Roberta Candelaria

As a real estate broker I specialize in selling attached living. Up until recently buyers had limited options. Most of the inventory out there is dated or in communities with high HOA dues as communities are either rebuilding their HOA reserves or going through significant renovations. And, then there is the issue of litigation between the HOA and developers making the community ineligible for financing – cash, private or portfolio financing only. Optima Biltmore and One Lexington are two examples. I closed the last traditional conventional mortgage at Optima in July of 2012. Yep, 2012. Bottom line, limited options for buyers. Until now!! In 2014 investors started to realize that the condo market had not only recovered by was thriving. Investors and developers became excited and started purchasing land and planning new communities. Buyers now have a variety of new construction ...