/tags/real-estate real estate en-US WLRN Thu, 19 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /business/2024-09-19/fed-interest-rate-cut-real-estate For the first time in more than four years, the Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday. The move is good news for buyers who can qualify for a mortgage. But the ultimate impact on South Florida's housing may be muted - while the condo market faces more challenges than just borrowing costs. Thu, 19 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /business/2024-09-19/fed-interest-rate-cut-real-estate Tom Hudson /law-justice/2024-07-04/new-property-rights-or-squatters-law-could-affect-renters-without-leases Local legal experts have expressed concern that a new law empowering property owners against unwanted occupants could blowback on protected transient tenants. Thu, 04 Jul 2024 19:28:00 GMT /law-justice/2024-07-04/new-property-rights-or-squatters-law-could-affect-renters-without-leases Lillian Hernández Caraballo /development/2024-07-03/palm-beach-county-property-values The taxable value of property in Palm Beach County is growing grew by 10% last year — the third straight year of double-digit gains. Here are the latest trends, portending tax rates set by cities and countywide agencies. Wed, 03 Jul 2024 13:50:54 GMT /development/2024-07-03/palm-beach-county-property-values Joel Engelhardt | Stet News /business/2024-05-16/remote-work-office-south-florida-real-estate-fiu-study Remote work is lonely but has small positive effects. Workers don't have to return to the office full-time to boost performance, according to a new FIU analysis of dozens of studies. Now, South Florida's real estate must adjust. Thu, 16 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT /business/2024-05-16/remote-work-office-south-florida-real-estate-fiu-study Tom Hudson /the-florida-roundup/2024-03-25/florida-real-estate-agents-pay 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. Mon, 25 Mar 2024 13:28:10 GMT /the-florida-roundup/2024-03-25/florida-real-estate-agents-pay Gabriella Pinos /business/2024-03-25/commercial-real-estate 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? Mon, 25 Mar 2024 10:00:00 GMT /business/2024-03-25/commercial-real-estate Tom Hudson /business/2024-01-16/real-estate-florida-commission Federal lawsuits are challenging the way real estate agents are paid commissions. No place has more at stake than Florida. Tue, 16 Jan 2024 12:00:00 GMT /business/2024-01-16/real-estate-florida-commission Tom Hudson /business/2023-12-29/shell-anonymous-companies-llc-property-rubio-law-finvest 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. Fri, 29 Dec 2023 17:24:47 GMT /business/2023-12-29/shell-anonymous-companies-llc-property-rubio-law-finvest Daniel Rivero /government-politics/2023-12-28/florida-china-venezuela-foreign-real-estate-sb264-register 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. Thu, 28 Dec 2023 11:17:46 GMT /government-politics/2023-12-28/florida-china-venezuela-foreign-real-estate-sb264-register Daniel Rivero /business/2023-06-15/civil-rights-legal-groups-back-challenge-to-florida-chinese-land-ownership-law 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. Thu, 15 Jun 2023 15:46:25 GMT /business/2023-06-15/civil-rights-legal-groups-back-challenge-to-florida-chinese-land-ownership-law Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida