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Walton County's average home value sits around $658,000. Step onto 30A itself, and a courtyard home in Alys Beach or Rosemary Beach starts well north of that before you even reach the Gulf-front lots.

Our new guide breaks the 30A corridor into its real submarkets, from Rosemary Beach through Grayton Beach, and covers the vacation rental licensing, flood zones, and design review rules that decide what a listing price actually means.

Read it below, or call or text (561) 859-5631.

30A Florida Real Estate: 2026 Market Guide - MJI Realty Group A community-by-community guide to buying luxury real estate on Florida's 30A corridor: price points, rental licensing rules, flood zones, and insurance.

Florida law does not require a seller to tell you a home was the site of a death, or that a previous occupant had HIV. Buyers assume disclosure covers everything. It does not, and the gap catches people by surprise at closing. Our new guide breaks down what Florida Statute 689.25 actually exempts, what sellers still must reveal under Johnson v. Davis, and the direct questions a serious buyer should ask before signing. At MJI Realty Group, we walk clients through this before it becomes a problem. Read it below, or call or text (561) 859-5631.

Florida Stigmatized Property Law: A Buyer's Guide - MJI Realty Group Florida law does not require sellers to disclose deaths, suicides, or an occupant's HIV status. Here is what South Florida buyers and sellers must know.

Florida's 30-year rate hit 6.95% this month, the highest since January 2025. Meanwhile plenty of sellers are still sitting on FHA and VA loans from 2020 and 2021 priced under 4%, and in many cases a qualified buyer can take that loan over instead of financing new. Our new guide walks through how assumption works in Florida, who qualifies, and what it actually costs to close. Read it below, or call or text (561) 859-5631.

Florida Assumable Mortgages: A 2026 Buyer's Guide - MJI Realty Group Florida buyers can take over a seller's low-rate FHA, VA, or USDA loan instead of financing at today's rate. Here is how mortgage assumption works in 2026.

A $2.8 million new-construction estate can carry a line item most buyers never budget for: a CDD assessment of $2,000 to $4,000 a year, sitting right on the property tax bill next to the county's charges. It funds the roads, gates, and clubhouse the community was built around, and it does not go away when the mortgage does.

Our new article breaks down how Florida Community Development Districts work, what sellers must disclose, and how investors should model the debt into a deal.

Read it below, or call or text (561) 859-5631.

Florida CDD Fees: What Buyers Must Know - MJI Realty Group Florida CDD fees fund roads, gates, and amenities in new master-planned communities, adding thousands a year to ownership costs buyers often miss at closing.

Blackstone's Link Logistics just paid $195.9 million for a Boynton Beach warehouse portfolio. Deals that size rarely close with one buyer writing a check. Most run on pooled capital, and increasingly that pool includes individual accredited investors, not just institutions. Our new guide covers how real estate syndications work in South Florida: minimums, sponsor fees, accredited investor rules, and the tax treatment on your K-1. Read it below, or call or text (561) 859-5631.

Florida Real Estate Syndications: 2026 Investor Guide - MJI Realty Group Florida real estate syndications let accredited investors buy into South Florida multifamily and industrial deals without buying whole properties outright.

Florida's population swells by roughly a million seasonal residents every winter, and most of them own the place they land in. If you're weighing a part-time home in Miami-Dade, Broward, or Palm Beach, the questions are different from a full move: what insurance covers a house sitting empty half the year, how HOAs handle long absences, and when to close so hurricane season is behind you. Our new guide walks through all of it. Read it below, or call or text (561) 859-5631.

South Florida Snowbird Homes: A 2026 Buyer's Guide - MJI Realty Group A 2026 buyer's guide to purchasing a seasonal South Florida home, covering vacancy insurance, HOA rental rules, hurricane timing, and second-home financing.

A 1.5-acre oceanfront parcel in Ponte Vedra Beach recently went to auction with a $5.4 million reserve. No comparable sales nearby, no months of price cuts, just a defined bidding window and a firm closing date. Our new guide breaks down how Florida luxury auctions actually work: reserve versus absolute bidding, buyer's premiums, broker licensing, and the disclosure rules that still apply once the gavel falls. Read it below, or call or text (561) 859-5631.

Florida Luxury Real Estate Auctions: How They Work - MJI Realty Group How luxury real estate auctions work in Florida, from reserve pricing and buyer's premiums to broker licensing and disclosure rules sellers should know.

A closing in New York needs a lawyer at the table. A closing in Florida does not. Buyers and sellers here can close with a licensed title company or with a closing attorney, and most never stop to ask which one actually fits their deal. Our new guide breaks down what each one does, when the attorney is worth the extra fee, and how documentary stamp tax and remote closings fit in. Read it below, or call or text (561) 859-5631.

Florida Real Estate Closings: Attorney vs. Title Company - MJI Realty Group Florida lets buyers and sellers choose a title company or an attorney to close a sale. Here is how luxury and commercial buyers in South Florida should decide.

An old strip mall on a commercial corridor in Broward or Miami-Dade can now become a 300-unit apartment building without a single rezoning hearing. Florida's Live Local Act overrides local zoning for qualifying workforce housing projects, and the state just changed the rules again for 2026. Our new article breaks down the zoning preemption, the property tax exemption tiers, and what investors evaluating a commercial-zoned parcel need to check before they close. Read it below, or call or text (561) 859-5631.

Live Local Act 2026 Update: What Investors Should Know - MJI Realty Group Florida's Live Local Act overrides local zoning and cuts property taxes on qualifying apartments statewide. Here is what changed for investors in 2026.

Mortgage rates are sitting near 6.8 percent, and not every Florida deal fits neatly into a conventional loan. Seller financing lets the seller act as the bank, with the buyer paying them directly under a note secured by the property.

Our new article breaks down how these deals are structured in Florida, where Dodd-Frank limits apply, and what the taxes and interest rules actually cost you.

Read it below, or call or text (561) 859-5631.

Seller Financing Florida: A Guide for 2026 - MJI Realty Group Seller financing lets Florida buyers and sellers close deals without a bank loan. Here is how it works, what it costs, and where Dodd-Frank limits it.