Palm Beach Real Estate and Loans

People who regularly read my posts will know that I, along with many, many other Agents, am no fan of mass media - mainly due to the fact that they push negativity to an extreme.  Face it - negativity sells!  Newspapers - not real estate.

So, when a newspaper prints something POSITIVE about Real Estate, I feel that I should give credit where credit is due.

This weekend The Palm Beach Post featured BallenIsles as it's 'Neighborhood of the Week' and gave readers a look into one of the best Golf / Country Clubs available.

I've written several posts about BallenIsles  -and I've got to say that it is already an extremely desirable community, but as the Post's article points out, the $48.7 million dollar renovation to the Club's Facilities and the East Golf Course will go a long way to keep the community attractive to both current Owners and future Residents.

The work is scheduled to begin in April.

Sales were very consistent over the last 2 years with the local MLS reporting 53 sales in 2006 and 54 in 2007.

(The article shows 64 sales in 2006 and 44 through September of 2007.  Why the skewed #'s in 2006 and the lack of information for 4th quarter of 2007?  I have no idea.)

As of today, there are 88 properties listed for sale ranging from $350,000 to $3,750,000 - with a price range like that, there certainly is something available for just about everyone.

Good Morning!

I want to start with a quick look at BallenIsles real estate sales from 2006 and 2007:

• In 2006, 53 properties sold, ranging from $345,000 to $1,700,700
• In 2007, 54 properties sold, from $326,125 to $2,875,000

Now, when you consider the fact that the news media would like everyone to think that the Palm Beach Gardens real estate market is in ruins and that absolutely NOTHING is happening, I'd say that those are pretty good numbers!

As we start off 2008, there is a fantastic selection of Luxury Homes available in BallenIsles.

Currently 84 properties are listed from $375,000 to $3,750,000 and 11 of those are UNDER $500,000.

So if you've always wanted to live in one of the most highly thought of communities in the country, I think it's time for you to give me a call!

In the past few months I've written several articles about BallenIsles-

I consistently get more inquiries about the homes in there then any other Palm Beach real estate.

Not only are the homes fantastic, but BallenIsles is also well known for it's Member's Club.

I recently received an update from Cheryll R. Plotkin, the Director of Membership Services - here are some of the main points:

"BallenIsles Country Club is a private, member-owned residential country club with three 18-hole championship golf courses, 23 tennis courts, pool, bocce court, three dining venues, great food, very attractive social program, and plenty of space for card playing.  BallenIsles Country Club began in 1962 as the P.G.A. National Golf Club and later was named J.D.M. Country Club by the original owner John D. MacArthur.  The Club was opperated by developers until turnover to the residents in 2005 and BallenIsles became a mandatory membership community in 2006.

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Here is a list of the real estate that sold in the Palm Beach Gardens community of BallenIsles in November 2007:

In November of 2006 there were 2 sales - it may only be a minor improvement, but anything in a positive direction is a good thing!

Currently there are 88 properties listed ranging from $354,000 to $3,750,000 including these:

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I recently had a potential Buyer ask me if I thought that they should offer more or less then the listing price on a Home.

I was pretty surprised by that - Buyers ALWAYS go low, Sellers go high and you wind up somewhere in the middle.  That's almost an oversimplification, but with all of the low-ball offers that I've seen lately, I never thought anyone would ever ask that question!

I don't care if you've found the Palm Beach real estate that you've always dreamed about - you should always offer less then the listing price and then negotiate from there.

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