Archive for November, 2008

Century Village-Deerfield Beach FL Condo’s For Sale-Market Report

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Century Village-Deerfield Beach FL Condo’s For Sale-Market Report

It is a great time to buy so come see all the Century Village Deerfield Beach FL condo’s For Sale.

There are many condo’s available now!

We sold units 10 in 2008 and currently have 3 more units listed and available right now. We continue to keep the public informed with our automatic value check… all you have to do is open this link and get an update on what’s really happening in Century Village!

Condo’s for sale as of -10/2008

265 Condo’s for sale-prices range from $28,500-$199,000
Current Pending sales-10/2008

34 Condo’s
Condos sold over the last 90 days

76 condo’s
The information listed here is deemed to be accurate, but not guaranteed.

For more information regarding condo’s available in Century Village in Deerfield Beach FL

For more information please contact Neal The Real Deal Bloom-CRS-Realtor® /Remax Premier Assoc.

REMAX PREMIER ASSOCIATES
2500 Weston Road ,Suite 103

Weston FL 33331

(954)608-5556

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Humane Society of Broward County-Adopt a Pet Today

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

A little over a month ago I had to sadly had to put my dog to sleep. We had a wonderful 17yrs together and I’ll always cherish the times we had. A few weeks after his passing…..I decided to take the food we had left over and donate it to the Humane Society of Broward County.

While I was there for my visit….. I decided to go look at what dogs they had available to adopt.

Adopting a rescued pet is a great thing for both the pet and the new owner. I looked around and went through all 4 kennels and I’ll have to admit that it was hard for me to see so many dogs that were left abandoned.

Right now it’s too soon for me to take in another pet at the moment but if you know anyone who would be interested….you should send them down to the Humane Society of Broward County.

If I ever decided to get another dog….you can be sure I’ll be looking to adopt it at the Humane Society.

Help give a Pet a New Home-Adopt a Pet Today

For more information please contact Neal The Real Deal Bloom-Realtor® /RE/MAX Premier Associates

2500 Weston Road ,Suite 103

Weston FL 33331

(954)608-5556

Nealb63@myacc.net

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Appleton’s Cafe – Lake Mary FL The Next Best Thing to Mom’s Cooking!

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

A few weeks ago I was traveling to Orlando and I took a slight detour East on Interstate 4.

Recently I was able to reconnect with an old friend of mine from high school…. who I hadn’t seen in 30 years. We found each other on-line through a social network that I use to promote my business and it’s also ggenerally a place where you can connect with old friends. It was interesting to see how we both look now and how we both ended up in FL after living in NY and being within a few minutes from each other.

Now after all these years we now live a few hundred miles from each other.

I found out through our recent conversations that my friend Tricia Rodriguez owns and operates a very successful restaurant called Appleton’s Cafe located in Lake Mary -Orlando FL.

When we started to correspond with each other I had told her that I was planning on being in the Orlando area and wanted to know how far her restaurant was from my hotel. It turns out that it was only about 20-30 minutes East of where I was staying.

She was kind enough to invite me to stop by. I thought that this would be a great idea…. to kill two birds with one stone. First ….to see someone I went to high school with and the other….. to get a bite to eat and boy was I hungry. I thought it was amazing to see what we were both doing after not seeing each other for 30 years.

Please note that when I made my visit…the restaurant still had all of the Halloween Decorations up. They usually decorate for all major holidays.

Something that I didn’t know was that Appleton’s has actually been around for a long time. I believe Tricia told me that she first started out by working there under the last ownership and now it’s 8 yrs later and she’s still standing…..would you say that the cafe is a considered a success? I would.

I usually write about local eateries in my area but I thought that I would take this opportunity to help out an old friend by promoting her restaurant.

So I arrived at about 3 pm when they usually get ready to close and I’m usually not a very big eater for lunch but Tricia was kind enough to invite me and so I decided that I would try their fish and chips. The portion was tremendous and it was delicious. They make it from a special beer batter recipe and the fish was so light and flaky that it was hard to keep it on my fork.

Appleton’s Cafe has a very large menu with all different types of dishes. From their Home Style Pot Roast…so tender and slow cooked in it’s own juices with vegetables and chunks of potatoes…. to their wide variety of breakfast…. such as their famous Appleton’s County Bowl…an open faced omelette with home fries,sausage or bacon…smothered with homemade sausage gravy and topped with cheddar cheese…served with toast. Now that’s a meal fit for a king and queen!

So if you’re ever in Lake Mary FL and you want to stop by….I’m sure the whole staff at Appleton’s Cafe will welcome you with open arms….just make sure you’re hungry!

Appleton’s Cafe

“The Next Best Thing To Mom’s Cooking!”

3575 W. Lake Mary Blvd.

Lake Mary FL 32746

(407) 323-7663

Open Tuesday – Sunday 7 am-3 pm

Catering Available -(386) 804 -0196

For more information please contact Neal The Real Deal Bloom-Realtor® /Keller Williams Properties

1625 N. Commerce Parkway ,Suite 105

Weston FL 33326

(954)608-5556

Nealb63@myacc.net

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Approved For A Loan? You Better Close As Quickly As You Can!

Saturday, November 1st, 2008

Last week I was supposed to close on a contract…..Hooray! Well it seems there were a few delays…I can’t blame the buyer…or the selling agent..or the loan officer…..there is no point in blaming..

The reality is…

Approved for a loan? You better close quickly because guidelines seem to be changing every day! While the loan was approved…a few conditions popped up…not extraordinary conditions but conditions you would not expect for an A + borrower. Conditions that would require everyone to sit and wait…

Not good especially when trying to close on a short sale. Times have changed…loans have changed..and so has the criteria to obtaining and closing a loan.