8-2-12: according to Zillow, << In Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Tampa, a homebuyer needs to stay less than one year and eight months to make ownership the best financial option; in Orlando, he or she needs to stay less than one year and nine months .>> This means that it is less expensive to Purchase than to rent, if you plan on staying for close to a couple of years. With continued record-breaking interest rates, and property values back to 2002 rates, and the income-tax deductions that ultimately come from owning your own home, this news is not too surprising! Please feel free to contact me for your real estate questions and needs. Thank you. All posts are written by Dawn Deegan, Broker-Associate REALTOR® with Charles Rutenberg Realty. She holds the designations of Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR®), Short Sale Foreclosure Resource (SFR), and she is a Graduate of the Realtor® Institute (GRI). She also holds the Transnatio...
Dawn Deegan, Broker Associate REALTOR® at Fathom Realty, Orlando, FL. Dawn holds the designations of ABR (Accredited Buyer Rep); CRS (Certified Residential Specialist); GRI (Graduate Realtor® Institute); SFR (Short Sale Foreclosure Resource); SRS (Seller Rep Specialist; and is also a Cert Negotiation Expert (CNE); Quality Service Cert (QSC), Transnational Referral Cert (TRC), Gold Key Cert (GKC). Dawn is also Relocation Certified and is Silver Certified with Concierge Auctions.