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The number of homes sold last month decreased for the first time in a year, while prices remained stable. Closings in Palm Beach were down 10.0%, Broward 2.8%, and 3.5% in August as compared with last year, with the median sales price in Palm Beach being $480,000.00 (up 20% from last year); $495,000.00 in Broward (up 19%), and $500,500.00 in […]

The housing boom that we have experienced for the past year is slowing down. In fact, sales of new homes decreased in June to the lowest level since the early days of the pandemic in April 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Sales of new single family homes decreased to 19.4% below June 2020 levels, and are 6.6% of […]

With the exception of Nigeria, the global population is decreasing as more parents are delaying having children and fewer babies are being born. Reasons for this population shift include the worldwide changes in cultural and social mores as more women have gained access to education and contraception, as well as more people marrying later in life and the substantive cost […]

Pandemic House Buy without Performing Due Diligence Purchasing a home is one of the biggest decisions that many make considering the purchase price. Unlike buying goods at a store, houses are not returnable. As a result, one has many factors to consider before making a home purchase—and should not simply rush into such a purchase. The Role of the Pandemic […]

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 […]

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 […]

We are sharing with our readers a recent published story in Bankrate.com, in which our partner, Roy Oppenheim, was asked for his opinion as to real estate title issues. A new home becomes part of your life’s story — but the home you’re buying has its own story, and it may have left off on a cliffhanger. Unresolved issues with […]