If you’re a renter now buying, a new seller or buyer, here’s an Essential Guide to Real Estate Appraisals for Homeowners and potential residential property owners.

What is a real estate appraisal?

Assessing the value of the property being bought or sold. You can depend on your Lang Realty agent to help you get quotes from and choose a licensed property appraisal service. The types of real estate appraisals differ between residential and commercial.

What is the purpose of a real estate appraisal?

To determine what is called “the fair market value” of the property in the current real estate market, usually within the last 90 days. Your potential lender will require an appraisal to make sure the mortgage isn’t more than the property is…

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If you’re a first-time residential buyer, you’ll want to know who is involved in a real estate transaction. It’s not just the buyer and the seller.  

As the buyer, you should know who participates in your real estate transaction process. So here’s a checklist for real estate transactions:

  • Whether you’re doing this online first, checking out model homes, or attending open houses, your Lang Realty agent will help you find properties for sale in your chosen locations with the features and amenities you prioritized.

  • Your real estate agent is your liaison with the seller.

  • Your mortgage lender will have specific requirements, such as a property appraiser to ensure every system is in working order and there are no “surprises”…

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If you plan to try it before you buy it in South Florida, you’ll have plenty of choices. Lang Realty even keeps track of new rental properties on the market in Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, Lake Worth, Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, West Palm Beach, Jupiter, Wellington and Port St. Lucie. 

“We have properties for every budget” is how Lang Realty introduces the array of homes, apartments and condos for rent, especially in Palm Beach County. Rental communities in Boynton Beach could be in city limits or the western suburbs, where most Delray Beach and Boynton Beach rental homes are located along Jog Road. In Boca Raton, rentals range from stunning one-bedroom studio apartments to family ready homes with a pool. Boca Raton Rental Homes

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Location, location, location, residential and even waterfront. Those are the key elements to look for when you’re choosing investment real estate properties in South Florida.

Whether it’s newer or updated condos, updated one-story villas, townhouses, single-family homes or even waterfront mansions, you’ll have your pick according to your investment budget. Lang Realty has offices and agents that know each real estate market. That includes desirable suburban locations with new and existing private/gated communities with amenities that allow investment buyers and rentals. Some do.   

If you’re condo shopping, your agent will help you identify newer buildings in demand from new residents or longtime owners downsizing from single-family homes.…

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If you’re a pro football or basketball fan, the Dolphins and Miami Heat start their respective seasons shortly. So, if you’re used to going to games in New York, New Jersey, Philly or elsewhere, you’re good to go when you move to South Florida.

The Dolphins’ home field is Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, and the Heat’s home court is Kaseya Center in Miami.

If you’re searching for a new home, apartment or condo in Lang Realty’s up-to-date listings in cities and towns from Boca Raton to Jupiter in Palm Beach County, you can even get to these sports venues without driving now. 

Brightline, a private hi-speed rail service, has opened stations in West Palm Beach and Boca Raton that go right to their Miami station. Here’s Brightline’s “End Zone…

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If you’re thinking of moving to Florida to live on the beach, you came to the right coastal communities.

Lang Realty has listings for beachfront homes, estates and condos for sale in communities from Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Highland Beach, Boynton Beach, Gulf Stream, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens and Jupiter, further north to Vero Beach, Hobe Sound, Manalapan and Fort Pierce. 

For potential buyers who want to estimate how much is a beach house on the east coast in Florida, that translates into a wide price range of residential properties to choose from. That includes condominiums in mid- and hi-rise buildings, some with a private dock and marina, to homes and lavish estates.

If you’re asking whether a beachfront condo is a…

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If you’re considering buying in Wellington, here’s a briefing for the village in Palm Beach County’s western suburbs about 14 miles west of West Palm Beach.

It’s the only town in Florida that made Fortune’s 2024 50 Best Places to Live for Families. In July’s housing report, inventory held steady at or around 457. 

Lang Realty describes Wellington as “unlike other affluent South Florida towns. It’s widely known as the winter equestrian capital of the world. The city hosts a 3-month horse show each year from January through March and it is considered the ultimate destination for equestrian disciplines such as jumping, dressage, and polo.”

Famous people like Billy Joel and Bill Gates are known to keep a home there, usually to encourage an…

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Here’s an update for new residents: New security measures go into effect July 31 for your new Florida driver’s license. You can even register to vote at the same location. The deadline to vote in the August Primary Election has passed, but Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections encourages new residents to register as soon as you can.

Here’s your Palm Beach County Relocation Guide:

  •       Here’s the link to locate your nearest office to apply for a Florida driver’s license. You have to apply in person since your photo will be taken, but no more sitting and waiting. Offices now require making an appointment online in advance. https://www.flhsmv.gov/locations/palm-beach/  

Here’s what you’ll need to bring: Original documents that…

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If you’ve just moved to Florida in time for your kids to start school, Monday July 29 begins the annual statewide two-week Back-to-School Tax Holiday through Sunday Aug. 11. Public schools in the state, including The School District of Palm Beach County, begin the new semester on Monday Aug. 12. Private schools often start a few days later.

The Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday includes items such as:

School supplies selling for $50 or less per item, such as:

  • Binders

  • Notebooks

  • Pens and pencils

  • Lunch boxes

Learning aids selling for $30 or less per item, such as:

  • Interactive Books

  • Jigsaw Puzzles

  • Other toys that teach reading or math skills

Clothing and footwear selling…

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If you’re considering or bought a single-family home that backs up on a canal, you’ll have a water view and the house may even come with a dock.

But if you’re new to South Florida, know before you plan your backyard that canals belong to the Lake Worth Drainage District that manage water flow in most of southeast Palm Beach County. The district maintains 500 miles of canals to make sure no debris interferes with their access. Here's the district’s advisory on “outdoor aesthetics”:

“Any people in Palm Beach County who live along a LWDD canal, in order to enhance their landscapes or properties, may plant vegetation or place other encroachments such as swing-sets, fences and sheds on the LWDD rights-of-way. Encroachments can cause canal blockages,…

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