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For decades, the seller of a house would pay the commission of the buyer’s agent, which has usually been 5-6%. This month, the National Association of Realtors reached a settlement which could cut that rate in the next few years.
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Thousands work in the commercial real estate industry. Thousands more help construct new buildings. And your savings account may be part of a bank loan to a commercial property. Why are experts optimistic about South Florida's market?
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Federal lawsuits are challenging the way real estate agents are paid commissions. No place has more at stake than Florida.
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Starting on New Year’s Day, shell companies and LLCs that do business in the US will have to fully disclose who is behind them and who actually owns the assets.
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If residents of countries including Cuba, Venezuela and China don’t register certain properties by the Jan. 31 deadline, they could be hit with $1,000 per day in property liens — or potentially have their property seized by the state. The controversial law, SB 264, has been celebrated by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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In the friend-of-the-court brief, the civil-rights and legal groups likened Florida's new law to efforts dating back more than a century to restrict Asians from owning land.
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Homeowners in Briny Breezes, a small ocean-front mobile home community in Palm Beach County that sits on the Intracoastal Waterway, are said to be looking for a deal closer to $1 billion.
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Following WLRN’s reporting on the Guardianship Program’s sale of its wards' properties to Express Homes — owned by Miami City Attorney Victoria Méndez' husband Carlos Morales — officials launched an investigation. Now we have found Gallego Homes, owned by Méndez' mother Margarita, also made hundreds of thousands of dollars selling homes purchased from the nonprofit.
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WLRN's investigative team joins host Carlos Frías to discuss their latest report, which looks into a government-funded nonprofit that was put in place to help care for people who can’t take care of themselves. And sometimes sell their homes to cover the cost of their care. Reporters Joshua Ceballos and Danny Rivero found blurred lines in the program.Plus, we’ll hear a radio documentary about how developers and cities clash over how to restore the hundreds of Art Deco buildings on Miami Beach.
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A WLRN investigation found the nonprofit sold homes of clients to Express Homes — owned by Carlos Morales, husband of Miami City Attorney Victoria Méndez — which resold several properties within days.
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In the last year, the greater Tampa Bay region experienced an influx of new residents, record-high inflation and the devastating impacts from Hurricane Ian. One real-estate attorney in Pinellas County says this could mean a tough year ahead for renters and homeowners.
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The agent for the Victorian home featured in the The Goonies film in Oregon says the likely new owner is a fan of the movie about friendships and treasure hunting, and he promises to protect the site.