Angelo F. Terrizzi Jr.'s Blog Posts

Selling a home can be a difficult task for even the most seasoned of sellers. There is so much that goes into the process of placing a property on the housing market. First, the owner needs to get

NEW YORK – Feb. 18, 2019 – First-time buyer surveys consistently show the top hurdle to homeownership is saving up for the downpayment. But potential home shoppers may be misunderstanding the

LOS ANGELES – Aug 24, 2018 – The nation's largest cities are getting greener, according to the fifth annual U.S. Green Building Adoption Index by CBRE and Maastricht University.

These are great hacks to cut your time and energy in half. Soap Scum in the Tub - Cut this backbreaking effort in half by attaching a scrubber to a power drill and using it to do the scrubbing for

ORLANDO, Fla., April 23, 2018 – Not enough homes for sale continues to influence Florida's housing market, as March's tight inventory constrained sales and put upward pressure on median prices,

I have recently been working with a buyer who was not sure if their family was ready to purchase. The reason: working on credit score and small bump in savings account to prepare for down payment.

NEW YORK (AP) – April 19, 2007 – The math behind your credit score is getting an overhaul, with changes big enough that they might alter the behavior of both cautious spenders as well as riskier

WASHINGTON – March 28, 2017 – The number of homes for sale is at the lowest level on record, according to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR), which began tracking inventory 18

McLEAN, Va. – Feb. 28, 2017 – A common question we hear all the time – how to make international calls for free?There are so many viable options now, and you don't have to pay an arm and

WASHINGTON (AP) – Feb. 28, 2017 – U.S. home prices rose in December from a year earlier at the fastest pace in 11 months, as prospective buyers bid against each other for a limited supply of

WASHINGTON (AP) – Jan. 31, 2017 – U.S. home prices marched steadily higher in November, pushed up by healthy demand for homes and a shrinking supply of available properties.The Standard & Poor's

WASHINGTON (AP) – Feb. 2, 2017 – The Federal Reserve has left its key interest rate unchanged at a time of solid economic gains but also heightened uncertainty surrounding the new Trump

WASHINGTON – Jan. 25, 2017 – Granite is falling out of favor with homeowners. The engineered stone of quartz instead is displacing the long-reigning granite as the top-choice for kitchen

IRVINE, Calif. – Jan. 12, 2017 – ATTOM Data Solutions' Year-End 2016 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report found that foreclosure filings were reported on 933,045 U.S. properties in,

COSTA MESA, Calif. – Oct. 28, 2016 – With the economy rebounding and the average national credit score on the rise, many consumers are coming back from harder times, dusting themselves off and-

As a licensed real estate agent, I have heard all the reasons from buyers for putting in an obscenely low offer for a property.  When a buyer asks “how long has this been on the?” �

WASHINGTON (AP) – Oct. 20, 2016 – Long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose this week for a second straight week, reaching their highest levels since June.Mortgage giant Freddie Mac said Thursday the

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Oct. 13, 2016 – Policyholders recovering from Hurricane Matthew filed about 34,300 insurance claims since Sunday night, bringing the statewide total through Wednesday morning

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Oct. 19, 2016 – The 2017 home buying season will be see a large increase in first-time homebuyers, according to realtor.com's latest Active Home Shopper Report, and an

ORLANDO, Fla. – Oct. 20, 2016 – Florida's housing market had more new listings, higher median prices and fewer all-cash closed sales in September, according to the latest housing data released

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Aug. 31, 2016 – The runaway winner in Tuesday's primary election was at the end of the ballot, as voters in Florida overwhelmingly approved a tax break to encourage

NEW YORK – Aug. 24, 2016 – The financial website rated 150 U.S. cities on affordability, health care, activities and quality of life. Of 11 Fla. cities in the study, all ranked above average

WASHINGTON (AP) – Aug. 23, 2016 – Americans stepped up their purchases of new homes in July to the fastest pace in nearly nine years, as low mortgage rates and a steady job market are

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Aug. 10, 2016 – For real estate agents, it's an age-old question: Is it more effective to list a home for a round number, such as $200,000, or is it more effective to make the

LOS ANGELES – July 19, 2016 – Personal finance website GOBankingRates.com released a guide detailing how monthly rent compares to monthly mortgage payments across the U.S.To see the price

The economy is improving, interest rates are low and many consumers now find themselves in a great position financially to become a first-time homeowner. There's a small problem though for some

WASHINGTON – July 18, 2016 –"Agrihoods" are growing in popularity, says Ed McMahon, senior resident fellow for the Urban Land Institute. Around 20 years ago, only five or 10 residential and

MIAMI – May 26, 2016 – Jim McFadden has flown into – and, thankfully, back out of – the eye of a hurricane 575 times. The patch on the shoulder of his blue flight jumpsuit says "Storm Eye

MIAMI – June 1, 2016 – Stellar Homes Group announced a plan to introduce PV solar systems as a standard feature in all of its new homes, making it the first company in South Florida to do so.The

NEW YORK – May 31, 2016 – Buying a home is difficult, but try selling your home and buying another at the same time. On a level of difficulty, this is the gymnastic balance beam of homeownership

WEST PALM BEACH – May 3, 2016 – When a sober home operator proposed packing 12 people into a three-bedroom West Palm Beach home, the city cried foul.The operator said the home had six bedrooms

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – May 5, 2016 – After reducing its policy count by more than two-thirds over the past four years, state-run Citizens Property Insurance Corp. continued to shed its risk load by

What’s cooking in the kitchen these days? Plenty, from new twists on design to super-smart.

WASHINGTON (AP) – April 12, 2016 – The Justice Department on Monday announced a roughly $5 billion settlement with Goldman Sachs over the sale of mortgage-backed securities leading up to the

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – April 11, 2016 – Local Jacksonville firm JWB Real Estate Capital bought 502 homes last year, and it's already bought more than 200 this year.Corner Lot Properties, also of

WASHINGTON – March 23, 2016 – Bathroom remodels and additions may offer some of the fewest paybacks at resale, at least when compared to 20 other popular projects.The National Association

CHICAGO – March 10, 2016 – Popular home features come and go, and some once-high-demand attributes have started to fade. In a new survey of 4,300-plus house hunters of all ages, the National

NEW YORK (AP) – March 8, 2016 – In the American imagination, suburbs are places to buy a house and put down roots. But a growing percentage of suburbanites rent, according to a new study.About

Home owners can overdo it when it comes to the upkeep of their home. This Old House recently spotlighted several ways that home owners’ enthusiasm for home ownership may actually harm the house.1.

ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 19, 2016 – Atlanta-based Down Payment Resource, a databank for homebuyer programs, released its fourth quarter 2015 Homeownership Program Index (HPI). According to the company,

NEW YORK – Feb. 1, 2016 – Global economic woes from China to Russia to South America are damping sales in the high-end housing market. Realtors and other property professionals say topsy-turvy

MIAMI – Feb. 1, 2016 – More and more Canadians who purchased U.S. homes cheap when money exchange rates favored them are now selling to take advantage of rising U.S. house prices, a plunging

In the age of HGTV, real estate professionals say home staging is growing in importance and becoming more sophisticated, according to a New York Times article."It always makes a difference and is

A panel of three developers said they expect South Florida real estate sales will be slow but solid this year, despite concern about a dwindling number of foreign buyers. “My crystal ball says�

According to CoreLogic, cash home sales in the U.S. accounted for 32.5 percent of total home sales in September 2015, down 3.4 percentage points from 35.9 percent in September 2014.On a month-over

MIAMI – Jan. 12, 2016 – Three men are facing federal fraud charges after investigators said they illegally seized control of about 80 homes in Broward and Palm Beach counties, changed the locks

Developers proposed nearly 100 new condo buildings with about 9,000 units east of I-95 in the tri-county South Florida region of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach in 2015.On a year-over-year

So you own a great home that you’re really proud of? You love the interior and large spaces throughout the home, your kids love the school they go to, and the neighborhood is safe.However, you

Apartment rents surged 4.6 percent in 2015, posting the largest gain since before the Great Recession. It’s a good time to be a landlord, but not a renter, according to the latest report out by

NEW YORK – Nov. 5, 2015 – The wrong paint color can be a big turn-off to potential homebuyers. House Beautiful recently highlighted some of the worst mistakes home owners can make when it comes

WASHINGTON – Nov. 5, 2015 – Most Realtors® remain "strongly" confident that the single-family home market will perform better over the next six months than it did a year ago, according to

Has your homeowner association fined you for painting your house purple? Have you ignored requests to pay annual maintenance fees for your condo's clubhouse and swimming pool? Has your association

To finance a home purchase, some buyers reach deep into their savings. Others rely on the Bank of Mom and Dad.SavingsIn 2014, about one-fifth of borrowers sold stocks or bonds, or borrowed against

Demolition Day for the Dania Beach roller coaster probably won't come until 2016.The Hurricane, once known as the tallest wooden amusement park ride in Florida, was expected to be torn down earlier

The Miami area, including Fort Lauderdale and southern Broward County, is the nation's fourth-most vulnerable region to the economic cost of storm surge in a 100-year hurricane, according to a

TAMPA, FL (WFLA) – A federal jury found a Spring Hill couple guilty of wire fraud, after selling their house to a family with five children and failing to disclose the gigantic sinkhole.

Truly, the market dictates what an acceptable offer to a landlord is.  When the housing recession hit South Florida, the majority of potential tenants had to overcome the obstacle of a

Renting a home in South Florida will eat away at your wallet.One in three South Florida renters spend at least half of their income on housing, making them “severely cost-burdened,” according to

Permit requirements. They’re just more ways for the city to nickel-and-dime you to death, right? And the city’s being too invasive by caring whether you want to replace your overhead light

WASHINGTON (AP) – Aug. 17, 2015 – Short of cash and unsettled in their careers, young Americans are waiting longer than ever to buy their first homes.The typical first-timer now rents for six

 A new Digital Risk study shows that a majority of millennials, or first-time homebuyers for that matter, still want to use a real estate agent – but the margin is narrowing as high-tech real

A link to bring Tri-Rail passenger service to downtown Miami is a “no-brainer,” supporters said as the proposal garnered another promise of cash last week.Miami city commissioners met as the

Apartment rents in the U.S., already at record highs, have yet to cool down.Effective rents, the amount tenants pay after concessions from landlords, climbed 1 percent in the second quarter from the

Apartment rents continue to rise faster across South Florida than the rest of the country, and renters can expect to keep shelling out more money when their leases expire.About the only bit of good

Tightening inventory continued to impact Florida's housing market in May, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®. Realtors across the state reported rising median prices

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – June 9, 2015 – Thomas Stone says Chinese drywall has ruined his life, repeatedly corroding fixtures and appliances in the house he bought and rebuilt after Hurricane Katrina.

If you’re a prospective home buyer who has been making offers for many months without being accepted, it’s time to up your game. After all, while making lots of offers helps you learn about the

Brazil was yet again the number one foreign country searching for properties in Miami, according to the Miami Association of Realtors.The group measured traffic on its webpage to determine

According to RealtyTrac's U.S. Foreclosure Market Report for February 2015, foreclosure filings -- default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions -- were reported on 101,938 U.S.

SWIRL IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SINK FAUCETCategorize this design concept in the realm of “unnecessary, but we want it”. Royal College of Art student Simin Qiu’s Swirl concept was

17 Stunning Skylights that will Change How You See SkylightsMost of us are familiar with bubble skylights — those light-inviting transparent domes. Well put aside convention for a second and check

Florida is booming! It is now ranked the country's 3rd most populated state and 6 of its metro areas are ranked in the top 20 fastest:

Sometimes it seems like men run towards the flower stall, close their eyes, and indiscriminately seize whatever bouquet they touch first. But all is not lost on your cornucopia of

Big cities have always seen the highest rents. Big demand and limited supply see to that. Now smaller cities are falling in line, seeing rents rise faster than those in even some of the hottest

It wasn't much, but Broward County's median home price rose slightly in January — while Palm Beach County's slipped.Broward's median price for existing single-family homes last month$

South Florida home price increases remain among the best in the nation, according to a report Tuesday.The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller home price index for Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade

In about a month or so, it won't just be spring. It'll be home selling and buying season, and you'll start seeing the “For Sale” signs posted in yards as well as online advertisements beckoning

Enrique Iglesias’ former mansion hit the market for $25 million on Wednesday. Coldwell Banker’s William P.D. Pierce is marketing Villa Jasmine, at 1771 North View Drive on Sunset Island 1.

Until now, the CraneSpotters.com database of condo construction has scheduled bus tours of mostly Miami to show potential buyers and industry observers all of the new projects there.But Fort

Wraparound couches provide the ease of modularity, and are just so darn comfortable. ;

For many people, the new year represents a clean slate, and brings a renewed sense of possibility and enthusiasm. It’s a wonderful time to get your home organized in anticipation of the busy

Construction has started on townhomes at a site of a former bank branch in Pompano Beach.Cavache Properties is building 14th & Ocean, a 21-unit development at the southwest corner of 14th Street and

A mansion sandwiched between the ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway along Hillsboro Mile has sold for $16.7 million — making it the second-biggest sale ever in Broward County.This ocean-to

More than half of the 95 luxury condominiums are under contract at the Paramount Fort Lauderdale Beach, developers said Monday.Art Falcone, Nitin Motwani and Daniel Kodsi broke ground last week on

Nest will soon integrate with Google Now, making temperature adjustments possible via spoken commands on your!

Those who lost their homes to foreclosure or sold them via a short sale in 2014 will hopefully breathe a little easier knowing that they may be able to avoid a huge tax bill when they file their tax

The holidays are the one time of year that you probably worry about setting your table. Store displays make it look so easy. How do they do it? It’s not about loading your table with lots of

Good news: New foreclosure cases in South Florida dropped 22 percent in November from a year earlier.Yet Florida retained its dubious ranking as the state with the highest foreclosure rate in the

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Some Americans will soon be able to buy a home with a down payment as low as 3 percent, compared with the current minimum of 5 percent, the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie

When it comes to a basic monthly payment for housing, owning is significantly cheaper today for most than renting.U.S. homebuyers on average pay about 15 percent of their incomes on their mortgages,

When friends or relatives are coming to visit for the holiday season, make their visit a pleasure by thinking ahead and offering them your gracious home. Fruit baskets and floral arrangements aren�

Repainting your kitchen can be an effective way to spruce it up for homebuyers. Make sure to use a subtle color palette that is appealing to a wide range of possible buyers.Certainly, beauty is in

Home price growth continues to slow, but South Florida is faring better than the rest of the nation, a new report shows.The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller home price index for Palm Beach,

Housing isn't as hot as it was last year, but the October figures show the market is still vibrant.The median price for existing single-family homes in both Broward and Palm Beach counties was $275

Newly built, single-family homes in the U.S. finally are getting smaller, a sign that a long-awaited shift of builders to slightly smaller, more affordable homes likely has started.Commerce

Here's something to be grateful for this Thanksgiving: Gasoline prices in South Florida will be the lowest for the holiday in five years, AAA predicts.Prices probably will be at least 60 cents

Housing isn't as hot as it was last year, but the October figures show the market is still vibrant.The median price for existing single-family homes in both Broward and Palm Beach counties was $275

According to the latest data from the Florida Realtors association, Florida's housing market reported higher median prices and gains in inventory during the third quarter of 2014. Closed sales of

The anticipated $80 million sale of the former Empire World Towers site to a company linked to developer Property Markets Group officially closed. PMG-CH Downtown Developers was the highest bidder

It might be time to rethink the American dream.Long considered the quickest way the build wealth and encourage saving, homeownership has been steadily declining since 2004 and fell to a rate of

Not sure exactly what transitional style is? This home is a perfect example of how this timeless style is a mix between traditional and contemporary.

The two-building Auberge Beach Residences and Spa will feature 171 luxurious condos at 2200 N. Atlantic Blvd.What do you think of the proposed?

WILTON MANORS, Fla., Oct. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Once development begins, Metropolitan will serve as the new gateway to the eastern boundary of Wilton Manors' urban core. On 

Want to secure a mortgage soon? Building a big deposit, paying off current debts and tidying up your credit record are a few of the ways to get you closer to securing a.

Give cabinets a fresh faceInstead of replacing cabinets that are plumb, square, and sturdy, update them for a fraction of the price. You have two options: refacing, which offers more choices for

First came a historic national crash in home prices, then a surprisingly sharp jolt off the bottom. Investors, desperate for yield and fueled by Fed-induced cheap cash, swarmed the most distressed

The draw to the late-night infomercials, books, and DVD programs that boast a “no money down, no hassle, no experience needed” real estate transaction is for a reason; it appeals to Joe.

5 CITIES WHERE HOMEBUYERS ARE PAYING CASHNearly 38 percent of homes and condos purchased nationwide in the second quarter were all-cash transactions. While this was slightly lower than the previous

Get your engines ready: Americans are spending again, and that's a good sign for the economy.Purchases of durable goods such as furniture and cell phones increased almost 2% in August over the prior

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A weak economy and stagnant housing market is good news for one group of Americans: Landlords. Although they’re already known for driving a hard bargain, they’re about to get tougher.Since the

Even with smart phone technology, important messages get missed, that is if they are not placed in a central area at home. Transform your kitchen into the family social hub, discover tools and

Finally, we can say goodbye to the aches and pains of arthritis. From achieving an ideal body weight to eliminating nightshade-family vegetables in our diet, here are several things we can do to

What actions can you take on a daily basis that can add up to massive real estate investment results over a relatively short period of time? Here are 7 things you can do to become a better investor

Upscale townhomes planned for Victoria ParkAbout 18 months ago, a friend called Tim Hernandez about a 2-acre site in the Victoria Park section of Fort Lauderdale that might fit perfectly with his

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According to the Florida Realtors, Florida's housing market reported rising median prices and increased inventory in July 2014. Closed sales of single-family homes statewide totaled 22,099 last,

Although sectionals are a family-friendly alternative to the traditional sofa and love seat, they're one of the more polarizing elements in room design. People either love them or hate them. How do

You found the perfect new place and want to sign on all those dotted lines, but are you sure that there aren't any hidden issues? Here are the pros and cons of doing it yourself or leaving it for

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Painting is one of the easiest way to transform the look of your home, and yet, often, we’re just not good at it. We think we can do a room in a day, the whole house in a weekend.Read more here:

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How many empty cabinets do you have in your home? If you’re like me, you don’t have a square inch to spare. A well-designed bank of cabinetry organizes and conceals the everyday clutter of life,

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Unlike the cool, smooth finishes of brushed stainless steel and nickel that have dominated for the past decade or so, hammered metal has been in steady demand since ancient times. Will you be

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Want to buy a home that's practically guaranteed to appreciate in value? Beach houses are your market and these are the 20 best beach town housing markets in the

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If you're suffering from insomnia it may feel like sleep will never come again. Instead of lying in bed, try this yoga for insomnia series! What remedies for insomnia have you already tried, but

State housing officials say they will reopen a $350 million program meant to reduce the mortgage balances for "underwater" homeowners. Like or share this post to spread the news to anyone this may

One of the most rapidly growing segments of home design, the U.S. market for outdoor furniture is projected to exceed $5 billion by the year 2017, according to a new report by Global Industry

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