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Saving One Thousand Bucks in 6 Steps By Barbara Pronin Whether you’re new to the working world or have been employed without a budget, the first $1,000 you save may…

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Coral Heights Real Estate Update 2015   As the year comes to a close here is the update for Coral Heights in the City of Oakland Park, Florida. Like many a city along the eastern coast of the United States many cities merge into others, so while technically Coral Heights is located in the city of Oakland Park, it is better known as a suburb of Fort Lauderdale. The map I have included will explain all.

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Follow The Money | Broward County Real Estate This month in my series “ Follow The Money” I present to you the potential “game changers” in real estate. There is a massive influx of investment taking place in South Florida.This potential to renovate and rejuvenate has not been seen in decades.  Evidence of this type of transformation can be found in the Miami/Dade areas of Wynwood, MIMO, Edgewater and Overtown to name a few. Investors see the potential for growth in these areas. You should also take note.

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Residential Construction Activity Moves Up in April The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau jointly announced the new residential construction statistics for April 2015. Building Permits Privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in April were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,143,000. This is 10.1 percent (±2.2 percent) above the revised March rate of 1,038,000, and is 6.4 percent (±2.1 percent) above the April 2014 estimate of 1,074,000. Single-family authorizations in April were at a rate of 666,000; this is 3.7 percent (±0.9 percent) above the revised March figure of 642,000. Authorizations of units in buildings with five units or more were at a rate of 444,000 in April.

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Foreclosure activity drops to lowest quarterly level in eight years. Foreclosure filings—default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions—were reported on 313,487 U.S. properties in the first quarter of 2015, down 7 percent from the previous quarter and down 8 percent from the first quarter of 2014 to the lowest quarterly total since the first quarter of 2007, according to the recently released RealtyTrac® Q1 and March 2015 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report™. There were a total of 122,060 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings in March, a 20 percent jump from a 104-month low February and up 4 percent from a year ago—the first month with a year-over-year increase in overall foreclosure activity since September 2010.

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Well, it is Wednesday again and believe it or not, it is nearly May. As always, we are planning ahead for this coming weekend and the events Fort Lauderdale has to offer us. South Florida  provides an exciting lifestyle as there are numerous venues and things to do. As in most large metropolitan areas, there are vast opportunities to have family fun and learn something new. Center stage, so to speak is a travelling exhibit entitled: Brain: The World Inside Your Head. This exhibit examines our organic mission control, our onboard computer so to speak, our brain a.k.a gray matter. Unlike this man made computer that I sit feverishly typing away on, our brain creates every movement, thought, idea and simple action we create. In a nutshell, our brain creates our life and as the title of the exhibit indicates, our brain creates “The World” inside our very own head.

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12th Annual Polynesian Cultural Festival Oakland Park, FL February 21-22, 2015 Do you want to get away from it all, do you need some time to just really relax and clear your mind?  What better way to do so then sit back and enjoy the music of the Polynesian Islands and take a vacation in your mind. The Polynesian Culture Association is presenting their highly anticipated 12th Annual Polynesian Cultural Festival on Saturday, February 21st and Sunday, February 22nd at the Jaco Pastorius Park.  It is located at 4000 North Dixie Highway, Oakland Park.

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October 14th, 2014 Catfish Deweys Oakland Park, FL Well after all, we are in Florida, so do as the Floridians do and EAT FISH!  We’ve got your place, Catfish Deweys located at 4003 North Andrews Ave.  Family owned and operated since 1984, they serve it up right.  They are dedicated to serving you the very best seafood available for the best price.  Farm raised catfish is their specialty, but the menu does include all types of seafood, done just the way you like it; fried, blackened, broiled or grilled.