A recent article on REALTOR Magazine's website reports that, according to realtor.com®’s latest Monthly Housing Trends Report, homes are selling in record time at an average of 43 days - 20 days fewer than a year ago. The article further reported that in some parts of the country listings are going from “just listed” to “sold” in what seems like...Read More
The deadline to file is March 1, 2021. Failure to timely file constitutes a waiver of your entitlement to the tax savings for the year! Homeowners in Florida may be entitled to a substantial tax benefit known as the Florida Homestead Tax Exemption, which is a two-pronged benefit in the form of: An exemption of up to $50,000.00 off the...Read More
On this Throwback Thursday we will look at an oldie-but-goodie opinion issued by the Florida Supreme Court. Specifically, we will look at the landmark case of Johnson v. Davis, 480 So. 2d 625 (Fla. 1986), a case which forever changed the expectations and duties placed upon sellers of residential property in Florida. Most of you are likely aware of "AS-IS"...Read More
The Florida Realtors / Florida Bar ("FARBAR") Residential Contract for Sale and Purchase (5x), and the "AS IS" Residential Contract for Sale and Purchase have been updated as of June 14, 2019. The new revised versions are identifiable by "5x" and "6/19" notations, which can be found in the lower left-hand corner of each contract. The changes to both are...Read More
