January 26, 2022
What is a Florida Land Trust? A Florida Land Trust is a private legal agreement between one or more parties for the purpose of holding title to real estate. The legal rights and obligations of […]
January 12, 2022
Florida attorney Jim Brown discusses the white-hot real estate market and gives his insight on what has caused it and when it will come to an end.
January 10, 2022
Cybercrime can be devastating to real estate professionals and their clients. The following checklist offers some best practices to help you curb the risk of cybercrime. Because data protection and cybersecurity laws differ across the […]
January 6, 2022
Being an effective communicator is key to being a good realtor. Here are 2 tools to make you the best agent you can be.
December 21, 2021
Being an effective communicator is key to being a good realtor. Here are 2 tools to make you the best agent you can be.
December 20, 2021
Closing a real estate deal between the buyer and seller is a delicate process that requires paperwork, walk-throughs, and other professionals to progress the sale along. If the property suffers physical damage before the closing […]
December 7, 2021
Florida attorney Jim Brown goes over the rules of team and group advertising at your brokerage. The controlling rules can be found at Florida Administrative Code R. 61J2-10.026 and Florida Statute 475.
November 30, 2021
Florida attorney Jim Brown reveals how to close or refinance when the seller has creditor liens - FL Statute 222.01
November 17, 2021
Florida attorney Jim Brown explains homestead portability rules and "apportionment" - the little known secret.
November 9, 2021
Florida attorney Jim Brown talks about the basic mechanics of 1031 like-kind exchanges and explains what it means to "defer" taxes.
November 2, 2021
The Statute (FL Stat 553.79) controlling the closure of open permits was revised October 19, 2019.
October 20, 2021
There are 4 big changes to the new contract form and several other changes that can have big impacts. Please familiarize yourself with all the changes outlined below.
October 12, 2021
Information for Buyers In some situations sellers will have several competing purchase offers to consider. Sellers have several ways to deal with multiple offers. Sellers can accept the “best” offer; they can inform all potential […]
September 23, 2021
Florida attorney Jim Brown answers the frequent question asked by realtors, “My homeowner wants to rent their property, when will their homestead benefit go away?”
September 1, 2021
As escalation clauses become more popular during this hot seller’s market, buyers should consider the pros and cons of using them – as well as the broader legal context of their offer. During this white-hot […]
