October 31, 2018 -- One of the amendments on the upcoming Florida mid-term election ballot involves foreign ownership of US land and property. Amendment 11 proposes omitting the language in the Florida State Constitution that prohibits anyone without US citizenship from buying, selling, owning or inheriting property. These laws were put in place in...
October 25th, 2018 -- With such political turmoil going on in our country today, a record number of people are expected to cast their vote in the upcoming mid-term elections on November 6th. In addition to countless county issues and elected positions, there are 12 amendments to the Florida constitution on the...
October 18, 2018 -- In a case of too little, too late, the Florida Panhandle is now realizing its construction codes were not sufficient to handle a storm as intense as Hurricane Michael. It was once argued that the trees would help save Florida's Panhandle from the fury of a hurricane,...
October 11, 2018 -- As we saw newscasters bracing themselves in 150 mph hurricane winds this week, trouble brewing underground in septic tanks might appear to be the least concern. While our neighbors to the Northwest along Florida’s panhandle are dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Michael, South Floridians are facing...
October 8, 2018 - There's been much debate in the Miami real estate market in regards to money laundering, cash sales and the government Geographic Targeting Orders regulations (GTOs) aimed at absentee foreign investors. Just this week, President Donald Trump was accused of a lifetime of tax evasion and money laundering in...
October 2, 2018 -- As millions of Americans in the Carolina's are combating unprecedented flooding, they are facing the harsh reality that, due to a lack of flood insurance, the financial burden will be entirely on them. It’s estimated that less than 10% of homeowners in North Carolina have flood...
In the 1970’s and 80’s the goal for most people buying second homes was to have a place for the family to get away and spend most of their vacation time. Following the credit boom of the early 2000’s, vacation homeowners now expect their property to work for them and become...
September 21, 2018 - On the surface, when one talks about affordable housing, many think it is just another form of charity or government assistance. In a city like Miami with extreme wage discrepancies and a cost of housing that far exceeds salaries, the need for affordable housing goes well...
September 17, 2018 - Now that the city of Miami Beach has doled out millions in fines for short-term renting, but to date only collected a tiny fraction, they are turning towards more extreme measures to ban short-term rentals. Mayor Dan Gelber has proposed criminalizing the practice by way of...
September 14, 2018 - As is typical with any market cycle, there are many social and economic factors that trigger declines in the rental market. Most typically, as is the case now, a surplus of supply and a decrease in demand is sending normally booming rental markets into a slump across the...