So far, the softening in the real estate market hasn’t been felt in commercial property. There appears to be only a slight decline in 2007 vs. 2006.Apartments have benefited from the still-high home prices and tightened mortgage-lending standards, although the
With the record number of defaults and foreclosures occurring in today’s market, many homeowners have been led to believe that Option ARMs are bad loan products. The truth is that Option ARMs are great choices for some borrowers, but very
Last Thursday Oct.18 I had the opportunity to take a boat trip sponsored by The Realtor Association of Greater Miami & the Beaches. I was very impressed by the transformation of the Miami River and everything is going on. To
When I was 20 years old, my Saturdays consisted of shopping at Plantation’s Fashion Mall & always stopping into Aeropostale (my generation’s Abercrombie & Fitch). So it is has been sad to see the demise of the Fashion Mall in
Will the turmoil in the capital markets derail the economy and bring the current commercial boom to a grinding halt? Or will we dodge another bullet and see slightly higher cap rates and LTV requirements? The REALTORS® Commercial Alliance of
How to pay less property taxes -but you must act before September 20th,2007
Do you think you are paying too much property taxes on homestead and non-homestead properties? Appeal the Just Value to the Property Appraiser’s office. The deadline to a formal appeal to the Value Adjustment Board (VAB) is September 20th, 2007.
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