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Events for your to-do list this week, from West Palm Beach and Lake Worth to Fort Lauderdale and Miami.
Why Today’s Housing Inventory Proves the Market Isn’t Headed for a Crash
Whether or not you owned a home in 2008, you likely remember the housing crash that took place back then. And news about an economic slowdown happening today may bring all those concerns back to the surface. While those feelings are understandable, data can help reassure you the situation today is nothing like it was in 2008.
One of the key reasons why the market won’t crash this time is the current undersupply of inventory. Housing supply comes from three key places:
Current homeowners putting their homes up for sale
Newly built homes coming onto the market
Distressed properties (short...
Sweet dream: Feast on a five-course, all-dessert dinner party in West Palm Beach
Anna Ross and Caroline McGinley, two rising stars on the indie baking scene in South Florida, create a five-course, all-dessert menu for a gathering called Indulge: Anna Bakes X La Gringuita on Thursday, Aug. 25, at Palm Beach Meats.
‘Euphoria’ star Nika King joins forces with chef mom for Fort Lauderdale venture
Nika King — who plays the mother of Zendaya’s troubled character in the pretend world of HBO’s hit series “Euphoria” — is teaming up with her actual mom, chef Sharon Allen, in the real world for an incubator kitchen.
Marlow Rosado and Tony Toyán will bring fusion of salsa, Latin jazz and ‘el cuatro’ to Broward Center
Two-time Grammy-winning pianist and salsa musician Marlow Rosado and a special guest, cuatro player Tony Toyán, present “Salsa Meets Jazz ‘A lo Jíbaro’ ” at 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, at Fort Lauderdale’s Broward Center for the Performing Arts.
What Sellers Need To Know in Today’s Housing Market
If you’re thinking about selling your house, you may have heard about the housing market slowing down in recent months. While it’s still a sellers’ market, the peak frenzy the market saw over the past two years has cooled some. If you’re asking yourself if you’ve missed your chance to sell your house and make a move, the good news is you haven’t – motivated buyers are still out there. But you do need to price your house right for today’s market. Here’s why.
As Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist at the National Association of Realtors (NAR), says:
“Homes priced right are selling very quickly,...
Flies around moldy plantains, roach in the salsa verde: 6 South Florida restaurants temporarily shut
Plantains with “mold build up” at a Caribbean chain, a pair of live roaches crawling in an oven and a roach landing in salsa verde were among the reasons state inspectors ordered six South Florida restaurants shut last week.
Best things to do this week in South Florida: Roger Waters, Black Keys, National Dog Day movie and an all-dessert dinner
Events for your to-do list this week, from West Palm Beach and Lake Worth to Fort Lauderdale and Miami.
3 Tips for Buying a Home Today
If you put off your home search at any point over the past two years, you may want to consider picking it back up based on today’s housing market conditions. Recent data shows the supply of homes for sale is increasing, giving buyers like you additional options.
But it’s important to keep in mind that while inventory is improving, it’s still a sellers’ market. And that means you need to be prepared as you set out on your home search. Here are three tips for buying the home of your dreams today.
1. Understand How Mortgage Rates Impact Your Homebuying Power
Mortgage rates have increased...
Not too late: ‘Beauty and the Beast’ at the Arsht extended
Now “Beauty and the Beast” is back, this time as an Area Stage Co. production in the Carnival Studio Theater at Miami’s Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. The musical’s run was meant to end on Aug. 28 but has been extended through Sept. 4.