South Florida Law Blog

What will homes of the future look like? While it remains to be seen, the trend is that sustainability and technology will have a tremendous impact as to how we will build and equip our homes. Some of these trends have emerged as a result of the pandemic, others were already in the making. Regardless, homes of the future will […]

Since the pandemic began, relocating to Florida has accelerated. In fact, since 2014, Florida eclipsed NY, becoming the third largest state in population behind Texas and California. People are leaving the Northeast and relocating to Florida particularly for the climate and because Florida just so happens to be one of only seven states with no state income-tax. Why Florida? Prior […]

Dear Friends: This holiday season we look to 2021 with a sense of hope and optimism. With the pending distribution of a vaccine, we are encouraged that the worse of the COVID-19 pandemic is behind us and will be, ultimately, an eventual memory. Someone recently asked me what lessons I have learned from 2020. While the pandemic presented challenges that […]

As home purchasers have experienced, home prices have remained incredibly strong during the pandemic due to increased demand and low supply. Several reasons are attributable to this housing boom. One, “work-school culture” has changed. The division between work and school being outside of the home blurred as more and more of us were able to work from home and schooled […]

  Dear Friends, Every year at this time, for more than a decade, I write a Thanksgiving message to my friends, colleagues, clients, and family. Many of you may recall that I have always found Thanksgiving to be my favorite holiday as it is the one of the only times that our country truly comes together as the United States of […]

As the year slowly comes to an end, the fact that there may be a potentially viable Coronavirus vaccine is incredible. With this in mind, however, the recovery of our overall economy remains in question with some reminders of the Great Recession of 2008. Tale of Two Cities The effects of COVID-19 has left many top-tier economists to wonder how […]

Now What? Where do we all go from here? Description Join Roy Oppenheim in a lively discussion of what to anticipate Pot election in the areas of residential and commercial real estate, foreclosure and evictions, mortgage and rental moratoriums, and the state of stimulus relief for PPP Loan forgiveness and business continuity. When November 10th, 2020 12:00 PM EST Register […]

Dear Friends: I hope that you are well during these challenging times. As many of you know, from the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic, our law firm and title company sponsored a free weekly webinar, Zoom at Noon, providing insight as to emerging legal and real estate issues due to COVID-19. For 30 consecutive weeks, until our first grandchild was […]