• Florida Condo Safety Laws: What Buyers Must Know in 2026,Melissa Carbonell

    Florida Condo Safety Laws: What Buyers Must Know in 2026

    Florida's post-Surfside condo laws require milestone structural inspections for buildings three habitable stories or more at 30 years, or 25 years near salt water, plus mandatory Structural Integrity Reserve Studies. HB 913, effective July 1, 2025, refined the framework. For buyers in Fort Lauderdal

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  • Downsizing Fort Lauderdale to Port St. Lucie: Bigger Life,Melissa Carbonell

    Downsizing Fort Lauderdale to Port St. Lucie: Bigger Life

    Selling a large Fort Lauderdale home and moving to a smaller Port St. Lucie property can mean unlocking substantial equity, shedding high maintenance costs, and gaining more time and freedom. The price gap between the two markets, combined with newer, HOA-maintained communities on the Treasure Coast

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  • 55+ Communities: Why the Treasure Coast Is Rising,Melissa Carbonell

    55+ Communities: Why the Treasure Coast Is Rising

    The Treasure Coast, especially Port St. Lucie, has become one of Florida's fastest-growing active adult markets, with dozens of gated 55+ communities, master-planned lifestyle hubs like Tradition and Riverland, and more negotiating room for buyers than the peak seller years offered. Why Are 55+ Comm

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