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Author Archives: Debra Spadafora
Cybersecurity and Real Estate: You Need Protection Now
Good cyber hygiene keeps potential attacks from becoming successful security breaches. Cybercrime’s cost is projected to rise 15% per year for five years. NEW YORK – Cybercrime increased across all industries and is projected to cost 15% each year for […]
SafeShowings App Now FREE to Florida Realtors Members
This clever and easy-to-use mobile app helps keep you safe while showing a property — and keeps your sellers safe too. New Member Benefit: Learn More About the SafeShowings App This smart and simple app helps keep you, the Realtor safe […]
NAR Identifies America’s Top 10 Commercial Office Markets of 2021
Association’s latest commercial real estate report released during inaugural C5 Commercial Real Estate Summit in New York City NEW YORK (September 27, 2021) — The National Association of Realtors identified the top 10 commercial office markets as of the third […]
App Deters Crime by Tracking Realtors in the Field
You can’t put a price on personal safety – but if you could, it would be free for Florida Realtors’ members. SafeShowings, a phone app and member benefit, discourages problems because it logs client photos and automatically calls for help […]
Join Florida Realtors: Sign Affordable Housing Ballot Petition
Help the statewide effort to keep Florida’s housing funds for housing. Print, sign and stamp: It takes only minutes – boost future business and help buyers
Danger Lurking in Biden Plan to Eliminate or Cap 1031s
A common misconception: 1031 exchanges are a tax loophole. A study on 1.6 million properties concluded that 80% of 1031s were ultimately sold via a taxable sale rather than a subsequent exchange. And a 1031 repeal would shrink U.S. GDP […]
3 Stand-out Video Hacks: Making Videos that Get Clicks!
You probably have heard that video is one of the most powerful and persuasive forms of communication. The statistics for the impact of YouTube alone are staggering: 2 billion monthly users, 74% of US adults use YouTube, and it’s the […]
June Rental Prices Broke Records in 44 Cities
Realtor.com rental listing costs were up 8.1% year-to-year in June, and two Fla. metros ranked in the top 10 for increases: Tampa-St. Pete, up 21.2% and Jacksonville, up 14.4%. Overall, two-bedroom units saw the largest increase, 10.2%, as demand for […]
Proposed Amendment Would Protect Affordable Housing in Fla.
Doc stamp money in Fla.’s affordable housing trust funds should be used for affordable housing, but the Florida Legislature often “sweeps” it into general revenue. A constitutional amendment proposed by Florida Realtors would change that and secure ongoing support for […]