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Oakland Park Real Estate Second Quarter Report 2021

2021 real estate

Last year, in the second quarter of 2020, just months after quarantine shut down the entire country, there was a sharp decline in real estate sales from the year before. The decline was to the tune of 36% but despite the slump, property values held strong. Now, one year later, with a real estate market […]

Demand for New Homes Outpaces Construction

When the country shutdown in March of 2020 because of the pandemic, there was much speculation about what would happen to the real estate market. Millions of homeowners went into forbearance and all of a sudden there was a lot less money in circulation. To stimulate the economy and compensate for the temporary loss of […]

Oak Tree’s First Homeowners Close On Their New House

Holding the keys to a new house on the front porch with a HELLO welcome mat.

For years the former Oak Tree golf course in west Oakland Park lay fallow. It was anybody’s guess what would become of the land until Pulte presented plans for a new development to the City of Oakland Park. The plan initially called for just over 800 homes. The City Commission did not approve the plan […]

Eviction Moratorium on Life Support and Its Impact on Buying a House

Nearly every day there is a new article or announcement regarding the nationwide eviction moratorium. One day the eviction moratorium gets extended, but the next day a federal court rules that the moratorium is unconstitutional and the ban is lifted, but then the day after that, the moratorium continues due to a stay on the […]

Oakland Park Real Estate First Quarter Report 2021

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. Below are the statistics from the MLS that were used for this report. Following the statistics is my final analysis of this year’s second quarter.  Statistics 1st Quarter 2020 174 total sales  Single Family Homes and Condo […]

6 Tips For Buying A House In A Seller’s Market

It’s A Seller’s Market Many industries have been affected by COVID-19, but not all of them have been negatively affected. The housing market, rather than suffer during the pandemic, has exploded with activity. Favorable interest rates, coupled with the need to have a home in which one can not only live but work and play […]

Busting the Myth About a Down Payment for a House

Owning A Home: The American Dream Everybody has to pay to live somewhere. Some people rent, while others own their own home. Both are paying a mortgage, but there is one fundamental difference and it is a big one! The renter is paying for their landlord’s mortgage and is essentially helping them build their wealth. […]

The Truth About How Pulte Cleaned the Golf Course to Build at Oak Tree

Pulte Comes to Oakland Park Pulte Homes had already developed and was developing several other new home communities in Florida before it set its sights on 139 undeveloped acres in Oakland Park. The property, formerly the Oak Tree Golf Course, had been closed to the public for nearly 10 years. The 139 acres of contiguous, […]

Oakland Park Real Estate Fourth Quarter Report 2020

2020 Comes to A Close 2020 has been a year like no other. The pandemic changed the way we live and the way we interact with others. Financially it has affected people in different ways. Some people have thrived while others have fallen into financial distress. The latter effect led many to wonder what would […]

Pulte Announces VIP Sales at Cassia Estates Homes

Pulte Homes has been building homes around the United States since the 1950s. Currently, Pulte Homes has 9 development projects throughout Florida as per their website. If you include their other brands  They have This is not surprising considering the rate at which Florida is growing and the high demand for homes.  Oak Tree and […]

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