Keys Real Estate Show/Podcast

The principal at Keys Financial Mortgage Corporation updates Barbara Bowers and Darla Guevremont on the role of underwriters,  why there are differing credit scores and how to ensure a good outcome for your mortgage.

President of the Key West Association of Realtors passes the gavel onto new president and wraps up the 2019 real estate year; forecasts the 2020 market for Key West and the Florida Keys. 

The ever popular Key West Home Tours celebrate their 60th Anniversary with events taking place November, 2019 thru March, 2020. Under the auspices of Old Island Restoration Foundation www.oirf.org events throughout the island focus on everything from tours to preservation to New Year's Eve costume galas in the Oldest House's garden. 

Rick Haskins, Vacasa's qualifying broker for the state of Florida, talks about the company's presence in the house-rental and management market. Haskins explains how he built then sold his Florida Keys rental and real estate business to Vacasa. And now, Vacasa has just purchased Wyndam Vacation rentals, upping its national and Florida rentals by the thousands.

Former talk-show host Jim Smith, with K Company, returns to banter ideas about real estate with host Barbara Bowers of Old Town Realty: frequently made DIY mistakes, problems with Right of First Refusals, agent commission rates and more.

Timeshare specialist Don Heisler loves vacationing in his Key West timeshare so much, in 2009 he decided to start Key West TimeShare Sales. Today, he is the go-to guy for everything timeshare, and he advised show hosts Barbara Bowers and Darla Guevremont to only buy a timeshare if it comes with a deed.This is real property, if only for a week. Don't buy if it only offers points.

Julie Wallace at Sanford Mortgage Corp reviews various mortgage programs for buyers and/or re-fi-ers. She anticipates interest rates will remain low through to national elections in 2020.

County Commissioner Heather Carruthers discusses some of the ways  the Keys are addressing the imminent challenges of sea level rise because, ouch, many of the keys homes are built below sea level. Insurance demands for homeowners are part of this conversation, too.

To the day, September 2, 2019 and September 2,1935, two hurricane 5s terrorize the Florida Keys and the Bahamas 84 years apart. Show hosts Barbara Bowers (Old Town Realty) and Darla Guevremont (Key West Association of Realtors) talk history and how weather impacts homeowners and household pets.

Want to stay in your own vacation house in Key West? Vanessa McCaffrey, CEO of Vacation Key West, shares the goodies on tourism, average rental costs, what kind of homes rent best and reviews licensing and rent rules for local homeowners.