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 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...
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 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...
August 22, 2018 - No one can say they haven’t been warned. Pretty much everyone except our President believes that sea level rise is no myth. While it’s widely agreed that climate change is happening, most people still seem to think that a rise of inches per year does not...
August 17, 2018 - In the ongoing debate about short-term renting in our beach towns and adjacent Miami vacation destinations, Sunny Isles Beach is facing yet another roadblock. Those looking to exercise their rights as property owners to allow renters for terms less than 6-months will now need to obtain...
July 20, 2018 - The state of Florida recorded an epic financial milestone last week. Growing at a rate of $2.7 billion every day, Florida’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has topped $1 trillion. To put that into perspective, if Florida was an independent country, our trillion-dollar economy would rank as...
May 22, 2018 - Back in 2008, Florida voters approved a 10 percent cap on annual increases in assessed values of non-homestead properties while exempting the cap on the school district portion. This bill sought to protect investors who own income properties, vacation homes, office buildings and more, from significant increases in...
May 15, 2018 - Unless you’ve been living deep under the sea somewhere, if you spend any time in Miami, you know Miami floods. Whether it’s the influx of ocean water brought in by the King Tides, the flood waters driven by sea level rise, or an unfortunate effect of the...