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What’s open? What’s closed? Here’s what you can do in Miami this weekend

So many reopenings. So much confusion. Miami-Dade County is in Phase 3 of COVID-19 recovery, which means businesses are allowed to be open — restaurants, bars, movie theaters (though one chain has decided to close for the rest…

The COVID effect: The surprising impact of the pandemic on Miami-Dade real estate

Months of stay-at-home orders, growing numbers of infections and deaths, working remotely while the kids are attending school in the next room, stop-and-start business closures, and no end in sight to the COVID-19 pandemic have all had an unexpected…

Florida foreclosure filings trend up as some fear a fall wave awaits

Gov. Ron DeSantis extended Florida’s eviction and foreclosure moratorium until Oct. 1, delaying what some fear will be a wave of foreclosures across the state once the ban is lifted. Those fears are justified if trends documented by mortgage…

Miami-Dade is processing evictions again. What that means for renters and landlords

Larry Walden was earning $900 a week working as a cook at Miller’s Ale House in Doral, which was more than enough to cover his monthly $700 rent on his one-bedroom apartment on NW 16th Street in Miami. Then the COVID-19 pandemic closed…

More Short Term Rentals In Miami Shut Down

US: As the state of Florida is hit by a second peak of the coronavirus, the closure of all short-term rentals in Miami Beach has got underway. The city put out an emergency order at 12:01am on Thursday, cancelling existing reservations and…

Miami-Dade County opens emergency rental assistance program

MIAMI (WSVN) - Miami-Dade has opened up a rental assistance program offering help to residents struggling due to the pandemic. “The Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) provides a one-time benefit to assist with one month’s rent…

Miami-Dade approves $10M emergency rent relief program

Miami-Dade County approved a $10 million rent relief fund for families impacted by the pandemic. The county commission voted to pass the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, which will provide a one-time payment to eligible renters. Families…

Miami-Dade gets its first affordable housing plan that includes COVID-19 recovery

An ambitious new plan to address Miami-Dade’s growing housing affordability crisis is the first of its kind to incorporate the COVID-19 pandemic in its projections and solutions. The Miami-Dade Affordable Housing Framework, which…

No Slowing Down for Summer: Vacation Rental & Second Home Markets Remain Strong

With Covid-19 still a fact of daily life in Miami, and the rest of the United States, the big question is will investors still continue to buy rental properties in Miami even during the pandemic? People have long made the move to South…

Miami Rental Market - June 2020 Update

Restaurants, small businesses and movie theaters aren’t the only things the COVID-19 pandemic brought to an abrupt halt in March. The residential rental market around the U.S. has taken a massive hit due to the coronavirus outbreak, with…