Low Interest Rates Create a Perfect Storm for Home Sellers
At the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis everyone in involved in the real estate industry held their breath to see what would happen with the housing market. Since the quarantine fell at the end of the first quarter, a slow down was anticipated in the second quarter. Without fail, in the Oakland Park real estate […]
11 Part-Time Jobs You Can Do From Home
We live in an excellent time, where you can go online and get different part-time jobs, and make money from your home’s comfort. Finding work that you could do online would give you a lot of versatility, so if you are up for the task, we’ve created this job listing that can allow working in […]
First Day of School 2020
The 2020-2021 school year started yesterday. On social media, parents posted their children’s back to school pictures. These back to school pictures were different from others years though. Instead of happy kids sporting their new backpacks in front of school, they were sitting in front of a computer. Yes, thousands of school age children all […]
Strong Demand For Houses At Oak Tree By Pulte Pushes Pricing
Adam Smith, widely considered to be the father of modern economics, espouses the theory that when supply is low and demand is high, the price of goods will rise. At the new Pulte development in west Oakland Park the invisible hand of this very economic theory can clearly be discerned. If you are interested in […]
Changing Careers: Is Now the Time?
Many people at some point in their life decide they are dissatisfied with the work they do and decided to change their long-term careers and starting to pursue the type of work they have always dreamed about and have a passion for – striking out on their own. Or they may be in their dream […]
The Old Kmart Site: Out With a Gas Station, In With Sprouts!
When Lucky’s market in Oakland Park closed earlier this year many people in the community were saddened by the loss. On the on the Living in Oakland Park Facebook group people debated, commented and wondered what would replace Lucky’s. Among those supermarkets on the group members’ wish list was Sprouts. Since then Aldi’s purchased the old Lucky’s […]
4 Essential Tips to Create Balance Between Personal and Professional Life
For many people, achieving a balance between personal and professional life can seem almost impossible, especially now that many of us have had to work from home due to the COVID-19 quarantine. Creating that balance can seem like dream that only a few lucky human beings out there can achieve. However, with these 4 essential […]
Oakland Park Real Estate Second Quarter Report 2020
A few months ago we compared the 1st quarter real estate statistics for Oakland Park from 2019 versus 2020. This report will do the same but it will compare the second quarter for both 2019 and 2020. During the second quarter of 2020 we were under quarantine. As a result many people wondered what would […]
Cutting Cable TV, Is It Worth It?
I am a child of the 1970s. Back then you had a handful of channels to choose from and that was it. If you wanted to change the channel or the volume you had to get up and turn the dial. If there was a show you wanted to see you had to be in […]
Record Number of Sales for Oak Tree in Less Than 48 Hours
The site of the former Oak Tree Golf Course on the western side of Oakland Park is finally beginning to take shape as the new for Oak Tree homes by Pulte. Some of the first model homes are nearing completion on the site. The entrance way off of Prospect Road is also beginning to take […]
