5/15/12: The Miami metro area was ranked by the National Association of Realtors for 2011 as one of the Top 20 markets for home affordability. From 2010 to 2011, the affordability index grew a healthy 17%.
5/7/12: Brand new HBG Insurance joins the ranks! And remember, our affiliates, MVP Mortgage, Assure America (short sale specialists) and HBG Title can handle all your lending, short sale processing and closing needs. They have been serving customers for decades and are staffed with friendly, helpful people. How can you go wrong?
2/27/12: Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, says on CNBC: "If I had a way, [I'd buy] a couple hundred thousand single-family homes..."
1/17/12: There is some reason to celebrate. Since 2008, only Nevada has seen home sales grow faster, according to the National Association of Realtors. In 2008, the real estate bubble was rapidly deflating. Since then, sales are up 47 percent in Florida. That’s far ahead of most states, but well behind Nevada, where sales are up 62 percent.
1/2/12: The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is extending a temporary waiver of its "anti-flipping" rule, meaning homebuyers relying on FHA-insured financing will continue to be able to buy homes that have changed hands in the last 90 days. This waiver runs for the entire year.
1/1/12: New FHA loan limits for 2012. (One Family home $423,750, Two Family $542,450, Three Family $655,700 and Four Family $814,900)
4/15/12: I appeared in the Miami Herald's "How Does You Home Compare?" section today with a listing that sold in just ONE DAY. Let me sell for you as well...
2/22/12: As of January 2012, you can catch my "Hal's Happenings" column in the Pinecrest Tribune and Palmetto Bay News newspapers every two weeks. Circulation around 50k.
10/15/11: MiamiHal was on TV (CBS4) after participating in the 2011 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Miami.
9/13/11: I am now ranked in the TOP 100 RE/MAX Realtors in Florida!
7/17/11: Million dollar listing sold in under two weeks in Pinecrest! See it in the Miami Herald's "How Does You Home Compare?" section.
6/15/11: Miss America 2011 calls MiamiHal when she is in Miami... see the video.
2/6/11: It's nice to get recognized by a fellow Realtor® for selling a property correctly. I just wish the write-up he had was 100% accurate about who the seller was...
1/7/11: I was mentioned again in Palmetto Bay News regarding my video tour of Palmetto Bay's new Village Hall.
10/27/10: Successfully broadcasted the 2010 State of the Village for Palmetto Bay live on this site! You can see the entire thing (albeit low quality) at http://www.justin.tv/miamihal/b/272679236.
7/28/10: I was just on the Paul & Young Ron show on BIG 105.9 in Miami. (LISTEN...) To celebrate, I will wave your RE/MAX flat-fee commission (around $300) if you buy or sell with me! Call me and mention hearing me on the radio to get the deal! And remember, the right move means everything!
1/28/10: Many Dade county municipalities are getting serious about "green" initiatives for their residents, looking to provide opt-in zero-cost options to install solar panels and other energy-saving devices in residents' homes.
1/26/10: Hal Feldman joins RE/MAX Advance Realty. I look forward to putting the power of RE/MAX to work for my existing and future clients.
