Florida Realtors® News
- RE Q&A: Should Upstairs Neighbor Pay Water Damage? June 1, 2023A leaky toilet damaged the condo below, in part because it took the upstairs neighbor a long time to fix. Now he refuses to reimburse about $1,000 in damages. What can the downstairs neighbor do?izaakh
- Using AI in Your Business? Remember Copyrights June 1, 2023If 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?izaakh
- What’s a Variable Rate Commission? Must It Be Disclosed? June 1, 2023Dear Shannon: A listing broker got paid more than a cooperating broker and didn’t disclose that they would get paid different amounts. Doesn’t the Code of Ethics say that variable rates of commission must be disclosed?izaakh
- Homeowners vs. Condo Associations: The Differences June 1, 2023Florida’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.izaakh
- At What Exact Point Has a Closing Occurred? June 1, 2023Contracts 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.izaakh
- RE Investors Pull Back, Buy 49% Fewer Homes May 31, 2023Investor 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.kerrys
- Over 500K Fla. Renters Lie About Having a Pet May 31, 2023Many landlords don’t want pets, so about 1 in 5 Fla. renters (19%) say they lie to their landlord about living with a pet – roughly 504,684 undocumented animals.kerrys
- Business: How to Reduce Money Clutter May 31, 2023It’s easy to accumulate no-longer-used credit cards, old statements, etc. Consolidating, automating and organizing will make it all simple to understand.kerrys
- Floridians a Bit More Confident in May May 31, 2023UF: 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.kerrys
- It’s Hurricane Season: Checked Your Insurance Policy? May 31, 2023The 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.kerrys