Peggy Watts - Realtor

07/24/2023

To my former customers, and to the agents that look at my page. I have decided to stop real estate and concentrate on my retirement. So thank you for looking at my page and I am more than willing to refer you to another KW agent, but it is time I am no longer practicing.
( PS. I have no idea how to delete this account without deleting my personal account that I've had  before Real Estate. It does not let me separate them, so unfortunately, this page will have to stay up until I can figure it out. Thank you all and have a good life.

10/25/2022

Sold April 22

10/25/2022

Sold August 22

10/25/2022

Sold: Sept 22

07/03/2022

This is a spacious 5 bedroom 3 full bath in the Eagle Ridge Community, a quite neighborhood, close to shopping and the airport. One bedroom ...more

02/22/2016

https://www.yahoo.com/homes/most-common-questions-asked-home-113029738.html

How much is your home worth, how quick will it sell—and what can you do to help? Answers to these seller questions and more ahead. The post The Most Common Questions Asked by Home Sellers—Answered! appeared first on Real Estate News and Advice - realtor.com.

02/19/2016

http://www.businessinsider.com/what-sellers-should-do-before-listing-2016-2

Put these four tasks on your to-do list for a quick and painless sale.

01/20/2016

Thought this might help you when you are selling your house.

When Alec and Jennifer Harmes spent $264,900 for their first home in 2011—a 1,500-square-foot ranch fixer-­upper in Austin, Texas—they assumed they would be living there for many years. So the co...

01/15/2016

Real estate Q&A: When the home doesn’t appraise


FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Jan. 14, 2016 – Question: After a long search, we finally found a home. We outbid the other interested parties and are under contract to close later this month. But our lender just told us that the house did not appraise for the purchase price. What can we do? – Arlo

Answer: When you take out a mortgage, your lender will hire a licensed real estate appraiser to determine the home's market value. The appraiser will take stock of the home's condition and compare it with similar homes sold in the area.

Your lender chooses the appraiser and gives that opinion great weight. It will be difficult to get the lender to reconsider the value.

As long as you timely notify the seller, (some) sales contracts will give you the right to cancel and get your deposit back. If you still want the house, you can try to renegotiate with the seller to adjust the price to match the appraised value. The seller probably will agree to some compromise.

If the seller doesn't budge, or only partly compromises, you have the choice to pay the additional amount out of pocket. But be careful here. Is this the home you really want? And will you be able to recoup the extra investment when it comes time to resell? Those are the questions you should be asking. It may be frustrating to continue looking for a home, but don't let your desperation force you into overpaying.

About the writer: Gary M. Singer is a Florida attorney and board-certified as an expert in real estate law by the Florida Bar. He is the chairperson of the Real Estate Section of the Broward County Bar Association and is an adjunct professor for the Nova Southeastern University Paralegal Studies program.

The information and materials in this column are provided for general informational purposes only and are not intended to be legal advice. No attorney-client relationship is formed. Nothing in this column is intended to substitute for the advice of an attorney, especially an attorney licensed in your jurisdiction.
Copyright © 2016 Sun Sentinel, Gary M. Singer. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

01/13/2016

It could be a great year for owners, but renters can expect sharp increases.