Real Estate News

Governor Crist recently signed legislation that increased the broker experience requirement. Previously, a sales associate had to work under a licensed broker for at least 12 months during the preceding 5 years. The required experience was increased to 24 months effective July 1, 2008. Candidates with 12 months experience who submitted their applications prior to July …

Home inspections are a good idea and no one should buy a house without one. But who regulates or inspects the inspectors? The short answer before this year’s legislative session was: Nobody. And it’s still nobody until July, 2010.

A measure that the Florida Association of REALTORS® has advocated for years was finally signed into law …

The home buyers might love the house, but they hate last-moment surprises that tell them something new about the transaction.

Those unwelcome surprises may include discoveries they didn’t know when they made the offer. They often find out new information about the property and its condition, the neighborhood and even some things they should have known, …

“All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players.
They have their exits and their entrances…”
- William Shakespeare’s As You Like It (II, vii, 139-143)

Every house should be staged for its starring role in the endless drama of Real Estate sales. Many cast members, …

Seasoned real estate agents know there are many bumps and obstacles on the path to the closing of a sale. Disclosure laws, which vary from state to state, often cause some of these unexpected obstacles. If addressed early enough, however, the path can be smoothed into a satisfactory final transaction.

These particular laws outline what a …