practicing real estate in South Florida since 1985 and also worked as a licensed agent in Chicago, Illinois. He has handled the sales and/or financing for over 2400 real estate transactions. He has taught numerous training classes, sessions and seminars on the various aspects of real estate sales and finance to real estate sales people, loan officers and
Filing for Homestead and Other Exemptions in Florida.All legal Florida residents are eligible for a Homestead Exemption on their homes, condominiums, co-op apartments, and certain mobile home lots if that is their primary residence. Previously the Homestead Tax Exemption applied to the first $25,000 of the assessed value, but voters approved an ammendment in 2008 to the Florida Constitution that now provides this tax-saving exemption on the first and third $25,000 of the assessed value of an ... Read Full Story
The vast majority of residential sales occurring in South Florida right now are Short Sales and REOs. Most properties listed on the MLS at current market prices are actually Short Sales, and most of the remainder are REO's. In a normal market, Short Sales are almost non-existent and REO's are few, but always around and always in demand.So what are Short Sales and REO's?A Short Sale is a situation where the Owner of a property is trying to sell it for less than they owe on it - And... Read Full Story
Home prices in South Florida "easily" could be 20 percent to 30 percent higher by 2013, the chief economist for the National Association of Realtors said Thursday.Addressing local real estate agents during a conference at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Lawrence Yun countered the persistent pessimism of experts who insist the region's housing market will continue to struggle before rebounding slowly during the next few years.USA Today recently identified Yun as one of the na... Read Full Story
Whether you are a first time buyer, an experienced investor or anywhere in-between, we have lots of useful information for you about Real Estate in all of Southeast Florida - including homes for sale, townhomes and villas for sale or for rent, condos for sale or for rent, water front property, beach front property, investment property, vacant land, luxury homes, large estates, retirement communities, vacation homes and new construction.Everything for sale in Broward County and Southeast Flori... Read Full Story
Looking for a full time dedicated agents to work on our team and handlebuyers and renters supplied by us in Broward, Palm Beach and Miami Dade county.We offer real estate agents the opportunity to be real independentcontractors while offering them the highest level of support to match theirlevel of training and experience and the best compensation plan on the market.With Access USA Realty, Inc. this is how it works:We offer real Buyers and personal assistance and interaction includinglead gen... Read Full Story
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Single-family home prices dropped 7.7% in the first quarter in the largest year-over-year decline since the National Association of Realtors began reporting prices in 1982.The median sales price fell to $196,300, down 4.8% compared with the last three months of 2007.Lawrence Yun, the chief economist of NAR, attributed much of the record decline to liquidity problems dragging down high-priced markets."These are highly unusual results because there were very few ... Read Full Story
South Florida Sun-Sentinel.comPalm Beach County home prices drop 5%, sales down 15%By Paul Owers (South Florida Sun-Sentinel) August 28, 2007Twenty months and counting.Sales of existing homes in Palm Beach County slipped in July as they have since December 2005. That dismal trend isn't likely to change soon as lenders across South Florida make it tougher for consumers to qualify for mortgages.Analysts don't expect the housing slump to end until the second half of 2008 or later, in pa... Read Full Story
South Florida Sun-Sentinel.comBroward home prices down 2% as sales drop 22%By Paul Owers (South Florida Sun-Sentinel) August 28, 2007Three years and counting.Sales of existing homes in Broward County declined in July, just as they have for 36 of the past 37 months. That dismal trend isn't likely to change soon as lenders across South Florida make it tougher for consumers to qualify for mortgages.Analysts don't expect the housing slump to end until the second half of 2008 or later, in ... Read Full Story
Tougher lending standards to hold back pace of home sales, but prices will drop less sharply than previously expected, says the National Association of Realtors.August 8 2007: 10:56 AM EDTWASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The pace of U.S. home sales will fall further this year than earlier expected, but prices will drop less sharply than previously thought, a leading real estate trade association predicted Wednesday.The National Association of Realtors trimmed its sales forecast for the sixth straight ... Read Full Story
