Dawn Deegan's Real Estate (mostly) Blog

We honor the fallen, on this MEMORIAL DAY. Their Service and Sacrifice is never forgotten.                                                                                                                                               photo Associated Press Dawn Deegan, Broker/Owner of Make A Brilliant Move Realty. Dawn holds the designations of ABR (Accredited Buyer Representative), CRS (Certified Residential Specialist), GRI (Graduate Realtor® Institute), Short Sale Foreclosure Resource (SFR), and is a Certified Negotiation Expert (CNE). She is Quality Service Certified (QSC), holds the Transnational Referral Certificati...

Expecting your relationship with your significant other to go smoothly during the home buying process? See what issues couples disagree with the most. According to our REALTOR® Magazine, "Couples who have been together a longer time tend to be more harmonious in the home-buying process, according to the survey. Those who had been together five or more years disagreed frequently only 14 percent of the time when searching for a home. On the other hand, couples who have been together for four years or less disagreed twice as much, with nearly 30 percent disagreeing frequently or more often. "So, what are couples disagreeing about? Their top disagreements were the level of debt to take on (49 percent); the style of home to purchase (46 percent); size of house (45 percent); and whether or not to buy a house in need of renovation (43 percent), according to the survey. " Here's the Pictogram, to help. Remember: Choose your battles wisely! And hire a trusted REALTO...

Orlando Business Journal says, " Orlando remains the undisputed champion of U.S. tourism, welcoming more than 68 million visitors in 2016."    Big news as this is 2M more than the year prior.    In addition, BizJournals states, " That's great news for the region as more visitors tend (to) support the need for more.... in addition to encouraging real estate investors to snap up property here."     http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2017/05/11/orlando-sets-another-visitation-record-still.html And that is news this REALTOR ® especially likes!  Parts of the Kissimmee and Davenport areas are particularly known for their Vacation / Investment type of ownership, where the Buyer purchases a fully furnished home for Vacation purposes, utilizing the property for themselves, family and friends for a few short weeks of the year, while otherwise short-term renting the home to vacationers, both domestic and from abroad. This has the effect of carrying th...

http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/news-wire/2017/05/01/looking-for-a-job-go-west-and-south-says-a-new.html Are you considering a move to the Orlando area, or preparing a new home for your new promotion? Visit me at GreaterOrlandoRealEstate.com to search up to the minute listings.  Presented by Dawn Deegan , Broker/Owner of Make A Brilliant Move Realty. Dawn holds the designations of ABR (Accredited Buyer Representative), CRS (Certified Residential Specialist), GRI (Graduate Realtor® Institute), Short Sale Foreclosure Resource (SFR), and is a Certified Negotiation Expert (CNE). She is Quality Service Certified (QSC), holds the Transnational Referral Certification (TRC), and is Gold Key Certified. Dawn is devoted to providing only the best possible services and expertise to her Buyers and Sellers of residential Real Estate in the Greater Orlando area. This area includes Windermere, Orlando, Winter Park, Baldwin Park, and Davenport. Dawn’s emphasis is on achieving the ...