Orlando Real Estate Law Blog
Responding to an eminent domain ruling
Landowners in Florida may have heard of "eminent domain," they but might not be familiar with the intricacies of the concept and the legal issues that surround it. Eminent domain means that the government has a right to take the land of a private citizen for public...
An increase in home sales
Florida residents who are considering buying a house may be interested to know that factors such as the possibility of higher interest rates in 2017 and the warmest weather in decades contributed to the increase in home sales in February. According to the National...
Selling commercial real estate in Florida
Commercial real estate sellers in Florida who assume they can rely on their buyers' real estate brokers or attorneys for help with their transactions may be better off hiring their own representation. While many lawyers that represent buyers in residential real estate...
Commercial real estate and technology
Advancements in technology are impacting how professionals in the commercial real estate industry do their jobs. Florida investors may benefit from leaning how process automation, smart cities and more are changing how commercial real estate business is...
Property may be at risk in Sabal Trail pipeline construction
Florida may be one of the sites for the next battle over the building of a pipeline, and the rights of property owners could be at stake. Already, eminent domain has been used to seize 160 homes in the planned path of the pipeline, which will run through Alabama and...
Experts predict steady CRE growth in 2017
Commercial real estate investors in Florida and around the country can expect steady growth in the year ahead according to the National Association of Realtors. The trade association's first quarter outlook suggests that falling demand in larger cities was compensated...
Housing market looking stronger after latest data release
Florida residents may have heard that single-home sales were lower than expected for January 2017. According to the Commerce Department, there was a 3.7 percent increase to a seasonally-adjusted rate of 550,000 units. However, economists had forecast an increase of...
Energy industry ups and downs impact commercial real estate
Florida investors and developers can gain insights into how economic booms and busts influence commercial real estate by looking at the energy sector over the last few years. In June 2014, a barrel of oil demanded $107, and employment was high among energy industry...
Hard money loans for residential real estate
Purchasing residential properties can be competitive in Florida, and some buyesr may need to secure funding for a purchase as fast they can. Many real estate investors go to hard money lenders for bridge loans that can be taken out while they are waiting to be...
Federal Reserve and commerical real estate risks
Florida real estate investors and developers should know that Federal Reserve officials are closely watching the prices of high-rise apartment buildings. Ten years after the housing market collapsed in the United States, this part of the commercial real estate sector...
