A survey by AAA asked Floridians how they prepare for the hurricane season, and one in five said they simply ignore evacuation warnings.
Contracts have specific guidelines that determine the moment a transaction officially closes – and if calls to Florida Realtors Legal Hotline are any indication, it may not be when you think.
If artificial intelligence (AI) wrote your listing copy, who owns that copyright – you or some robot? And almost everything online has copyright protection, but If AI creates images from hundreds of online photos, do photographers still retain some rights?
FHA’s foreclosure-prevention options don’t work as well thanks to higher interest rates, so it’s taking comments about a proposed “Payment Supplement Partial Claim.”
Florida’s HOA and condo laws are very similar, but they also have important differences. A previous article covered the similarities. This month we focus on the differences.
Some high-income sellers test agents to see if they’re worthy. In one of two “strangest request” stories, a Houston agent agreed to undergo acupuncture.
HB 881 expands the My Safe Florida Home program to most areas and increases minimum home values. SB 7052 boosts consumer protections and insurer accountability. HB 799 changes Citizens' price increase “glide path” mainly for non-homesteaded properties.
Investor purchases dropped almost by half year-to-year in the first quarter. In Fla., it ranged from a 56.6% decline in Jacksonville to 28.8% in West Palm Beach.
UF: After a drop in April – the only one in 2023 so far – Floridians’ consumer outlook rose modestly again in May as the state bucks national trends.
The worst time to discover you have less insurance coverage than you thought? The day after a hurricane. The 2023 season starts today and runs through Nov. 30.
