Monday, December 23, 2013

Heron Bay Parkland Florida Waterfront Beauty

Heron Bay Parkland Florida Waterfront Beauty in
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Waterfront Home For Sale in Heron Bay, Greenbriar, Parkland Florida

7859 NW 111 Way Parkland Florida 33076
Price: $780,000                                                                                                                   
MLS number: MLS#: F1268186
Bedrooms: 4 plus an office     Bathrooms: 3
Square Footage: 3200 under Air Conditioning 3 car garage and Pool
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You Will Love the Views  From this Beautiful  waterfront Home

Wonderful opportunity to own a stunning home in the sought after Greenbriar section of Heron Bay Parkland  Fl.. This waterfront home, is full of upgrades from 1Heron Bay water Front home4 foot ceilings, an open floor plan with exquisite natural finishes. The 24 "Egyptian Basalt Italian floors, fireplace, crown molding,  wood in bedrooms, solid core doors or  Bartel glass sliding, pocket doors, fully fenced yard, Master bathroom has "Calacatta" Gold Marble, floors & shower walls and tub surround. The Cabinets were imported from Europe. Large heated free form pool with over sized marble-like deck overlooking wide water.  You  feel surrounded by elegance with every step you take. you can walk to the Mira Lago club house from this home.  I won't even mention the dramatic architecture, a nature-lovers floor-plan and the lavish use of organic materials. Oh, and don't forget the amazing waterfront. 

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Kitchen Perfect for Entertaining
If entertaining is your forte, there is no better place to do this then from the wonderfully Heron bay Wateront homedesigned kitchen in this elegant waterfront home. The stainless steel appliances make the kitchen come together, but   in the modern cabinetry and self closing drawers, the glass  back splash, and sleek  counter that allow  bringing friends together so easily.  A soothing cool paint palette, Zen-like master suite with view deck complete this dream home.
 
 
 
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Amazing Pool area and water view 
Heron Bay Parkland Fl , is located at the apex of the sawgrass expressway, the preserve(Everglades) and county line between Boca Raton and Coral springs.  The city of parkland has approximately 24,0000 + people living there now. The quiet city sites on about 12  square acres . There is still horse country and farms  on its north east farm land, and farmers market off of the main road on a quiet field every other Sunday  between November and May. Close to main roads, highways, theaters & beaches.
The Homeowners association in this neighborhood is second to none. Streets are always well taken care of, lawns are mostly manicured with the utmost care.  There are two  Club houses,  for all of Heron Bay  resident, some  enjoy, the  parks , tennis,  the state of the art Gym and resort style pool. the area is within walking distance, of some of the  public schools that are all A rated.  Are you a dog lover? You'll definitely use the nearby dog park. 
Amazing Pool area and water view 
Heron Bay Parkland Fl , is located at the apex of the sawgrass expressway, the preserve(Everglades) and county line between Boca Raton and Coral springs.  The city of parkland has approximately 24,0000 + people living there now. The quiet city sites on about 12  square acres . There is still horse country and farms  on its north east farm land, and farmers market off of the main road on a quiet field every other Sunday  between November and May. Close to main roads, highways, theaters & beaches.
The Homeowners association in this neighborhood is second to none. Streets are always well taken care of, lawns are mostly manicured with the utmost care.  There are two  Club houses,  for all of Heron Bay  resident, some  enjoy, the  parks , tennis,  the state of the art Gym and resort style pool. the area is within walking distance, of some of the  public schools that are all A rated.  Are you a dog lover? You'll definitely use the nearby dog park. 

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Sunday, December 08, 2013

Cypress Point at Heron Bay, Parkland Florida

Cypress Point at Heron Bay, Parkland Florida  is a  condo community for all ages  in Heron Bay Parkland Florida. Cypress Point  has its  own community pool and Mediterranean architecture as well as convenient access to the Heron Bay clubhouse Plaza Del Lago and The Commons clubhouse where the tennis club, and has 3 24 hour guarded gates, and roving patrol. 
In  Cypress Point of Heron Bay Parkland Florida  today there are resales homes starting from over 300, rental homes from around 2200 and new construction will be available for 2014 Cypress point Heron Bay parkland fl condo active search in the MLS.
Cypress point In heron bay Parkland Fl
Cypress point of Heron Bay Parkland Florida is a great place to call home at a very affordable price. Boasts  240 condominium coach homes . One on top of the other but all Private entrances.  The homes have 1 car garages, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and large screened covered porches.  Homes range in size from 1,450 to 1,580 square feet of living area.  Cypress Point offers magnificent views of two lakes and garden areas along with a fountain in the center round-a-bout of the community and the beautiful Florida sunsets overlooking the preserve.
Cypress Point of Heron Bay Parkland Florida enjoys the  A rated Parkland schools, fabulous parks, the YMCA, temples, churches, 24 hour Wall Mart, Publix, banks, restaurants . Everything you need for your every day needs is within minutes of your home. On a nice day you can use the sidewalks and enjoy the cool breezes of this wonderful oasis for a walks or bike. Cypress point of Heron Bay Parkland Florida is minutes to the Highways, and airports and sunny Florida beaches and waterways.
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Monday, December 02, 2013

Buy a New Construction Home in Parkland Florida

Buy a New Construction home in Parkland Florida 
With the year winding down it would be a good time to visit the idea of Buying a New Construction home in Parkland Florida. 
There are 4 projects at present in Parkland Florida that are new construction.  A Few of new construction the
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communities in Parkland Florida have resale homes available as well. In some cases the builders have spec homes that will be ready sooner than the normal year or 12 months it takes to build a new home in Parkland Florida. Located in the City of Parkland Florida  an exclusive suburb of northwest Broward County, and known as the “relaxed” city, the  City In The Country, Parkland Florida  residents will enjoy relaxed seclusion while being conveniently within easy access to excellent educational facilities, fine area restaurants, shopping and cultural venues. And is just an easy drive to the beaches of the Atlantic, major attractions and sporting venues.

Parkland Golf & Country Club
Parkland Golf and Country club is private country club  Set on approximately 791 gated acres, Luxury echoes throughout the community and is exquisitely distinguished in the landscape and residences.  Sports & Social Club feature gourmet dining areas offering world-class cuisine, a bar and grill, fully equipped fitness center with spa treatment suites, resort-style pool and children’s wading areas, 12-court tennis complex, and children facility. No additional fee for the socialmembership or food minimum. Golf Membership is currently being offered at many levels of memberships and is not mandatory with home ownership. there are many resale homes in Parkland Golf and Country Club. 
Heron Bay Parkland Pool

Heron Bay Parkland Florida  is a well known community of over 2500 homes from condo units to estate mansions.  It is very well known in the last 15 years  for its tennis & amenities driven  neighborhoods with 2 large club houses, state of the art Gym, resort style pools and entertainment centers close to major roads , parks and he best schools. Heron Bay’s newest single-family neighborhood offers six new one and two-story home designs with living areas ranging from 2,677 to 4,240 sq. ft. and prices ranging  from the low $500,000. this neighborhood is located right across form the Plaza Del Lago  Club House and close to the north entrance.    There are many resale homes in Heron bay Parkland Fl.

Mira Lago Club
Lennar builders is Famous  for “everything included” homes  is situated on Parkland Florida with one of its largest lakes, Mira Lago will be an extraordinary community of water-wrapped peninsulas where almost every home has a panoramic lake view.  The homes start at the mid 400 price  and go to 900 range and the town homes start in the high 300 price point. This community is brand new and will be only available with newly construction homes many builders specs will be  available. These will be ready for with in 6 months, possibly sooner.

This 
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beautiful community of new construction in parkland Florida will house approximately 560 home sites around 150 acre lake with a resort style club house. Guard gated entry with extensive landscaping and spectacular lake view Amenity Center which includes, resort style pool, floating dock, sports complex, Tennis, and full fitness center. With 3-6 Bedroom  new construction homes on lots from 55 wide to 90 wide and many on a water view these have been selling quickly. Prices are from the high 400K range to the million dollar range.
As Realtors these builders all love our help in bringing them qualified buyers  to New Construction Parkland Florida and they  actually wine and dine us to do so . There is no extra fees to you as a customer when you are brought in by a Realtor and in some cases there is an incentive to buyers  to  bring a Realtor in with you . Call us to ask us how this works.

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Friday, November 22, 2013

Worst Time of the Year May Be the Best Time for Buyers in Parkland FLorida


Worst Time of the Year May Be the Best  Time for Buyers in Coral Springs  Florida 
Why is the worst time of the year, often the best time for real estate buyers in Parkland Florida ?

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The holiday season and the following "worst weather" months  in the northern areas are widely considered the worst time of the year for selling or buying real estate. In reality, these distraction-packed months - November to February - carry benefits for determined buyers in Parkland Florida . Yes the holidays are here buy its a good time to visit Parkland Florida  and the weather is wonderful, and your home hunting can be fruitful.
Join the "herd" of buyers who are activley buying homes in  Parkland Florida  area during traditional "good weather" home shopping months which starts  early spring, the competition for properties can mean buyers pay more, lose out on good-value listings, and may even pay higher interest rates , as was apparent in last summer real estate frenzy  in Florida in 2013
Get outside the traditional "box" of th Best time for Buyers in Parkland Florida ...
You will deal with sellers who are very committed to selling, real estate and mortgage professionals able to give you their full attention, and less competition for good-value listings. This lack of 
competition should mean you get more for your money with less

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hassle, more personalized service from real estate and mortgage professionals, and time to make confident decisions,which would best for Buyers in Parkland Florida 

We love our traditions, and they may have dictated  that you put your dreams and your life on hold to spend and eat too much over the holiday season.  However, "we've always done it that way" tradition does not mean we've ever done buying homes inParkland Florida the right way. What priority do you give your real estate goals and dreams? Is it time for you to break from the buyer "herd" and make sure you receive the bestopportunity possible when buying homes in Coral Springs Florida. 
 The key advantage of shopping for a home during "the worst times" is that sellers who have listed their property during these periods are serious, often very serious, about selling. Motivated sellers Coral Springs Fl. understand why they benefit from taking offers to purchase seriously and take the time to explore how they may be able to work with the buyers. As we've discussed before, it's about a lot more than purchase price. For instance, offering to match the seller's perfect closing date can carry considerable value for the seller just as not asking for a huge shopping list of inclusions means savings for sellers.so remember worst time of the year, often the best time for real estate buyers in Parkland Florida 
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Are you ready to turn "Worst Time of the Year into the Best  in Coral Springs  Florida"  for your successful real estate transaction? call us for our help.
  
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Friday, November 15, 2013

Real Estate Conditions in Parkland Florida & Coral Springs Florida

Real Estate Conditions in Parkland Florida & Coral Springs Florida

     

Real Estate conditions in Parkland Florida & Coral Springs Florida like the rest of the country will continue to get better and see a recovery in 2014. The interest  rates and home prices are predicted to rise but very slowly. The Real Estate market in Parkland Florida & Coral Springs Florida will continue on its road to recovery in 2014, with home prices rising Fort Lauderdale beachapproximately  6 percent per year  and  mortgage rates hitting 5.4 percent. We will see  home buyers  demand and inventory stabilize as market conditions stay their coarse in Parkland Florida & Coral Springs Florida in the next 60 days.
We have seen the low inventory levels and very erratic data of  real estate market in Parkland Florida & Coral Springs Florida with  levels  plateauing in this last 60days . This is what everyone is predicting including Lawrence Yun, chief economist and senior vice president of Research for the National Association of REALTORS®, who presented his 2014 market forecast during last week’s REALTORS® Conference and Expo.
The goal is  to set the real estate market in Coral Springs Florida and Parkland Florida and the rest of the country  back on the right path and stabilize the swings.  Although there could be some  negative impact  on the horizon due to rising mortgage rates, slow job creation and loosening underwriting standards in  the end  the result should balance out in 2014’s sales volume.  “There were two million jobs created in the past few months and we’ll see the same next year,” says Yun. “These people could potentially enter the real estate  market.
Real estate market Conditions for Parkland Florida & Coral Springs Florida stats.Parkland Florida & Coral Springs Florida data
”The Real Estate market in Parkland Florida & Coral Springs Florida is a doing much better than the rest of the country as you can see by the chart above. The price gains of this past year are steadily  getting entrenched.
This past week we saw that Janet Yellin will be  nominated to be the next chairman of the Federal Reserve. She  signaled she will carry on the central bank’s unprecedented stimulus until she sees improvement in an economy that’s operating well below potential. “A strong recovery will ultimately enable the Fed to reduce its monetary accommodation and reliance on unconventional policy tools such as asset purchases,” Yellen said “Supporting the recovery today is the surest path to returning to a more normal approach to monetary policy.”Yellen, the Fed’s vice chairman, voiced her commitment to using bond purchases known as quantitative easing to boost growth and lower unemployment that remains above 7 percent more than four years after the economy began to recover from the deepest recession since the Great Depression. this will help Real Estate market conditions in Parkland Florida & Coral Springs Florida in this next few months heading in to 2014
 
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Saturday, November 09, 2013

Homes for sale in Parkland Florida, and Coral Springs Florida

Homes for sale in  Parkland Florida, and Coral Springs Florida 
 
 
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Parkland Florida Schools Board issue and school boundary issues follow up!

Parkland Florida Schools Board issue and school  boundary issues.

Parkland Mayor Speaks Out About School Board Member’s Boundary Proposals

 Parkland Mayor Michael Udine

By: Sharon Aron Baron
Parkland Mayor Michael Udine is speaking out about the boundary proposals that have upset residents, after School Board Member Abby Freedman withdrew the last of her six controversial proposals that could have bussed students across the county if voted forward by the school board.
Despite boundary proposals being drawn by professional demographers at the school district, there is no reason why a school board member such as Freedman, who has no experience in demography, no attendance at an education advisory board, or city commission meeting during her term, wrote the controversial proposals. Her boundary recommendations proposed bussing students to another city across the county as well as having children attending different schools than their neighbors.
“Her proposals were extremely divisive to the entire community of Parkland,” said Udine who stated that Freedman never has been through the boundary process before. “She says she has, when we opened Park Trails and Heron Heights, but she never had any involvement.”
Residents, who Freedman referred to as the “vocal minority” in her email to the Mayor, are happy that all six of them are gone, especially those who have put down payments on new homes. Her proposals caused many of them to take to social media, blasting Freedman, and had many residents wondering why someone who should be their staunchest representative, was sabotaging their relationship with their own constituents.
Pulled proposals
Pulled proposals
According to Udine, Freedman, who did not believe any of her own staff’s numbers, walked in to new home sales centers and looked at the people walking in, so she could determine the number of new seats that would be needed in the future.
Freedman also claimed that the builders told her they would deliver 695 homes in the “wedge,” which was a newly annexed area in Parkland, in 2015 and 750 homes in 2016.
“Physically impossible,” said Udine. “The most CO’s (certificates of occupancy) Parkland has ever issued in the past is 495. She never sat down with the city to get the real numbers.”
Udine stressed that Parkland has $5.1 million in impact fees to use for student stations, and the city commission had been discussing future growth and putting the money away every time there was a new project.
“I personally told Abby Freedman this in a meeting a few days after she filed her proposals. She was more interested in berating everyone in the room about how Parkland was building out and whether she listened or not, who knows, but we told her.”
Udine said that when Freedman did meet with him, a member of the education advisory board, or the city manager, Freedman would claim that Parkland was wrong to allow any new residential building, and was insistent that they should have let the wedge develop in unincorporated Broward, not Parkland.
“We tried to explain to her that it made no difference. Land owners could build even if it was unincorporated. Her response? ‘Too bad for them. They should have built industrial, not homes.’ When we tried to explain the rationale, and how we made them set land aside for schools, impact fees, and the education dollars on top of it, she said she didn’t care. She went on and on about things that were approved years ago and had no bearing on the issue…  she was completely belligerent,” said Udine.
Freedman also said to them that the school board was broke and would never build another student station in Parkland and said she would find a charter school.
“We told her, that charter schools had been looking at our area for years. It’s been us that have, to some extent, held it off and we’re proud of partnering with our local public schools,” said Udine.
Park Trails and Riverglades Elementary Schools, Westglades Middle and Stoneman Douglas High School are all currently under enrolled, however, Udine said the city had planned for future growth.
“Parkland planned. We made them set land aside for a future school. The developer paid impact fees to build school stations, just in case the school board was unable to do anything. Parkland, unlike many cities, had more money set aside, so we could step in and assist with more student stations. So when Abby Freedman sent a letter saying, ‘glad Parkland realized the situation’…come on….ridiculous joke.”
Letter exchanges below:
From: Abby M. Freedman [mailto:abby.freedman@browardschools.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2013 2:24 PM
To: Michael Udine
Subject: Boundary Map
Dear Mayor Udine,
I appreciate that you have recognized that the School Board of Broward County has not been and continues not to be in a financial position to add student stations. I am thankful that you have come to realize the critical need that exists for partnerships to resolve financial issues that exist within our district. It is my greatest hope, that as we move forward in the boundary process, that everyone involved will recognize the need for proper planning in order to be able to keep communities together. I assure you that as a school board member, I will be the strongest advocate and will not back down until the children and the entire community get what they deserve. It is at this time, I will be withdrawing the amended C9 map and will continue to strive to meet the needs of both the vocal minority as well as the silent majority.
Sincerely,
Abby M. Freedman
Abby M. Freedman
School Board Member – District 4
School Board of Broward County
From: Michael Udine
Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2013 2:32 PM
To: ‘Abby M. Freedman’
Subject: RE: Boundary Map
Thank you.
I can assure you that the people you were hearing from was not “the vocal minority”. The entire City of Parkland has stood firm in their belief that all children in the area should be attending their neighborhood schools.
As we have repeatedly tried to show both you and the Broward County School Board, the City of Parkland, HAS been planning and preparing for these future issues. We continue to plan and look forward to working with your staff to address any future needs as they arise.
Michael I. Udine, Esq.

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Parkland Florida Schools Board issue and school  boundary issues.
this is re post of an article in the Coral Springs talk :October  16'th 2013
My thoughts : Parkland Florida  has always been a place where we knew our children would have good local schools. That stability is assured to us by Mayer Udine in the notes below. I know that many parents are worried. but I have every confidence in the mayor, its city fathers and the parents that the issue will be dealt with in a totally different way. please use this blog a place to share your thoughts.



By: Sharon Aron Baron
Residents are mad as hell and are venting their frustrations to Parkland Mayor Michael Udine over the proposed boundary changes from Broward School Board Member Abby Freedman.
Residents from Parkland and Coral Springs as well as those who have purchased or contracted homes in the newly developed “wedge” area are concerned that their community may be broken up or bussed to other schools to meet class size requirements based on boundary proposals by Freedman.  See Boundary Proposals.  They have formed online groups to discuss these issues and Mayor Michael Udine, of Parkland has been the liaison between the school board and concerned parents.
Udine, once a supporter of Freedman’s is angry that she has not pulled down her proposals that he says are senseless and are needlessly hurting potential home sales in Parkland when there is still plenty of room to accommodate students at Broward County Schools for the next three years.
We will not throw out years of prudent planning on the whim and under threat by our School Board Member. I can assure you that is not going to happen, nor is it proper,”  -Mayor Michael Udine
The new proposals by Freedman break up those living in the Coral Springs side of Heron Bay with those living in the Parkland side to attend two different elementary schools. Another has unbuilt homes that are currently in the boundaries for Heron Heights to attend schools like Deerfield Beach or Park Springs Elementary School. Those in middle would attend Deerfield Beach or Forest Glen Middle School, and those that are slated to go to Stoneman Douglas would be assigned to either Coral Springs High School or Blanche Ely High School.
Freedman had not pulled her proposals even though they go against usual Broward County policy by mixing innovation zones, skipping transportation zones, and clearly not following acceptable boundary guidelines.
From Mayor Michael Udine:
First, as people discuss back and forth, I would be remiss if I did not mention, both Park Trails and Heron Heights, are GREAT A Schools. Run by dedicated leaders in Mr. King and Mr. Rebshaw. They have amazing teachers that are doing great things for our children. Thank you!!!
Second, last night’s EAB (Education Advisory Board) meeting, is starting to put in perspective, that REAL people are being seriously affected by the outrageous proposal put forth by Abby Freedman. Parents, who are making the most important purchase in their lives, relying on reasonable assumptions in doing so, are having their lives turned upside down. Let me add that since these proposals were floated, sales in the affected Communities have seriously been affected. The wedge properties have come to a standstill. People are walking from deposits. HOMES ARE BUILT BY PEOPLE WITH JOBS, UNFORTUNATELY, SOME OF THOSE JOBS ARE GOING AWAY DUE TO THE RECKLESSNESS OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER. While clearly property values are failing in the Wedge area, they are also falling throughout Parkland, especially in the Communities on the fringes of the City, on any side. These are facts that I am hearing from local realtors. Not my opinion. While everyone knows that these proposals will not pass, they are, I am told, a disclosure type event that Realtors must tell prospective buyers.
I have inquired from our City Staff and other than approvals and compliance information from the County School Board, we have NEVER received anything from our School Board Member prior to her bomb, that she had any issue with how anything was developing in Parkland. HAS ANYONE IN HER SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT EVER RECEIVED A DISTRICT UPDATE OR BROCHURE?? I have never seen anything. Why not?
Had the City ever been approached by anyone questioning what we would do in the future, we would have explained that in addition to the land that was set aside for future schools and the related impact fees, we WENT A STEP FURTHER AND MADE SURE WE RECEIVED CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE DEVELOPERS FOR AN EDUCATION FUND. THE CITY STANDS READY AND WILLING TO ASSIST SCHOOL BOARD STAFF IN PROVIDING ADDITIONAL STUDENT STATIONS AS WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN IN THE PAST. At no time did our School Board member ever even bring this issue up. NO ONE HEARD FROM HER, EVER on this issue!
Finally, some are commenting on other school board members thoughts on the issue. I have spoken to both Robin Bartleman and Donna Korn, the “At Large Members”. They know the proposals submitted are off the wall, violate virtually all of the policies and procedures of the School Board. Plus, and most important, Robin and Donna, care about children! So do the other school board members ,who I am being told are equally as disgusted by what Abby Freedman is trying to do. They have never and will never use our children and their education as pawns to pit us against each other.

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Parkland Florida 33076 & 33067 Falls turns its leaves up north and sales have cooled down a bit locally.

Parkland Florida / Coral Springs Florida News for October 2013
After the frenzy of the summer season  the stampede has finally slowed down in Parkland Florida /Coral Springs Florida where ,Parkland Florida 33076 & 33067,  Falls turns its leaves up north and sales have cooled down a bit  locally.    Maybe its the government shut down, and the debt ceiling crisis, may be its the interest rate instability. For  some of us it's a nice breather to get back to normal. Sellers can now pretty much relax its their turn now and buyers  need to be patient, but ready to buy when that that right home comes up for sale. For buyers you need to do your homework and work a good lender to get your ducks in a row.

Why Location Matters in Real Estate
 AUTHOR:BRENDON DESIMONE  Ask just about any real estate agent to list the three most important things a property should have, and you’ll likely hear: “location, location, location.” That phrase has been in use at least since 1926, according to The New York Times, and is just as relevant now as it was then.
But why does location matter so much? For starters, you can’t move a home — at least not easily or inexpensively. When you buy a home in a good location, it’s usually a solid long-term investment.
Real estate agents often advise their clients to buy the worst house — a property that could use some TLC — on the best block. Why? Because fixing up a home in a great neighborhood will give you the best return on your investment. Quite simply, it will be easier to sell later on. Conversely, you can buy a beautiful home that doesn’t need any work. But if the block is sketchy or just plain bad, you could have a hard time selling the property at a decent price.
So if “location, location, location” is so important, what makes a location good? Here are five characteristics to look for when buying a home. If you can get all five, chances are the home’s a great investment.
1. A safe neighborhood
People want to live where there’s little or no crime. Naturally, they want to feel safe in their homes and will pay extra for it. A safe neighborhood means people will feel free to walk around, be outdoors and interact with their neighbors. Communities still exist today where people don’t lock their doors, and they know their neighbors are there for them in a pinch.
2. Good schools
Being in a good school district is important, even if you don’t have school-age kids and never plan to have any. Fact is, young families always will be buying their first or second homes. They will do their home search based on location in general and good school districts in particular. The better the school district, the higher the values of the surrounding homes can be.
Found a home you love but the school district is subpar? Be aware of that issue for resale down the road. Bottom line: When you buy a home, you should always think like a future seller.
3. Convenient access to popular places, shops and restaurants
Everyone wants to be near the best commercial districts. The closer to the hubbub of a particular town or the best parts of a city, the better the location — and the more someone is willing to pay for a home. In beach communities, the closer to the beach, the more valuable the property.
4. Water access and views
No matter which town or city, someone will always pay for a great view or to be on or near the water. Put a home right on a waterway or on a hill with panoramic views and you’ve got a great location.
5. Access to public transit and/or freeways
In major cities, the farther you live from the bus, subway or other types of mass transit, the less valuable the home. A good location means being very close, and having easy access, to public transportation. Being near a train or bus can get you anywhere in a short amount of time. In some towns, where a commute by car is inevitable, easy access to the freeway makes for a good location. Adding 20 minutes to a commute just to get to the freeway never helps a location.
What makes a bad location?
There are some common characteristics that make a location “bad,” no matter where you are.
Ever see a home with a backyard that faces the freeway? Whether the home is in Denver, Dallas or Dubuque, such a location is likely always going to be considered undesirable. Is the home on a busy intersection or a four-lane road? Again, it’s probably considered a bad location, no matter which town it’s in or what the nearby neighborhood is like.
Other factors that can make for a “bad” location: very close proximity to a fire station (good if your house is on fire, not so good if you’re trying to sleep); a hospital (frequent ambulance sirens); an airport (sounds of jet engines 18 hours per day) or a school (traffic from buses or parents dropping off children or kids yelling and playing).
Some “good” and “bad” qualities simply vary by community. If you know your local community, you know which parts of town are less or more desirable. It’s always smart to rent in a new community before committing to a home purchase. Renting allows you time to become familiar with the location.
All these things matter when you’re considering the location of a home for sale. But never lose sight of what matters most to you about the location. If you’re crazy about baseball, for instance, you might love owning a condo near your city’s professional baseball team ballpark. Someone who doesn't like baseball, on the other hand, would probably not want to live near all the commotion.
Location, location, location really does matter — a lot. But as always, the most important thing is to buy the right home for you, at the right time.
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