Winderman’s view: As Heat regain stride, it looks like even better footing ahead

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 14, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Heat, Miami Heat Blog, NBA, Sports.

Observations and other notes of interest from Wednesday night’s 115-104 victory over the Charlotte Hornets: – Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo were moving well on the bench. – Just not in uniform. – Haywood Highsmith felt good enough to get an on-court workout pregame. – The trends toward health are encouraging for the Heat. – Even with Josh Richardson sitting this one out. – Because for all you can get away with against the Hornets, more will be needed for the upcoming challenges. – Against Charlotte, the nine first-quarter turnovers weren’t fatal. – Nor was standing with 14 at the intermission. –...

Shorthanded Heat provide quality backup plan in 115-104 victory over Hornets

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 14, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Heat, NBA, Sports.

MIAMI – Even with four primary rotation players sidelined, the Miami Heat entered determined to make dual statements Wednesday night: begin to establish homecourt consistency and double down against an opponent. Fortunately, the opponent was the Charlotte Hornets, allowing the Heat to push through the roster shortage and turnover overage on the way to a 115-104 victory. In improving to 6-4 on the season at Kaseya Center and the start of a four-game homestand, the Heat made it consecutive victories over the same opponent in consecutive games for the first time this season. Having escaped with...

No. 15 Florida Atlantic rolls past Florida International

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 14, 2023. Posted in College Sports, FAU Owls, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Sports.

By COLBY GUY BOCA RATON — Johnell Davis scored 16 points and Alijah Martin had 14 as No. 15 Florida Atlantic rolled past rival Florida International 94-60 on Wednesday night. Bryan Greenlee and Brandon Weatherspoon each scored 12 for the Owls (8-2), who opened the game on a 12-2 run and never looked back. Jaidon Lipscomb scored 17 points for FIU (3-8), and Javaunte Hawkins added 12. FAU shot 64% to FIU’s 36%, outrebounded the Panthers 43-27 and held a 48-20 edge in points in the paint. Owls center Vladislav Goldin, who entered the night as the national leader in field-goal percentage at 73.7%,...

The Surprising Trend in the Number of Homes Coming onto the Market

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 14, 2023. Posted in For Buyers, For Sellers, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates.

If you’re thinking about moving, it’s important to know what’s happening in the housing market. Here’s an update on the supply of homes currently for sale. Whether you’re buying or selling, the number of homes in your area is something you should pay attention to.In the housing market, there are regular patterns that happen every year, called seasonality. Spring is the peak homebuying season and also when the most homes are typically listed for sale (homes coming onto the market are known in the industry as new listings). In the second half of each year, the number...

New ‘Hard Knocks’ episode chronicles Dolphins’ collapse against Titans, features Alec Ingold and Duke Riley

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 13, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Dolphins, NFL, Sports.

The fourth episode of HBO series “Hard Knocks” following the Miami Dolphins in-season aired Tuesday night, and for the first time, a Dolphins loss was covered. The stunning 28-27 loss to the Tennessee Titans on “Monday Night Football” left the team in disbelief after blowing a two-touchdown lead with three minutes left. Among comments coach Mike McDaniel made to the team in the home Hard Rock Stadium locker room: “That’s going to really hurt, for multiple reasons. Let it hurt. … If that game forces us to go places and play football not here (in the playoffs), so be it… We are about getting to...

General Daily Insight for December 13, 2023

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 13, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Horoscopes, Things To Do.

General Daily Insight for December 13, 2023 Our best efforts are getting a bit muddled. Luna squares foggy Neptune, making it difficult to know where boundaries lie. To top it off, Mercury turns retrograde in goal-oriented Capricorn at 2:09 am EST. For the next three weeks, going back to the drawing board will be a better idea than striking out again and again. The Moon will follow this lead and drift into Capricorn, reminding us that all is not lost with a positive trine to lucky Jupiter that rounds out the day. Aries March 21 – April 19 Your recent goals require some recalibration. Busy...

Donald Trump’s lawyers again ask for early verdict in civil fraud trial, judge says ‘no way’

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 13, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, News.

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ (Associated Press) NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers rested his defense Tuesday and sought anew to immediately end the New York civil fraud trial that threatens the former president’s real estate empire. The judge said “there’s no way I’m going to grant that.” Trump’s lawyers — thwarted in a similar bid last month — were swatted down as they asked Judge Arthur Engoron to cut the trial short and issue a verdict clearing Trump, his company and top executives of wrongdoing. The judge reiterated his feeling that state lawyers had met their legal burden...

Down Payment Assistance Programs Can Help Pave the Way to Homeownership

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 13, 2023. Posted in Buying Myths, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Move-Up Buyers.

If you’re looking to buy a home, your down payment doesn’t have to be a big hurdle. According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), 38% of first-time homebuyers find saving for a down payment the most challenging step. But the reality is, you probably don’t need to put down as much as you think:Data from NAR shows the median down payment hasn’t been over 20% since 2005. In fact, the median down payment for all homebuyers today is only 15%. And it’s even lower for first-time homebuyers at 8%. But just because that’s the median, it doesn’t mean you have to put that much down. Some qualified...

Winderman’s view: Heat run on Duncan on winning night in Charlotte

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 12, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Heat, Miami Heat Blog, NBA, Sports.

Observations and other notes of interest from Monday night’s 116-114 victory over the Charlotte Hornets: – The NBA does not have a Comeback Player of the Year award, so that’s out for Duncan Robinson. – But there is a Most Improved Player award. – And the unexpected completeness of Robinson’s game certainly at least deserves consideration. – Monday night, when Jimmy Butler didn’t get started until the second half, when Kyle Lowry couldn’t get going because of back spasms, and when the roster again was shorthanded, Robinson’s diversity of offense proved essential. – On this night, a leading man. –...

Five-man weave allows Heat to hold off Hornets 116-114

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 12, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Heat, NBA, Sports.

This was evening validation of Erik Spoelstra’s morning mandate. Asked at the Miami Heat’s shootaround about not only again being without starters Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro and Haywood Highsmith, but also about Kyle Lowry waking with back spasms, the Heat coach instead spoke of how playing the right way can cure most ills. It did – barely – Monday night against the Charlotte Hornets at Spectrum Center, with the shorthanded Heat pushing to a 116-114 victory. Against a Hornets roster lacking sidelined LaMelo Ball, Cody Martin and Mark Williams, the Heat got five significant contributions to avoid...

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