THE ALLEN GROUP - Jupiter, FL Real Estate

If you are are one of the thousands of South Florida homeowners struggling to make your mortgage payments, but you can't refinance at today's lower rates because you're  "underwater" (the mortgage on your home is more than the home is worth), there's a goverenment program that may help. It's called HARP, or ...

Okay, so you've been thinking of buying a house, but you don't know if you can afford it....downpayment, closing costs, repairs....what's it going to take? Well, if you're in the market to buy, here are a few things to consider. If you qualify (and it's not that hard...a solid job and a credit score of about 670 or above) you ...

Do you love the idea of buying a junky house with tons of potential?  Are you handy or have an eye for renovating?  Do you watch too much HGTV? I'm sure most of us answered yes to at least one of these (most likely the last one).  But with fixer uppers come some financing issues. One could be that you have enough for ...

Most people agree that this is the most unusual real estate market in recent history.  Most would say buyers have all the power, but believe it or not, some areas have made a recent transition back to a seller's market.  Whichever way you look at it, it's a quickly changing market...especially when you look at some recent ...

After more than a year of stringent lending guidelines, the Federal Housing Administration is temporarily easing up on insuring loans on condominiums.  Condos were hit hardest by the national housing decline, especially in Florida, and buyers have found it extremely difficult to get financing on condos.  The FHA has ...