Steve Facella's Blog

Recently I have been walking over the Lake Worth Bridge in the mornings. It is quite a bit cooler at this time of day and very peaceful. This morning the water was like glass. The morning brings fishermen, runners, bicyclists, and other walkers out to get the juices flowing. get a head start on t...

The City of Lake Worth will dedicate the newly renovated recreation facilities at its Howard Park site on Thursday, Aug.20th at 10:00am.  The tennis and basketball courts have been completely restored along with new lighting on the courts.  Funding for the park improvements were provided by a Flo...

I heard something the other day that bears repeating. There will be a NEIGHBORHOOD "SUMMER FUN!" program with the Palm Beach Sheriff's Office in Lake Worth. Additional Support is provided by: The Palm Beach County's Sheriff's Office along with the Lake Worth Community Redevelopment Agency and the...

Very Interesting.Thanks Janet.Today I got an e-mail asking me this:  Are mortgage brokers going to survive this economic meltdown? My answer is YES, and it comes from my experience as an AUTO BROKER. Over the last 25 years , franchised auto dealerships here in California have done everything in t...

You know. I see these gems and I just can leave them alone. This one is absolutely great. Thanks Clint!  Many of you know that I recently bought a home.  And, for those of you that don’t know that I recently bought a home…I recently bought a home.  Here’s proof.   Although we are very happy with ...

Great information told in a charmingly fun way. Thanks Anna!Hogwarts for REALTORS®: Practical Lessons from Harry Potter and Gang Those wacky Hogwarts kids study the strangest things, don't they?But I'm here to tell you that every class has a practical lesson for every REALTOR®. Here, explained in...

The 4th Of July has come and gone and what a day it was! It dawned hot and sunny ans stayed that way! Local events began at 11am with the Neighborhood Raft Regatta. Everyone had lots of fun, and some got pretty wet. As you can see, there was a great turnout. Everyone in attendace had great time. ...

Recently I visited the Henry Morrison Flagler Museum in Palm Beach. It was a wonderful experience and a true masterpiece of architecture during America's Gilded Age (1865 - 1929) in the early part of the last century. Whitehall was the winter home of Henry Flagler, one of the founding partners of...

It is the time of Year In South Florida where nature really shines. We have gotten a lot of rain recently so everything is blooming and lush right now. These are some of my untrained/uneducated observations of the fantastic variety of flora in Lake Worth and South Florida. The Royal Poinciana Tre...

Awesome and right on target. Thanks Lenn!                                             * * * *  HARD CORE REAL ESTATE TALK  * * * * LOAN MODIFICATION - The government's failure to help home owners is an open invitation to scam artists to swindle home owners out of what little they have left. Georg...