About Retiring or Relocating to Florida

Look Out Florida Bad Hurricane Season Predicted

rsadmin — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:08:06 +0000

Florida’s Hurricane Season Starts June 1rst The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Climate Prediction Center expects this hurricane season to be an “active or extremely active” one. They say there there is a high chance of 13-20 tropical storms…

Florida Foreclosure and Real Estate News

rsadmin — Sat, 11 May 2013 13:17:33 +0000

Florida has been one of the worst states for foreclosures since even before the Great Recession started. Even today, about 40,000 homes are still in some stage of the foreclosure pipeline. Another 70,000 are expected over the next three years.…

Pros and Cons of Moving, Retiring, or Relocating and Living in Florida

rsadmin — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:48:25 +0000

Why do so many people move to Florida only to move out? Florida is the most traveled to vacation destination in the world most years. While on vacation, people experience many of the pros but rarely any of the cons…

About Best Places to Live or Retire in Florida Lists

rsadmin — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:53:20 +0000

Florida Returns to “Best Places” Lists After Years of Absence In the mid-90′s, Florida dominated most of the best places to live and the best places to retire lists. As a real estate professional, I was lucky enough to have…

Dead Manatees, Red Tide, and Florida’s “Win”

rsadmin — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:22:48 +0000

Red Tide Outbreak Causing Record Number of Dead Manatees to Wash Up on Florida’s Beaches Manatees are large slow moving sea creatures and are sometimes called “sea cows”. They considered to be as intelligent as dolphins, pose no threat to…

Sinkhole Insurance in Florida and The Worst Place to Live in the U.S.

rsadmin — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 16:53:42 +0000

There are more sinkholes in Florida than any other state By now I’m sure you’ve heard about the guy who got swallowed by a sinkhole in his own home and his brother’s attempt to save him. Sinkholes are yet another…

Florida: Home Sales Up, Best Beaches 2013, Governor Flips on Obamacare, Stand Your Ground Stands

rsadmin — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:10:09 +0000

Florida’s Real Estate Market Continues to Improve as Inventory Tightens Is it better to be a seller or a buyer in Florida’s single family home market today? Well, when real estate markets first change from good to bad or vice…

Florida Pros and Cons

rsadmin — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:29:42 +0000

Does living in Florida even have any negatives? Ask anyone thinking of moving to Florida about the pros and cons of living in the sunshine state, and they will probably be able to give you a long list of imagined…

Florida’s Job and Real Estate Market Continue to Improve

rsadmin — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 23:39:33 +0000

The numbers are in for 2012 and things are looking up in Florida. Florida Employment Florida had nearly the worst job market at the beginning of the “great recession” with unemployment near 13%. Florida’s unemployment rate dropped to 8% in…

The best (and worst) places to live or retire in Florida

rsadmin — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 22:10:44 +0000

Today there are more “best places to live” lists than ever. This can a good thing for people thinking of making a change as long as they use the lists properly, like as a starting point for further research. The…