Posts in category 'Real Estate Explained'

Getting an offer accepted on a house feels like a finish line. You've spent weeks or maybe months looking at homes. You've found the one you want. You've negotiated the price and terms, everyone has signed the contract, and finally you can relax.

Except you're not finished.

In many ways, this is when some of the most important work begins.

I've had buyers tell me after closing that they didn't realize how many things were happening behind the scenes between contract and closing. That's understandable. Most people don't buy and sell houses every day.  Realtors do.

And while every transaction is different, there are several things that commonly happen after a Florida home goes under contract.

First, we start watching the calendar

Real estate contracts have deadlines:

• Inspection periods expire.
• Financing deadlines arrive.
• Deposits are due.
• Appraisals have to be completed.
• Associati...

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If you sold a house during the pandemic-era real estate market, you may remember what it was like.

A house would hit the market and sometimes have multiple offers within days. Buyers were making decisions quickly because they knew another buyer might be right behind them. In some cases, sellers could get away with things that would be much harder to get away with today.

That market is gone. But that does not mean homes aren't selling.

In fact, Florida single-family home sales in June 2026 were up 9.3% compared with June of last year, while condo and townhouse sales were up 14%. (www2.floridarealtors.org)

People are buying homes.

The difference is that today's buyer often has something buyers didn't have much of a few years ago: Choice.

And when buyers have choices, sellers have to compete for their attention.

Buyers don't have to overlook as much anymore

During the frenzy of a few years...

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