Local Government Affairs

2012 Government Affairs & Housing Opportunities Resource Guide

Real Estate Signs

Broward County	Hillsboro Beach	North Lauderdale	Southwest Ranches
Coconut Creek	Hollywood	Oakland Park	Sunrise
Coral Springs	Lauderdale Lakes	Parkland	Tamarac
Dania Beach	Lauderdale-By-The-Sea	Pembroke Park	West Park
Davie	Lauderhill	Pembroke Pines	Weston
Deerfield Beach	Lighthouse Point	Plantation	Wilton Manors
Fort Lauderdale	Margate	Pompano Beach
Hallandale Beach	Miramar	Sea Ranch Lakes

Miami-Dade County	Coral Gables	Miami	Miami Springs
Aventura	Doral	Miami Beach	North Miami
Bal Harbour - Residential	Florida City	Miami Gardens	Opa-Locka
Bal Harbour - Commercial	Hialeah	Miami Lakes	Palmetto Bay
Bay Harbor Islands - Residential	Homestead	Miami Lakes - Industrial	Pinecrest
Bay Harbor Islands - Commercial	Key Biscayne	Miami Shores	South Miami

The real estate sign information above was researched by the MIAMI Association of REALTORS® and is provided as a convenience for our REALTOR® members. However, members should verify this information with the applicable governing body before placing a sign and notify us immediately if the information is incorrect.

Danielle's Blog

Realtors® Praise FHFA for Issuing Short Sale Approval Guidance

Apr 18 2012

WASHINGTON (April 18, 2012) – The National Association of Realtors® applauds the Federal Housing Finance Agency for issuing new guidance requiring servicers of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans to speed responses to short sale requests. The...

Realtors® Call for Broad Qualified Mortgage Definition to Help Consumers and Housing Market

Apr 17 2012

WASHINGTON (April 16, 2012) – A narrow definition of the impending Ability to Repay regulation could harm consumers and the housing market recovery, according to the National Association of Realtors®. MIAMI read more

National Mortage Settlement and REALTORS®: 5 Quick Takeaways

Mar 27 2012

On Monday, March 12, 2012, the federal government released details of the $25 billion dollar national mortgage settlement stemming from improper foreclosures and other deceptive practices in the origination and servicing of mortgages....

Rental Property added to HAMP Tier 2

Mar 12 2012

Rental Property A “rental property” is a property that is used by the borrower for rental purposes only and not occupied by the borrower, whether as a principal residence, second home, vacation home or otherwise (“rental property”). A...

More GSE-Fee Amendments Stopped - Report by Karl Eckhart, NAR

Mar 12 2012

As you know Congress made the bad choice of using an increase in GSE fees to pay for two months of the pay roll tax cut. The attempt to use another increase in G-Fees to fund the next ten months was stopped. This week NAR and other...

Real estate sales and broker associates exempt from local business taxes

Mar 12 2012

Real estate sales associates and broker associates exempt from local business taxes. HB 7125, a bill by the House Economic Affairs Committee and Rep. MIAMI read more

Get on the Bus and Join Us for the May 17th REALTOR® Rally in Washington, D.C.

Mar 7 2012

NAR is coordinating buses to bring you to D.C. RCA read more

Three arrested in Florida for squatting in vacant homes

Mar 7 2012

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – March 6, 2012 – Three people, including a man who ran for mayor in Jacksonville last year, were arrested Sunday on charges of grand theft after five vacant homes were illegally taken over to be lived in or rented to...

FHA Premium Increase & Condo Rules Update by Karl Eckhart, NAR

Mar 1 2012

As you know it has been a big week for the FHA. If you are getting an influx of calls from members about the FHA rate increase feel free to send them my way. Starting in April the FHA will raise by 0.75 percentage point to 1.75% the...

Public Hearing Tonight - Hialeah's Creating a Registry for Mortgage Defaults

Feb 28 2012

City of Hialeah Council AgendaFebruary 28, 2012 at 7:00 P.M.501 Palm Ave., Hialeah, FL 33010 MIAMI read more