Miami-Dade’s 2008 Adopt-a-Tree program is giving away trees this Saturday, September 13, in Homestead. From MiamiDade.gov: Summer is almost over and the final event of the 2008 Adopt-a-Tree season is here! This is the last chance in 2008 for eligible Miami-Dade residents to adopt their two FREE trees courtesy of the Miami-Dade County Department of […]
Archives for 2008
Worried About the Mercury in Compact Fluorescent Bulbs?
Everyone knows that switching out your light bulbs to CFL saves money, but many people are concerned about the mercury in them. According to John Balbus, M.D., Chief Health Officer at Environmental Defense, CFLs contain less mercury than was in the old-fashioned mercury thermometers. And even broken, he says the exposure rate is about equivalent […]
30% Appreciation in South Florida Real Estate in Five Years
That is the prediction from Lawrence Yun, chief economist with the National Association of Realtors. Speaking at the 2008 Real Estate Congress & Expo in Coral Gables, Yun said ”Looking out five years from now, the Miami region is in a position to gain strongly among some of the wealthy baby boomers in the United […]
77,000 New Foreclosures in Florida in First Quarter ’08
The Mortgage Bankers Association reported last week that Florida ranked second in the country in failing loans. And according to The Miami Herald: In the first three months of the year, the Miami-Dade County Clerk’s office recorded 11,768 lis pendens filings, which include initial foreclosure filings but also liens by condo and homeowner associations. It […]