| By Dennis Norman,on March 31st,2011 More than half a million vacation homes were purchased last year,fueled by low real estate prices,attractive mortgage rates and the potential for price appreciation according to research done by the National Association of REALTORS for HomeAway. [...] By Dennis Norman,on August 2nd,2010 Dennis Norman Report looks at impact of the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil spill on Florida Coastal home values According to a report released this morning by CoreLogic the impact of the BP DeepWater Horizon oil spill on home values in the coastal area’s along the Gulf coast is expected to range from [...] By Dennis Norman,on May 7th,2010 Dennis Norman This week,Cher’s former Miami Mansion,which was purchased back in 2006 by Sean Wolfington,sold for $10.45 million –close to $2 million more than its sale price at the peak of the market,according to ONE Sotheby’s. So while most of the real estate market has been negatively impacted by [...] By Dennis Norman,on March 31st,2010 According to a Vacation Home Buyers Survey conducted by the National Association of REALTORS (NAR),vacation-home sales rose 7.9 percent in 2009 to 553,000 sales from 513,000 in 2008. For comparison purposes,primary residence home sales rose 7.1 percent in the same period. [...] By Dennis Norman,on June 3rd,2009 Dennis Norman By:Dennis Norman I’m talking of course about Branson,Missouri which, according to the Branson Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce website,is celebrating it’s 50th anniversary of Branson’s first show,“The Baldknobbers”. The Chamber Site also states that the Branson area has: more than 50 live performance theatres three pristin lakes 12 [...] By Dennis Norman,on May 26th,2009 Dennis Norman By:Dennis Norman Recently I finished an E-View TM with Bob Radigan from VIP Realty Group in Florida about the gulf coast market. Bob is also active in another popular vacation market,the mountains of North Carolina. While in North Carolina during part of the year Bob is an agent with Landmark Realty Group. In [...] | |