Sunrise, FL

City of Sunrise Florida Offering Cash Incentive to Home Buyers

The City of Sunrise Florida has seen an increase in Real Estate Sales, and they want to keep the momentum going. In an effort to move the inventory of existing short sales and foreclosures, the city is offering up to $2,000 to those who buy a distressed property as their primary residence, and who have been pre-approved for a conventional, fixed rate or FHA mortgage.

The New Home Buyer Incentive Program

There are a number of guidelines that the home buyer must meet in order to be eligible.

* The property must be a single family home, townhome or villa to be used as the primary residence, which was purchased as a foreclosure or short sale.

* The owner/buyer must actually reside in the property and it MUST be their primary residence. The city will verify this.

* The home must be occupied as a primary residence within 6 months of purchase. The applicant will be asked to complete a Primary Resident Certification form at the time of application. The applicant must occupy the home and obtain Homestead Exemption from the Broward County Property Appraiser within 12 months from the when the home was purchased.

* The incentive reimbursement for up to $2,000 is for any one or more of the improvements on the "Improvements Eligible List". See the following links for details....

New Home Buyer Incentive Program - Summary

New Home Buyer Incentive Program - Application

Primary Residence Certification

New Home Buyer Incentive Program - Flyer

Sunrise, Florida is a growing city with several newer residential developments, and lots of great entertainment, some of which include the Bank Atlantic Center, and Sawgrass Mills Shopping Center.

The New Home Buyer Incentive Program is run by the Redevelopment and Grant's Division of the City of Sunrise Community Development Office.

The is an outstanding opportunity for home buyers considering a purchase in the Sunrise Florida area!!

City of Sunrise Florida Offering Cash Incentive to Home buyers

Sunrise Florida - Home to Florida Panthers Hockey

This year the Florida Panthers are winning games, and we are lucky enough to have them in our own backyard at the Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise. The Bank Atlantic Center is conveniently located off the Sawgrass Expressway just north of Sunrise Blvd. This gives easy access to fans coming from points north, south and east.

It is certainly a great time and a fun experience to attend a Panthers game! There are activities for the entire family! Before entering the Bank Atlantic Center for a hockey game, there is a skating rink set up on the plaza for the kids. Fans arrive sporting their Panther jerseys with the names of their favorite players emblazoned on the back. It is a sea of red jerseys entering the arena. Panthers fans are loyal fans who love their team!

On a recent night when I was there, the Panthers were playing the New York Rangers. It was sold out! There were plenty of Rangers fans on hand, and on this night, they did beat the Panthers.

The Florida Panthers have lots of great in-game entertainment! There are the Panthers Cheerleaders, the Panthers Patrol, and many contests during the game where prizes can be won by the fans.

A tradition which was started back in the mid 90's was after a winning home game, the fans would throw rats on the ice. Rats were everywhere! That was disallowed and hadn't appeared for many years, but now that the "Cats" are winning again, you can see the rats come flying down from the stands after a winning home game. They sell the rats in the arena, and on most nights are sold out early in the game...fans just hoping for a win.

Sunrise Florida - Home to Florida Panthers Hockey

Melanie Amaro of Sunrise Florida Wins the X Factor

Congratulations to Melanie Amaro on winning the X Factor! Melanie, a 19 year old from Sunrise, Florida is the winner of the 2011 "X Factor USA". Melanie has won the grand prize...a $5 million recording contract, and a starring role in a Pepsi Commercial. It is clear that Melanie has a very bright future ahead of her.

Early on in the competition Melanie was eliminated, but was brought back by Simon Cowell, who was her mentor.

The residents of Sunrise, Florida have been supporting her week after week, and are obviously thrilled that their hometown girl has won!

The runner up to Melanie's win was Josh Krajcik, who is also an amazing, talented singer. The 3rd runner up was Chris Rene. All three of the finalists are very talented, and this was a very close competition.

Sunrise, Florida will be proud to call Melanie Amaro their own. I myself, am a huge fan, and love to listen to her sing!

Again....Melanie Amaro of Sunrise Florida Wins the X Factor......Congratulations Melanie!!!

Short Sale closing in Sawgrass Estates of Sunrise.

I'm thrilled to report another one of those smooth Short Sale closings. Why was it smooth, you ask?

Here's what my new lifelong friends and Sellers have said:

"Lynn, The words cannot describe how thankful we are to the outstanding service in selling our Sunrise home. Your hard work and constant communication with us throughout the sale was more than enough to make us feel we have made the right decision in hiring you to be our agent. Also, You have an excellent Photographer on your team, who took excellent shots of the property to make sure the representation was accurate. We would recommend you to everyone who needs to sell or buy a home, you are very patient, you listen and follow-up which can be hard to find all these qualities in an agent. Again, thank you for all your hard work you put in selling our home. Bonnie & Ramon"

It's no wonder why people choose Sunrise to call there home or to use as a vacation setting. Located just south of Tamarac, Sunrise is in a great location close to great schools, expressways, Sawgrass Mall, and the Bank Atlantic Center Arena. Take advantage of the fine dining and shopping, or just take a short drive to South Florida beaches. There is something for everyone to enjoy. Find your next home or condo by choosing one of the neighborhood links below, and claim your piece of paradise.

Sunrise Real Estate