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Juno Beach Homes For Sale

Juno Beach remains one of the best views in Palm Beach County. Here are just a few of the reason's it's so popular. Enjoy the photos. Click on the photo to see a slide show of Juno Beach

Juno Beach Homes For Sale

Harbour Oaks Palm Beach Gardens Homes For Sale

 

Here is a quick overview of Harbour Oaks in Palm Beach Gardens.

 

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Jupiter Real Estate Stabilizing

Over the past few years, Jupiter has had explosive growth but the recent housing slowdown hit Jupiter and Abacoa hard with it's large number of new builder developments.

Recent reports show that the builder activity is now a fraction of what it was and resale prices have stabilized.

Currently our team in the Palm Beach Gardens / Jupiter area has grown from 1 agent to 4 agents and is set to add 2 more in the coming month. Additionally we launched the new Jupiter page this month.

Abacoa Homes For Sale

Here is an overview of the Abacoa area of Jupiter Florida.

The Abacoa® area of Jupiter is a planned community with with single family homes, townhomes, apartments, and shopping. The are numerous individual neighborhoods within the Abacoa area. The is a planned high density community with condominiums, townhouses and single family homes.Additionally, the area is quite popular for it's open green space, and frienly venues. Abacoa is located on the Western portion of Jupiter. The neighborhoods in Abacoa are:Antigua,Cambridge,Canterbury, Island at Abacoa, Mallory Creek, Martinique, New Haven, Osceola Woods, Somerset, Tuscany,Valencia, Village at Abacoa. Please watch our community overview presented by our Abacoa resident realtor Steven Schafer.

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6 Year Old Teaches Real Estate Training

Ok, it's not what you think! Yesterday, I went from Atlantic City to New York city with a 6 year old boy in tow. I prepared extra food, toys and plenty of diversions. As the day progressed, not unlike all 6 year olds his attention span became shorter and my ability to keep him focused became more challenged. (like our buyers about mid afternoon)

It suddenly dawned on me, in my back to basic moments, that I can't really get what I want if he doesn't get what he wants.

Isn't this somewhat like working with a buyer. We can't get what we want if they don't get what they want. Don't we often head into a home showing without really knowing what the buyer wants. We pick out a dozen houses to show and hope that something speaks to them. Besides the usual 20 questions, two story, pool, yard interview it struck me that the answer is not always in those basic questions. How about the perfect home that they won't buy and we can't figure out why? Maybe it's an exterior color they hate or some unexplained bad memory of a house color from a previous marriage, or a bad knee that prevents them from looking at a house with a step down in a foyer. Sometimes the buyer motivation is anything but what is xpected. Finding what they like might be easier. Finding out what they DON'T like might be a bit more work.

Truth is you're never going to the bank unless you buy into their priorites. They don't have to be agreed with, just understood and respected.

As far as the little six year old, he just wanted to be in control of the situation. He didn't want to have his hand held. We put his mom in front and me behind him and it gave hime a sense of independence. Here again, not too different than many buyers.

Food for thought as we head into a new year.

Abacoa Homes For Sale