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2. Real estate license - Wikipedia

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   Real estate license. A real estate license is an authorization issued by a government body to give agents and brokers the legal authority to represent a home seller or buyer in a real estate transaction. Real estate agents and real estate brokers are required to be licensed when conducting real estate transactions in the United States and many ...

3. Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act - Wikipedia

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   The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) was a law passed by the United States Congress in 1974 and codified as Title 12, Chapter 27 of the United States Code, 12 U.S.C. §§ 2601 – 2617. The main objective was to protect homeowners by assisting them in becoming better educated while shopping for real estate services, and eliminating ...

4. Florida land boom of the 1920s - Wikipedia

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   The first real estate bubble in Florida was primarily caused by the economic prosperity of the 1920s coupled with a lack of knowledge about storm frequency and the poor building standards . This pioneering era of Florida land speculation lasted from 1924 to 1926 and attracted investors from all over the nation. [ 1]

5. Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation

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   The Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) is the agency charged with licensing and regulating more than 1.6 million businesses and professionals in the State of Florida, such as alcohol, beverage & tobacco, barbers/cosmetologists, condominiums, spas, hotels and restaurants, real estate agents and appraisers, and veterinarians, among many other industries.

6. Housing in Florida - Wikipedia

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   The market for real estate reached a peak in 1925, with the 1926 Miami hurricane and Wall Street Crash of 1929 forcing little development in the state and a land bust. [6] The Vinoy Park Hotel in St. Petersburg, Florida is an example of Mediterranean Revival architecture in the state.

7. Real estate - Wikipedia

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   Real estate is property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as growing crops (e.g. timber), minerals or water, and wild animals; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this (also) an item of real property, (more generally) buildings or housing in general. [ 1][ 2] In terms of law ...

8. Economy of Florida - Wikipedia

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   The economy of the state of Florida is the fourth-largest in the United States, with a $1.647 trillion gross state product (GSP) as of 2024. [1] If Florida were a sovereign nation (2024), it would rank as the world's 15th-largest economy by nominal GDP according to the International Monetary Fund , ahead of Spain and behind South Korea .

9. Homestead exemption in Florida - Wikipedia

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   One unique feature of Florida's homestead exemption is that it attaches to proceeds from the sale of a home if the homeowner intends to use those proceeds to establish a new Florida homestead within a reasonable time. Therefore, if the owner of a $1,000,000 home sells that home and puts the money in a bank account, that money is still protected ...