TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – June 6, 2019 – On Wednesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) announced that the Florida Real Estate Commission (FREC) approved the two-year reduction of biennial license renewal fees for […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., June 7, 2019 – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signed two bills into law last week, HB 447 and HB 409 – a move applauded by Florida Realtors®. HB 447: Open and expired permits HB 447 allows local governments […]
The best way to learn is vicariously through other people’s mistakes Since writing my first article with Inman, titled “11 things successful real estate agents don’t do,” I have received hundreds of emails telling me how that article impacted them. […]
ORLANDO, Fla. – May 30, 2019 – Some last-minute moves in Congress extended the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for two weeks – until June 14, 2019 – after it appeared on Thursday afternoon that it would expire at midnight […]
Whether it’s clients creating roadblocks over the smallest details or other agents working to bring their colleagues down, today’s entrepreneur needs to be equipped to not only combat the problem when face to face, but also prevent it from ever […]
NEW YORK – May 20, 2019 – Homeowners are sometimes hesitant to upgrade when it’s time to sell. After all, you won’t be living there much longer, and most home remodeling efforts only increase home values by 50%-80% of the […]
WASHINGTON – May 15, 2019 – The House voted Tuesday to extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) through Sept. 30, 2019. The Senate must also approve the measure before May 31 – the date NFIP is set to expire […]
At this point in the deal, it’s in both the buyers’ and the sellers’ best interest to follow these steps It’s the day after the inspection. Anxiety levels are running high on both sides of the aisle. The buyers and […]
According to U.S. Census Bureau data released Monday, between July 2017 and July 2018, 63,722 New York residents moved south to Florida, the largest exodus of state residents in the country. According to U.S. Census Bureau data released Monday, between July 2017 and July […]
Buyers are showing more interest in technological home features, with 46 percent of new and prospective homeowners saying, for example, that they want a security camera on the premises, according to the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) latest annual […]
