Law & the Land

What If You Think Your Real Estate Contract Has Been Breached?

Millions of real estate transactions hurtle through U.S. realtors’ offices every day, and most of them close without a hitch, resulting in many happy buyers and sellers. But occasionally, a home sale may go off the rails, and one party,…

Best Offers: How to Make Them, When to Take Them

Buying or selling a home is a major life decision. And, while changing residences is a known major stressor even during a typical housing market, in a market as hot as Florida’s, it can be a white-knuckle experience. Whether you…

The Mar-a-Lago Lifestyle: a Continuing Real Estate Influencer

If the definition of an ideal world is one filled with elegant surroundings and days of gentle ocean breezes seductively teasing every care away, the island of Palm Beach would certainly qualify. With a lifestyle and culture curated by those…

Why it’s Good to Know if Homebuying in Your State is Based on Title Theory or Lien Theory

The laws governing real estate transactions vary from state to state. These laws afford different requirements and protections for buyers and sellers and regulate how properties can be sold and foreclosed upon. Two such important regulations are lien theory and…

GL Homes addresses Palm Beach County land shortage by transforming excess golf greens into luxury estates

Luxury homebuilder GL Homes is developing a new place for wealthy residents of northern states to flee the harsh winters. They plan to build more than 520 luxury homes on the former site of a 189-acre golf course in West…

High Fashion Homes: Tommy Hilfiger’s $5 Million Palm Beach Makeover

Fashion favorite Tommy Hilfiger and his wife, Dee Ocleppo Hilfiger, have been keeping Florida real estate lawyers busy. The couple made a return to Palm Beach in a big way in 2021, buying a never-lived-in home on Fairview Road in…

World’s Best Jumpers Arriving for WEF

What do Henrik von Eckermann of Sweden, Germany’s Tony Stormanns, and Belgium’s Nicola Philippaerts have in common? They are all world-class jumpers who have chosen to compete at the 2025 Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington. These three are no stranger…

South Florida Communities with Rosy Rental Futures

Florida’s Hot Residential Rental Market is Now Sizzling In the high-end rental sector, and as one of the nine states that have the most expensive zip codes markets in the nation—Florida boasts fifteen zip codes, following New York with 44…

Navigating the Nuances of Clear Cooperation

A four-year-old policy has become the center of one of the most controversial and contentious conflicts in the entire real estate industry, sparking heated debate among industry professionals and insiders and even a DOJ investigation. Cooperation clearly is a very…

8 Must-Do’s to Create a Killer Broker’s Open

While a broker’s open house is designed to show a preferred property to other agents so they in turn can review their own client rosters for a potential buyer, there are also a number of career-building benefits to be had.…

5 Last-Minute Tax Bracket Adjustment Tips

If you haven’t checked your tax bracket lately, it might be a good time to take a peek. The 2024’s tax rates and income brackets are readily available and the new year will be here before you know it. The…

Making Money with Florida Real Estate

Making money in Florida real estate. You’ve heard it’s a great long-term investment, the state is experiencing a population boom, there’s a surging tourism industry, and there are numerous tax incentives for investing in real estate. But is the timing…

World’s Best Jumpers Arriving for WEF

What do Henrik von Eckermann of Sweden, Germany’s Tony Stormanns, and Belgium’s Nicola Philippaerts have in common? They are all world-class jumpers who have chosen to compete at the 2025 Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington. These three are no stranger…

South Florida Communities with Rosy Rental Futures

Florida’s Hot Residential Rental Market is Now Sizzling In the high-end rental sector, and as one of the nine states that have the most expensive zip codes markets in the nation—Florida boasts fifteen zip codes, following New York with 44…

Navigating the Nuances of Clear Cooperation

A four-year-old policy has become the center of one of the most controversial and contentious conflicts in the entire real estate industry, sparking heated debate among industry professionals and insiders and even a DOJ investigation. Cooperation clearly is a very…

8 Must-Do’s to Create a Killer Broker’s Open

While a broker’s open house is designed to show a preferred property to other agents so they in turn can review their own client rosters for a potential buyer, there are also a number of career-building benefits to be had.…

5 Last-Minute Tax Bracket Adjustment Tips

If you haven’t checked your tax bracket lately, it might be a good time to take a peek. The 2024’s tax rates and income brackets are readily available and the new year will be here before you know it. The…

Making Money with Florida Real Estate

Making money in Florida real estate. You’ve heard it’s a great long-term investment, the state is experiencing a population boom, there’s a surging tourism industry, and there are numerous tax incentives for investing in real estate. But is the timing…