Pay Attention to Celebrities

My brother and I had the good fortune to attend the NAR 2008 conference in Orlando last week.

Awesome experience with everything there showcased that you could possibly want to assist you with your career in real estate. Educational classes and motivational seminars as well.

The last day before we drove back to Fort Lauderdale we sat in on Joe Theismans presentation. I'd be amazed if you do not know who Joe Theisman is. I am NOT a sports fan and I know who he is!

These celebrity performances are pretty cool to attend and Joe has a really cool story about his name and the Heisman trophy.

Joe was a great motivator for us except that we made a mistake prior to the presentation....We went out and ate a HUGE Greek lunch! Stuffed and exhausted from our whirlwind convention experience we went back to the convention center to see Joe as the last speaker of the convention. We sat about three rows from the front. First they said no photos and then Joe said photos are OK. I tried and tried to get a good picture of him, but the exposure was not working for me, no matter how many settings I tried.

Next thing I know Joe is walking right towards us with intent. My eyes get as big as golf balls and Jeff sits up straight! He starts talking to Jeff, well almost yelling at him positively though because unbeknownst to me, Joe had caught Jeff falling asleep while he was talking. Jeff was AWAKE Now! Next he's talking to me, looking for my name tag that was covered. I gave my name when asked and Joe took two steps back and I lifted up my camera and snapped him with white blindness.

He was a good sport about it and trust me we were both wide awake for the rest of the presentation.

We enjoyed his encouragement and stories of the obstacles he encountered through his life and how he was determined to overcome each one. We all have the resilience in us. Like Joe said, make a choice and keep that focus till you win.

Broward and Palm Beach Counties Real Estate Listings and Sales for October 2008

REAL ESTATE UPDATE FOR BROWARD COUNTY & PALM BEACH COUNTY
October 1, 2008 to October 31,2008

Broward County includes well known cities of Coconut Creek, Coral Springs,
Deerfield Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Highland Beach, Hillsboro,
Lighthouse Point, Parkland, Plantation, Sunrise, Tamarac and Weston.

There are currently ­­­­­16,027 Single Family Homes LISTED FOR SALE in Broward County.

­­­6492 priced under $250,000
6005 priced between 250,001 and $500,000
1511 priced between $500,001 and $750,000
723 priced between $750,001 and $1,000,000
563 priced between $1,000,001 and $1,500,000
282 priced between $1,500,001 and $2,000,000
450 priced over $2,000,000

For the month of October, 726 Single Family Homes SOLD in Broward County.

324 were sold under $250,000
306 were sold between 250,001 and $500,000
46 were sold between $500,001 and $750,000
27 were sold between $750,001 and $1,000,000
9 were sold between $1,000,001 and $1,500,000
4 were sold between $1,500,001 and $2,000,000
10 were sold over $2,000,000

There are currently 21,143 Multi-Family Homes LISTED FOR SALE in Palm Broward.
Multi-Family Homes include condos, town homes, villas, coops, all attached and or unattached
as well as single story to multi levels.

15,447 are priced under $250,000
3707 are priced between 250,001 and $500,000
901 are priced between $500,001 and $750,000
463 are priced between $750,001 and $1,000,000
328 are priced between $1,000,001 and $1,500,000
179 are priced between $1,500,001 and $2,000,000
117 are priced over $2,000,000

For the month of October, 671 Multi-Family Homes SOLD in BrowardCounty.

Note that many of the lower priced multi family homes are located in Adult only communities with a over the age of 55 requirment to live there.

575 were sold under $250,000

69 were sold between 250,001 and $500,000
16 were sold between $500,001 and $750,000
5 were sold between $750,001 and $1,000,000
5 were sold between $1,000,001 and $1,500,00
1 was sold between $1,500,001 and $2,000,000
None were sold over $2,000,000

Palm Beach County includes well known cities of Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, Greenacres, Lake Worth, Wellington and West Palm Beach.

There are currently 11,346 single family homes listed For Sale in Palm BeachCounty.

­­3710 priced under $250,000
3837 priced between 250,001 and $500,000
1181 priced between $500,001 and $750,000
637 priced between $750,001 and $1,000,000
491 priced between $1,000,001 and $1,500,000
271 priced between $1,500,001 and $2,000,000
609 priced over $2,000,000

For the month of October, 465 Single Family Homes SOLD in Palm BeachCounty.

220 were sold under $250,000
164 were sold between 250,001 and $500,000
37 were sold between $500,001 and $750,000
16 were sold between $750,001 and $1,000,000
8 were sold between $1,000,001 and $1,500,000
7 were sold between $1,500,001 and $2,000,000
13 were sold over $2,000,000

There are currently 11,870 Multi-Family Homes LISTED FOR SALE in Palm BeachCounty. Multi-Family Homes include condos, town homes, villas, coops, all attached and or unattached as well as single story to multi levels.

3710 are priced under $250,000
1948 are priced between 250,001 and $500,000
465 are priced between $500,001 and $750,000
218 are priced between $750,001 and $1,000,000
133 are priced between $1,000,001 and $1,500,000
86 are priced between $1,500,001 and $2,000,000
88 are priced over $2,000,000

For the month of October, 359 Multi-Family Homes SOLD in Palm Beach county.

308 were sold under $250,000
33 are sold between 250,001 and $500,000
9 were sold between $500,001 and $750,000
6 were sold between $750,001 and $1,000,000
3 were sold between $1,000,001 and $1,500,000
0 were sold between $1,500,001 and $2,000,000
0 are sold over $2,000,000

To see specific details on a specific category of homes actively for sale or sold, please email us at Team@GreatFloridaHomes.com and we will forward the information
for your reference or review.

Information deemed reliable as provided by the Realtor Association of Greater Fort Lauderdale
and the Realtor Association of the Palm Beaches.

SUMMARY: In Broward county, there are less Single family home for sale since September and an additional 120 homes sold over last month. Less Multi family homes are for sale and slightly over 100 more sold than last month.

In Palm Beach county approximately 200 more Single family homes are for sale and approximately 140 more homes sold in October than September. There are about 400 less Multi family homes for sale and sales were close to even compared to September