Steve Facella's Blog

Thanks John! Very thought provoking.             So much as changed in a few short years. It seems like only yesterday that buyers were coming through the office door wielding approval letters that far out paced their ability to pay. In those days, buyers found no doc, no verification, no down pa...

This past weekend was the 16th annual Gay Pride celebration in Palm Beach County and Lake Worth. Estimates of attendance are at 12,000, the largest yet! The theme this year was "There's No Place Like Home. This brought out some fun costumes....  And here are the rest of the crew....  Of course th...

Special thanks to Tracey Shrouder for this fun filled list of stress reducers!Hello everyone out there in Realtor land.  Tracey here in Sunny Greensboro, NC in bloggersvile.  Last night was a local builder's yearly party for all of the Realtors that have sold one of their properties throughout th...

This is timely information and it applies to what I have seen in My market of Lake Worth in South Florida. Thanks so much Allison!Real Estate is local.  What is happening in one region, may not happen in another for several months. For instance, when the bubble burst back in 2006, Florida felt th...

This is a great read! Thank you Andy!!!!!I was on the phone with a mitigator at Countrywide, discussing 2 of the listings I have that they are the lender on.  I was trying to be sly and find out what the BPO had come in at (they wouldn't tell me, so I was trying to ask different hi/low questions ...

So it was a wonderful day in the South Florida sun. Actually it was a cool windy day which made it perfect for a outdoor activity. The event was the Florida Renaissance Festival held annually in Deerfield Beaches' Quiet Waters Park. The festival seemed to be quite a bit larger this year than last...

Ladies and Gentlemen! Let me present the Lake Worth Street Paining Festival!      This annual event took place the weekend of 2/21 and 2/22. It has been estimated that more than 100,000 people attended the two day event that literally puts art on the streets. Hundreds of artists including local s...

Recently I have noticed a few flips happening in Lake Worth. Interesting in these times.... One was a small, 800 sq ft, home that was listed for $45K. It had 22 offers. It was taken off the market and re-listed for $55K Then it was purchased and now is back on the market for $85K Another instance...

This Blog entry is so timely!! Thanks very much Diane Aurit.   This past weekend I showed a a well-qualified couple an active listing that happened to be located just two houses away from and in the same subdivision as a home I sold/closed on January 2nd of this year for $215,000.  (Three weeks a...

Howdy Folks. It is the week after thanksgiving and I am still stuffed! The holiday decorations are going up all over and need to do mine. Our fair city has been adding decorations to what seems like every light pole. The Central Square called the Cultural Plaza has a Christmas Tree and festive li...