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The Tides Have Shifted For South Florida Real Estate
Attention Condo Associations Here Are Some Steps To Ward Off Structural Issues
By Ricardo Wolf
This new wave of domestic buyers, includes people from all over the country, but those doing the heavy lifting, stem from the domestic Northeast, as well as, an uncharacteristic surge of buyers, from California.
By Kerri Sisson and Dave Barthels
While the collapse of the Champlain Towers, was likely due, to the forces of multiple, yet undetermined factors, there are steps, building owners and operators, can take right now, to reduce the risk, of potentially, catastrophic building damage. Owners, HOAs and residents alike, are re-evaluating the structure of their buildings, along the South Florida coast, since the collapse of the Champlain Towers. Modern building codes and structural engineering safeguards, including building assessments, monitoring and capital upgrades, are designed to prevent, such rare, collapses. Modern building codes and structural engineering, have made U.S. buildings, extremely safe places to live and work. That being said, all buildings require maintenance and if signs of structural damage, become apparent, immediate action should be taken. Continual maintenance and inspections, are critical to the operations of any building and the safety, of, all inhabitants. While the collapse of the Champlain Towers was likely, due to the forces of multiple, yet, undetermined factors, there are steps to building owners and operators, can take right now, to reduce the risk of potentially, Associations, Page 4A
5 Things To Know About The Delta Variant
One thing that is unique about The Delta Variant, is how quickly, it is spreading, says F. Perry Wilson, M.D., a Yale Medicine Epidemiologist. Around the
South Florida has become the new frontier, for a growing number of Domestic US residents, primarily, those with the financial means to stake their claim, on much of South Florida’s most coveted, coastal properties. While South Florida is quite familiar, with eras of massive migrations and uncharacteristic demands for coastal real estate, today’s circumstances, should not be confused with those experienced, in the past. Unlike prior boom markets, today’s is gimmick free, with no tax shelter loopholes or unscrupulous, lending practices, responsible for fueling demand. However, this boom did not come without reason, nor did it develop overnight. Instead, it is the culmination of several factors that have once again, led the masses to our sandy shores. While these circumstances may prove to enrich many, while creating opportunities for many more, there will be casualties in this battle, for South Florida’s, most desirable, real estate. Today’s phenomenon, involves a surprisingly unusual demographic, one that not very long
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The Predominant COVID-19 Strain Has Put The Focus Back On Prevention By Kathy Katella - Yale Medicine
Even as people began to feel some hope—or at least, have some cautious optimism, early this summer, that the Pandemic, could recede to the background, there was still the threat that new mutations, of the COVID-19 Virus, could bring it back and it might be, even stronger. A major worry right now is Delta, a highly contagious SARSCoV-2 Virus Strain, which, was first identified in India, in December. It swept rapidly through that country and Great Britain, before, reaching the U.S., where it is now, The Predominant Variant. The Centers For Disease Control And Prevention (CDC), described The Delta Variant, as more transmissible, than the Common Cold, Influenza, as well as the Viruses that cause: Smallpox, MERS, SARS, Ebola
and even called it, as contagious as Chickenpox, in an internal document, a copy of which, was obtained by and reported on, in The New York Times. The highest spread of Cases and severe outcomes, is happening in places with Low Vaccination Rates, virtually all hospitalizations and deaths, have been among the Unvaccinated, The CDC says. But, The CDC released data in July, that showed, Vaccinated People, can also transmit The Delta Variant, which officials, did not believe to be the case with other Variants, which led the agency to make a prompt revision, to its masking guidelines. Inci Yildirim, M.D., Ph.D., a Yale Medicine Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist and a Vaccinologist, isn’t surprised by what’s happening. “All viruses evolve over time and undergo changes, as they spread and
replicate,” she says. From what we know so far, people who are fully Vaccinated against the COVID-19, continue to have strong protection against COVID-19, compared to those, who aren’t. But anyone who is Unvaccinated and not practicing preventive strategies, is at high risk for infection, by the new Variant, doctors say. Here are five things you need to know about the Delta Variant. 1. The Delta Variant, Is More Contagious Than, The Other Virus Strains Are:
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1st Priority Restoration is the first company to call following significant water damage. from natural disasters, burst pipes, leaking pipes, rain storms or sewer lines that are backing up. Even in a condo, you could have a water leak in your wall, under a toilet or behind a kitchen cabinet creating mold that can
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