Potential home buyers may find 2025 is the year to make the deal

Welcome back. It's a new year. New you. And for those of you looking to buy a home, 2024 was a volatile year with low inventory and high prices. Well, will 2025 be any different? That's the question, right? So let's dive into the market this morning to find out the top three areas where you can get the most for your money and joining me live in studio is real true. Christina Crichton. Good morning, Christina. Good morning, Betty. How are you? I'm doing great. Thanks for joining us. But the question is, how is the market for 2025? Is this a good year to buy? This is a great year to buy for buyers that are on the sidelines. There's so much inventory that we have on the market, and I work with buyers and sellers and sellers are putting their properties on the market and they're sitting longer. These numbers we're seeing are pre pandemic. When we have more inventory, there are more options, more room to negotiate. I have listings that my sellers are constantly asking. Hey, are we getting an offer? Hey, are we getting an offer? What does that tell me? Guys go out there and start shopping for real estate. This is exciting. I know it seems a little scary after the last year. Our inventory has been going up because of high interest rates, but we're seeing constant demand for quality homes. We're gonna go for a couple of them, right? Because people want to know. Okay, well, if it's gonna be a good year, where should we go? Where should we look? So let's get to those top three locations, starting with number three, which you say is Palmetto Bay. Yeah, Palmetto Bay. So we have so many people that are coming to south florida because of the job opportunities. There's so many companies that are bringing their businesses here continuously. I'm working with three of them now. But the entrepreneurs that are moving here are looking for land, they're looking for space and Palmetto Bay because it's close, it has land, it has opportunities for great schools. People are moving to Palmetto locals who can't afford those high prices. So for people that are buying locally, they can go in the suburbs. One of the good ones that I recommend is Cutler Bay in and around that area. Prices are a little bit lower in the 600 range. So if you're looking to buy in the Miami area, that would be a great recommendation for me. All right. So number two on the list is Parkland. Tell us why. Yeah, Parkland is a great space for people to move to because number one, there's great schools and you have also gated communities. You have low affordable country clubs if you're into that kind of thing and of course land and it's not too far off in the price range either. And like I say, always talk to a mortgage broker because if you know what you can afford, you will be empowered to make a good decision and make a strong offer. And again, there's room to negotiate. Yeah, we're looking at some of the listings here. Now your topic, the number one place you say to look for the most bang for your buck is Miramar. Yes, I love Miramar and I sell a lot of homes there and post pandemic, I've sold so many homes and set massive records. So here's one of my listings that is currently on the market in Miramar. We've been showing it constantly and we actually recommend people to go out and submit offers because there's room to negotiate what to look for. Make sure the roof is good, make sure you have storm protection because that impacts your insurance and you can estimate what your monthly payments will be. So be on the lookout, but also make sure to hire a trusted experienced realtor when making those decisions. Very good advice there. Thank you so much christian. Christina, thanks for joining us today. Thank you for having me.