Miami Gardens officials say a landlord owes more than $300,000 to the city for failing to pay a $250 fine earlier this year for not getting the proper permits for renting out his apartments.But the landlord, Ramces Dufrense, said the city is unfairly targeting him because he refused to lease one of the apartment to …
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How All The New Student Housing Will Impact Tallahassee’s Investment Market
My favorite blog posts are ones that are inspired by reader questions, and today we respond to a doozy from “DC” who asks about investing and student housing. We get all kinds of questions from our readers, but this one is very insightful in that I believe he suspects there could be a problem brewing for some …
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TALLAHASSEE: Homeowners can challenge flood insurance rates
Homeowners hit with substantial increases in their flood insurance as a result of recent changes in the federal program should do their homework, experts say, because there may be ways to lower their bills. “A lot of people don’t know the flood map is not set in stone,’’ said Jason Cummins of Cummins-Cederberg, a coastal …
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Miami’s New White House
Edgardo and Ana Cristina Defortuna purchased one of the best-known properties on this exclusive island enclave south of Miami—President Richard Nixon’s Winter White House—and tore it down. The Defortunas, developers and managers of some of Miami’s priciest condominium buildings, had grand visions for the waterfront property, which features a rare private beach on Biscayne Bay. …
Realtors: Tampa market forces first-time buyers into suburbs
First-time homebuyers might long to buy a house in a hip, urban neighborhood in South Tampa, but area Realtors say the competitive seller’s market has forced younger buyers to settle in the suburbs. Rae Catanese, a Realtor with RE/MAX Bay to Bay Real Estate Agency, said the prices in South Tampa are higher to begin …
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TALLAHASSEE: Report: Citizens insures thousands of out-of-state policyholders
When Citizens Property Insurance sends out its monthly customer bills, only 31 percent of them go to the same house that is insured. The rest go to other mailboxes in Florida — and around the globe, according to data analyzed by the American Consumer Institute of Citizen Research. More than 19,000 bills go to people …
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