Be Cautious When Hiring a Locksmith
March 9th, 2010 Categories: Community News
If you’re a Florida homeowner in need of a locksmith, here’s something to consider: in the State of Florida, locksmiths don’t need to be licensed. Not yet anyway.
Because of this,
it is very easy for someone who has no intentions of being a bonafide locksmith, set up shop as a locksmith and scam people. For as little as $15, the person can purchase “bogus” business cards and make people think he is in it for real.People in need of a locksmith may call these con-men with a legitimate request to change locks or set up a safe in a business or home. The “locksmith” can keep the combination or copies of keys and later rob them without much effort.
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Miami Homestead Exemptions – Get Yours!
December 30th, 2008 Categories: Community News
Did you buy a home in Miami-Dade County in 2008? If so, remember that a homestead exemption does not carry over to the new owner. You need to file for your own exemption in order to take advantage of the lower property taxes it brings.
If you bought your primary residence in 2008, you have until March 2, 2009 to file your homestead exemption for the year 2009. Not to be cliche, but use it or lose it!
If you’re not a new owner and already have the homestead exemption on your home, it renews automatically and you don’t need to refile. However, make sure you get the notice from the county letting you know that they have renewed it.
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Miami Home Values Threatened – Show Up Tonight!
November 3rd, 2008 Categories: Community News, Random Thoughts
We do NOT need more housing developments being built in Miami-Dade. We have plenty of housing in place already. Lots of it sitting vacant and unsold, so why build more?
Show up tonight and let your voice be heard. The following is re-printed in it’s entirety with permission from www.cleanwater.org. Please visit the Hold the Line campaign online for more information.
YOUR VOICE is needed at these important meetings. It’s time to tell Miami-Dade officials that our economy, our environment, and our community can’t afford to keep bailing out private land developers!
November 3, 2008, 6:30 P.M. West Kendall Community Council (11)
Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School Auditorium
15735 SW 144 Street
Did you know…
Ø Miami-Dade reports 59,798 pre-foreclosures between January and September 2008?[1][1]
Ø More than 14.2% of existing housing units in the county are vacant?[2][2]
Ø Since 1994 the county has lost 27% of active farmlands? [3][3]
Ø Miami residents waste more than 50 hours in traffic delays each year?[4][4]
Ø Florida has just beat out California for the highest home foreclosures in the nation?[5][5]
Lennar’s Parklands project would:
v Add 6,941 homes to the surplus of homes on the market in Miami-Dade.
v Use nearly 1 million gallons of water per day.
v Be built in a FEMA flood zone.
v Develop 961 acres of Miami-Dade’s remaining agricultural lands.
v Increase the population by an estimated 18,232 residents.
v Pave open space within 2 miles of Everglades National Park.
v Offer less than 10% of its units for affordable housing.
v Have insufficient density to support mass transit.
[1][1] Florida Ranks No. 3 for Foreclosures. (08, October 10). South Florida Business Journal.
[2][2] (2008, October 20). Miami-Dade Dept. of Planning and Zoning. Retrieved October 23, 2008, from Initial Recommendation Parkland DRI Web site: http://www.miamidade.gov/planzone/cdmp/Parkland/Parkland_Init_Recs.pdf
[3][3] (2008, October 20). Miami-Dade Dept. of Planning and Zoning. Retrieved October 23, 2008, from Initial Recommendation Parkland DRI Web site: http://www.miamidade.gov/planzone/cdmp/Parkland/Parkland_Init_Recs.pdf
[4][4] Schrank, David (2007, September). 2007 Urban Mobility Report. Retrieved October 23, 2008
[5][5] (2008, August 26). Realtytrac. Retrieved October 23, 2008, from Miami-Dade County Foreclosures Web site: http://www.realtytrac.com/states/Florida/Miami-Dade-County.html
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Blog Action Day 08 – Poverty
October 15th, 2008 Categories: Community News
In an effort to bring attention to a widespread problem, I am participating in Blog Action Day 08 – Poverty.
Poverty is not just in far-off lands. We have poverty right here at home in the U.S. and right here at home in Miami. Sometimes as I drop my children off at school, I wonder how many of those kids went to bed hungry the night before? It doesn’t seem right that anyone should go hungry. Not here in one of the richest countries in the world, and not anywhere, as there is enough food to feed everyone.
Let’s discuss. Let’s promote. Let’s educate. Let’s eradicate.
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Property Tax Appeal Deadline Is Today
September 17th, 2008 Categories: Community News, Random Thoughts, Real Estate Chatter
Today is the deadline for submitting an application to Dade County to contest the 2008 market value of your property. If you haven’t yet done so, today is your last chance! It can take up to a year or possibly longer for your case to be heard, so don’t worry if you’re not prepared yet. Just get the form turned in today. You’ll have plenty of time later to gather your supporting documents.
It costs $15 to file the application. Here is a link to the form. Here are the filing locations:
Stephen P. Clark Center (VAB Main Office)
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 1720, Miami, Florida 33128-1981
· South Dade Government Center
10710 S.W. 211th Street, Room 207, Miami, Florida (Sept. 11 & 12 & Sept. 15 – 17 Only)
· North Dade Justice Center
15555 Biscayne Blvd., Room 100, Miami, Florida (Sept. 11 & 12 & Sept. 15 – 17 Only)
I’ll follow up with another post to provide more info about getting ready for an appeal, but for now, get the application in!
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Miami Real Estate Blog Hacked
April 20th, 2008 Categories: Community News
Last Sunday The Blog That Ate Miami, along with several other Real Estate Tomato blogs, was hacked into. The entire site went down. Visitors to the Redland Palmetto Bay real estate blogsite would have been presented with an error page upon entry.
Although the site is up now, it is not back to normal. For instance, I can’t insert pictures into my posts. It’s been a week and Jim Cronin and his staff at the Tomato have worked tirelessly to restore not only my site, but all the others affected. My sincere thanks go out to Jim, Jason and others at the Tomato who have worked tirelessly after the attack.
I would also like to extend my apologies to the readers of my blog. Those of you who come to The Blog That Ate Miami to get your Miami real estate news may have wondered what was going on. Now you know. I’m still here and will continue to provide pertinent real estate information to the Miami real estate market. At the same time, the blog will be tweaked until it’s back to normal. Thanks to all for your understanding and patience.
It’s good to be back!
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