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Please give a warm welcome to our 2021 Board as Education Director, Suzanne Hollander. Suzanne is a real estate attorney, speaker, broker, professor and voice for property rights, real estate, housing infrastructure development.
Women don't have to wait for milestones, to start investing in property and investing in themselves. I started as a traditional real estate attorney, Miami is a real estate town. The risks I took (1) get out of the law firm (2) get my "feet on the street" working for a real estate developer (3) working with an investor buying distress property out of foreclosure in 2009/2010 and (4) teaching around the world. I believe in the U.S. Constitution and the private property protections in its fifth and fourteenth amendments that are enforced and upheld by the U.S. judicial and police system....
According to Coastal Risk CEO Albert Slap: “Achieving a more resilient society will require a new economic paradigm that properly accounts for and prices into investments and lending both property and community-level risks. Professor Hollander’s thought leadership in commercial real estate will be extremely useful to the development of this new paradigm." Professor Hollander added: “.An investigation to quantify the dollar amount of the environmental and climate risk is an essential part of due diligence for every party with an interest in real property, including mortgage lenders, property investors (from home buyers to Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) owning a portfolio of properties) ...
Crowdfunding has a "trendy name" - it may be viewed as way for (1) developers to raise capital to dilute the amount of "skin" (funds) the developer itself contributes to purchase the property or (2) for investors to participate in investing in property they may not be able purchase with only the amount of their own funds.
You can do it! The journey of one million miles begins with one step. Step by step, build yourself into the person you want to be by deliberately choosing experiences that challenge you, move you out of your comfort zone and help you achieve heights you never thought possible.
Hollander.... feels that the award serves a deeper purpose. “For many of my students, I’m the only woman professor they have in real estate or the only woman lawyer they’ve ever met," Hollander says. Awards are not meant to be put on the mantle. They’re meant to be put to work. When I’m recognized, it shows other women that careers in real estate, finance and law are possible.”
"House Hacking...it’s a little bit of a twist on the American dream. It’s not a house surrounded by a white picket fence,” she says. “But let’s say you do lose your job. You still have tenants paying your mortgage, taxes and insurance.” says Suzanne Hollander a professor of real estate law at Florida International University
“I’ve been teaching around the world, and what I’ve come to learn is that law and property rights are such powerful mechanisms to help give people freedom. Women need to have property rights and access to safe secure housing in order to have equality and options to advance.” said Suzanne Hollander an invited speaker to the U.S State Department's WeAmericas Initiative
In Florida, January 1 is more than just the sunny- first day of the New Year, it is the date of “Just Value”; the date the County Property Appraiser determines the value of your property...Many Property Owners are Asking: Will the impacts of COVID during 2020 affect the value of my Property and the amount I pay in property taxes?
If Residential Property Values Increase & Commercial Property Values Decrease, how will this impact the services provided by government to the public?
Gracias, Thank you to My “Personal Board of Directors” whose belief in me inspired me to take chances to grow and achieve goals I never thought possible in 2020. ..Last month, I spoke on "How To Build Your Own Personal Board of Directors" to the United States Department of State WeAmericas ..."Personal Board of Directors” is a term I use to describe people who are close and important to me.....May you create your Own Personal Board of Directors for 2021 to help you have a Happier New Year!
"There is a demand for affordable housing; there is going to be an increased demand as there is more unemployment. Developers can make a profit...event with moratoriums or unemployment, the developer still gets paid because the government pays a portion of the rent.
In a market like this one, commercial mortgage brokers can expect to be called upon for advice and information. And yet many newer real estate finance professionals are experiencing a bear market for the first time. In a sense, the entire industry needs to relearn concepts and terms of a decade ago, when distressed properties were common and the commercial real estate market was facing a credit crisis during the Great Recession.
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“Get your agent to ask the seller or the seller’s agent what prices have been rejected,” suggests Suzanne Hollander, a real estate attorney, broker, and professor of real estate at Florida International University.....“Low interest rates combined with increased working from home have dramatically driven demand upward for single-family homes in many areas and reduced inventory....This increased demand and scarce supply situation give sellers the luxury to choose the best offer they receive,” she says.
Suzanne Hollander, an attorney and real estate professor at Florida International University in Miami, agrees.
“Perhaps a drawn-out contested legal battle regarding who is the winner could impact confidence in the U.S. economy and perhaps interest rates,” she cautions.
The company or lawyer generally does the sleuthing at the office of the county or municipal clerk where the property is. Many of the necessary records are now available online. “This person reviews many sources of information related to the property,” such as deeds, land records, liens, divorce cases, bankruptcy records, and probate cases, said Suzanne Hollander, a lawyer and real estate professor at Florida International University in Miami.
A thorough title search will also likely include details about mortgages attached to the property, street and sewer assessments, taxes, and any other title problems present, she says.
“How will I choose to spend the years of my life?” I think about Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s impact during her 87 years of life and ask myself this question. You, like me, can choose how to make an impact, when to speak up, dissent, stand up and how your actions or inactions will be remembered....I see the transformative power of teaching. Teaching is the way to plant a seed to make people learn and care about issues and each other, to take a stand and steps to improve their futures and others
In the last several years, the foreclosure rate has decreased due to a strong economy and job market. However, many expect foreclosures to tick up across the nation due to the recent rise in unemployment….That’s due to the coronavirus and economic downturn,” says >Suzanne Hollander, an attorney and real estate professor at Florida International University in Miami. “As moratoriums on foreclosures are beginning to lift in states across the country, there may be more foreclosures.
Hollander opened the presentation with the Maya Angelo quote “each time a woman stands up for herself she stands up for all women.” Most women face a time in their careers when, due to their gender, they’re harassed, evaluated unfairly, or excluded from conversations. For example, the wage gap between men and women in commercial real estate has widened over the past five years, leaving women at all levels underpaid, underrepresented and increasingly unsatisfied with their careers in 2020, according to a new benchmark study report by the Commercial Real Estate Women Network.
Hollander pointed that critical times to stand up for oneself and other women are during promotion, hiring, compensation discussions, appointment to corporate boards, leadership and senior positions of authority and selecting panelists for presentations.
You are not a very good real estate broker if you are in the office anyway,” said Suzanne Hollander, professor at the Jerome Bain Research Institute at Florida International University. “Many agents just collect their commission check, and fill out some paperwork there.Despite that, Hollander noted, brokerages from Fisher Island to Beverly Hills have spent millions of dollars on glamour offices.
Because you’re obligated to fully repay your mortgage, you and your lender have to agree to the short sale before it can proceed, says Suzanne Hollander, attorney and real estate professor at Florida International University in Miami.
“The ‘due on sale’ clause of a mortgage is a type of acceleration clause that requires the borrower to pay the entire debt at the time of the property sale,” Hollander says. “
Another benefit is that the area or neighborhood may be your dream location. Many people buy homes in a flood zone because they want to live in a waterfront or beachfront community, and many of these are in low-lying coastal areas designated as FEMA flood zones.
“The homebuyer must then weigh the risk of purchasing a waterfront property in a flood zone versus buying a home in an area that does not offer the same lifestyle,” says Suzanne Hollander, an attorney and real estate professor at Florida International University in Miami.
Suzanne Hollander, a real estate professor at Florida International University, thinks these numbers could be legit.
“The Realtors I regularly deal with as a broker, professor, and attorney tell me that single-family homes are flying off the charts,” says Hollander.
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