The multiple units one lot Miami-Dade question has a new answer for many properties in unincorporated Miami-Dade County — which includes Schenley Park, Coral Terrace, Coral Villas, and West Miami. Under the county’s Workforce Housing Development Program (Article XII-A of the Miami-Dade County Code), qualifying single-family lots can now support more than one dwelling unit,…
Three tools handle most of the buying and selling home Miami timing challenge: a sale contingency using Florida’s Sale of Buyer’s Property Rider that ties your purchase to your home selling first, a kick-out clause that protects the seller of your next home while still giving you room to sell, and a post-closing rent-back agreement…
For a low appraisal Florida seller, the standard FAR/BAR contract lets a financed buyer walk away with their earnest money if the home does not appraise at the contract price and you cannot agree on a fix — but you are not obligated to lower your price, and you have several real negotiating options before…
When selling house during divorce Florida, both spouses must sign the sales contract if both are on the deed — one spouse cannot unilaterally list or sell a marital home in Miami-Dade. If the home is titled as tenants by the entirety, which is the default for married couples in Florida, a court generally cannot…
In the FSBO vs agent Miami comparison, homes sold without an agent typically go for around 18% less than agent-assisted sales — a gap that almost always outweighs any commission savings. iBuyers like Opendoor and Offerpad pay 9% to 14% below eventual resale value on top of service fees, so on a $900,000 Schenley Park…
As of July 2026, the Schenley Park housing market sits in balanced territory at 5 months of supply, with median days on market down 31.5% year-over-year — a notable and meaningful shift from the slower pace that defined much of 2026’s first half. Active inventory dropped 25% compared to last July, closed sales ticked up…
Seller net proceeds in Miami-Dade County typically run 91 to 93 percent of the sale price after real estate commission, documentary stamp tax, closing fees, and prorated property taxes — before subtracting any remaining mortgage balance. The biggest cost is almost always commission (5 to 6 percent), followed by documentary stamp tax (0.60 percent for…
Yes. Sellers of residential properties in unincorporated Miami-Dade County are legally required to disclose illegal construction and outstanding code violations to prospective buyers at the time they sign a purchase contract. When selling a home with open permits in Miami, those issues will also be discovered automatically by the title company’s lien and permit search…
The Schenley Park housing market split into two distinct tracks in June 2026. Closed sales rose 33% year-over-year and supply tightened to just 3 months — conditions that technically define a seller’s market. At the same time, median days on market hit a 5-year June high at 79 days and expired listings climbed 55% year-to-date….
The most common home pricing mistakes Miami sellers make in the Schenley Park area come down to anchoring to the wrong reference point — an automated estimate like a Zestimate, an emotional sense of what the home is worth, or what a neighbor said they sold for — instead of what today’s actual buyer pool…
