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 ...

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 ...

Check out our brand new listing at 139 Soriano Dr. in Martinique at Abacoa in Jupiter. Click here for a guided video tour:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eebmI7Wy65g  For more info and pictures, go to 139soriano.boballenhomes.com.   Beautifully upgraded town home offers granite countertops and bamboo floors throughout downstairs ...

Picture this:  A newly hired short sale processor making $10 an hour, sitting in his cubicle with files stacked to the ceiling, the phone ringing incessantly and the fax machine pouring out sheet after sheet of paper all day long.  He is so indundated that it's all he can do just to upload one complete file into the ...

Welcome to the Allen Group real estate blog, Jupiter: The Best Place on Earth. We were looking for an outlet to provide our clients, potential clients, friends and family with information and updates on the local real estate market, as well as community happenings, so we decided to blog. Meet the Bloggers:  Bob Allen and Brooke Allen, a ...