Miami Real Estate & You

LEGAL

1. Dade County Bar Association: The DCBA provides legal information to the citizens of Dade County and assures the quality and availability of its services to the general public.
2. The University of Miami School of Law: Plenty of research opportunities abound at the site for this esteemed institution.
3. Joshua: The Florida Supreme Court's Web site contains information about the Court and links to other governmental and legal sites.
4. The Florida Bar: The Florida Bar online is designed to serve Florida lawyers and the public. The Real Property and Probate Section has its own Web site which can be found at www.rpptl.org.
5. DIRT: A Web site for real estate lawyers containing useful information about real estate law and cases throughout the country.
6. FindLaw.com: Real Estate Law news and other legal information is contained here.
7. Hieros Gamos: A comprehensive legal resource center.
8. Law Guru: Offers lawyers a wealth of free research tools, as well as a bulletin board feature.
9. Lawyers' Weekly: This Web site posts the online version of a publication serving solo practitioners and small firms, offering coverage of court decisions, legislation, litigation trends and practice management information.

1. City of Miami: The official site for the City of Miami includes useful local information covering a variety of topics, from city departments to "residential services."
2. Miami-Dade County Web site: The official site for Dade County contains useful local information including utilities and local government pages.
3. Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser's Office: Provides users with instant access to county property records, possible tax exemptions and a partial estimate of property taxes.
4. Miami-Dade County Planning and Zoning: This site provides a list of land development regulations and zoning codes.
5. Miami-Dade Building Code Compliance Office: This site provides links and information relating to construction code compliance.
6. Florida Building Code: Through this site, real estate professionals can gain access to the Florida Building Code, as well as related documents on surcharges, product approval and license search.

1. Realtor^® Association of Greater Miami and the Beaches: With over 7,800 members, this is one of the largest Real Estate Agent Associations in the state.
2. Realtor^® Association of Miami-Dade County: Another large association, with over 5,700 members.
3. Northwestern Dade Association of Realtors^®: A very personable association. The only "all-Realtor" board in Miami-Dade County.

1. Construction Association of South Florida: Over 500 members throughout Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.
2. Florida Home Builders Association: Official site of the FHBA.

1. Florida Association of Mortgage Brokers: Offers consumers a wealth of information on various real estate-related topics, from mortgages to settlement costs.

1. Housing and Urban Development: A wealth of information can be found at this site designed to educate buyers, sellers and owners of homes.
2. American Society of Home Inspectors: This site explains why you should have your home inspected before you make the final decision to buy or sell.