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Selling a Home in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Sell Your Home in Fort Lauderdale and the surrounding area, with a licensed real-estate professional. No obligation.
Fort Lauderdale is a city of about 184,000 people built largely around water — hundreds of miles of canals and Intracoastal frontage earned it the nickname 'Venice of America.' That matters when you sell, because buyers and their insurers ask flood-zone and flood-insurance questions early, and constant salt air off the Atlantic and the canals corrodes exterior metal, gate hardware and locks faster than inland. Much of the single-family stock is 1950s–1970s concrete block and stucco on slab, and the median home here was built around 1972 according to Census data, so roof age, wiring and plumbing come up regularly in inspection and insurance conversations.
Premier Real Estate Group Inc is a licensed Florida real estate brokerage serving all of Florida — a Florida brokerage license is valid in every county. We start with a free comparative market analysis, which is an opinion of value prepared by a licensee, not an appraisal and not an automated estimate, and a free consultation with no obligation. Your request may be handled by Premier Real Estate Group Inc or referred to a licensed agent, who will contact you by phone or email.
Selling in Fort Lauderdale usually turns on a short list of local items: whether the property sits in a flood zone and what its flood-insurance history looks like, how an older concrete-block home performs on a four-point inspection (roof, electrical, plumbing, HVAC) and what a wind mitigation inspection can document, and whether the home is inside an HOA-governed community or one of the beachfront and Intracoastal condominium buildings, where association documents and approval or transfer processing apply. For condominium and cooperative buildings three stories or taller, milestone inspection and structural integrity reserve study (SIRS) requirements can affect reserves, assessments and a buyer's financing. Open permits also surface at sale on older homes where garages were converted or doors and gates were replaced, and timing matters because Fort Lauderdale's market moves with the November–April snowbird season and the June 1–November 30 hurricane season.
What to know in Fort Lauderdale
Flood zone and flood insurance questions
With so much canal and Intracoastal frontage, buyers will ask about flood zone and prior flood-insurance coverage, and flood damage is generally excluded from standard homeowners policies and requires separate NFIP or private coverage. Florida law also calls for residential sellers to provide a flood disclosure.
Roof age and insurability
Insurers commonly request a four-point inspection on older homes, and roof age and condition are frequently the deciding factor in whether coverage is offered at all — a real issue when the typical Fort Lauderdale home dates to the early 1970s. Confirm requirements with your insurance agent, and for market-of-last-resort questions with Citizens Property Insurance Corporation and the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation.
Wind mitigation documentation
A wind mitigation inspection can support premium credits for features like roof-to-wall connections and impact-rated openings, which matters to buyers pricing out insurance before closing. Homes built under the post-2002 Florida Building Code often carry different wind-resistance characteristics than older stock.
HOA and condominium association steps
Gated communities and HOA-governed condo buildings are widespread here, and condo or HOA sales require delivery of governing documents, budgets and association disclosure materials, with association approval or transfer processing where the documents require it. No one can promise an association will approve a buyer.
Milestone inspections and SIRS
Milestone inspection and structural integrity reserve study requirements now apply to many condominium and cooperative buildings of three stories or more once they reach a specified age. Ask your association for current status, since findings can affect reserves, assessments and buyer financing.
Open permits on older homes
Older Fort Lauderdale homes often have carports, converted garages, or replaced doors and gates, and unclosed permits can surface during the sale. Verify permit status with the local building department before listing where there is any doubt.
Closing taxes on the deed
Documentary stamp tax on the deed is 70 cents per 100 dollars of the price (s. 201.02, F.S.); if the buyer finances, documentary stamp tax on a new mortgage note is 35 cents per 100 dollars of the amount financed (s. 201.08, F.S.) and nonrecurring intangible tax on a new mortgage is 2 mills (0.2%) of the amount (s. 199.133, F.S.). Who pays each item is set by the purchase contract and is negotiable; you can estimate with the free Florida Doc Stamp & Closing Tax Calculator on this site at /tools/florida-closing-costs.
How we help
- Free comparative market analysisWe prepare a comparative market analysis for pricing that accounts for whether the home is waterfront, a mid-century block home, a townhome or a condominium unit. Pricing depends on condition, location, association status and current market activity.
- Preparing and marketing the homeWe advise on preparing the home and then handle listing, marketing and showings, including gathering flood, roof, permit and association information buyers in Fort Lauderdale ask for up front.
- Reviewing offers and contingenciesWe review offers and contingencies with you, including financing, inspection and insurance-related terms, and how the contract allocates documentary stamp tax and other closing items.
- Inspection and appraisal negotiationsWe work through inspection and appraisal negotiations, including four-point and wind mitigation findings and any repair or credit requests that follow.
- Coordinating the closingWe coordinate with the title company or closing attorney through closing, and with the association where governing documents, estoppel materials or transfer approval are required.
Florida rules and paperwork in Fort Lauderdale
Real estate licensing in Florida is overseen by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), Division of Real Estate, under the Florida Real Estate Commission (FREC); anyone who lists, markets, negotiates or sells property for another for compensation generally must hold an active broker or sales associate license, and you can verify any individual's license status with the DBPR. A sale typically involves a written listing agreement, agency/brokerage relationship disclosure, a purchase and sale contract (many Florida transactions use the FR/BAR or FR/BAR 'As Is' forms), seller disclosure of known material defects affecting value that are not readily observable, and Florida's residential flood disclosure. Condominium resales involve delivery of governing documents and association materials, a statutory short right of cancellation that can apply after required documents are delivered, and, for buildings three stories or taller, milestone inspection and SIRS status. If you are moving to another Florida home, the homestead exemption and Save Our Homes assessment cap — including portability of accrued savings — are filed with the county property appraiser, generally by the statutory spring deadline. FIRPTA withholding may apply to foreign sellers; verify specifics with your association, the county property appraiser, and a Florida attorney or CPA.
Premier Real Estate Group Inc is a licensed Florida real estate brokerage (broker license BK3314523). Verify at Florida DBPR.
Timing and next steps
Listing activity in Florida generally builds from January and peaks in spring through early summer, when seasonal residents and relocating buyers are most active, then typically slows during the late-summer and fall hurricane season and around the holidays. In Fort Lauderdale that rhythm is sharpened by the November–April snowbird season, when seasonal residents return and long-vacant homes are opened up, and by storm-prep demand ahead of the June 1–November 30 hurricane season. To talk through timing for your property, call (954) 703-4504 or send a request with the form on this page; a licensed real-estate professional — Premier Real Estate Group Inc or a licensed agent we refer you to — will contact you by phone or email.
We work with sellers across Victoria Park, Rio Vista, Coral Ridge, Las Olas Isles, Colee Hammock, Sailboat Bend, Flagler Village, Imperial Point, Poinsettia Heights, Tarpon River, Croissant Park and Galt Ocean Mile, as well as nearby Wilton Manors, Oakland Park, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Pompano Beach, Plantation, Dania Beach, Davie and Hollywood.
Sell Your Home in Fort Lauderdale: common questions
- What is my Fort Lauderdale home worth?
- We do not publish values or estimates online. We offer a free comparative market analysis, an opinion of value prepared by a licensee rather than an appraisal or automated estimate, based on your home's condition, waterfront status and comparable activity. There is no obligation.
- Will buyers ask about flood insurance?
- In a canal and Intracoastal city like Fort Lauderdale, flood zone and flood-insurance history questions come up often, and flood damage is generally excluded from standard homeowners policies. Florida also calls for a residential flood disclosure; verify current requirements with your broker and a Florida attorney.
- Why do inspections matter so much on older homes here?
- Census data puts the median build year in Fort Lauderdale around 1972, and a little over half of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Insurers commonly request a four-point inspection on older homes, and a wind mitigation inspection can document features that support premium credits for the buyer.
- I'm selling a condo — what extra steps apply?
- Condo sales require delivery of governing documents, budgets and association disclosure materials, with association approval or transfer processing where the documents require it. For buildings three stories or taller, ask the association about milestone inspection and SIRS status, since those can affect reserves and buyer financing.
- Who pays the documentary stamp tax?
- Documentary stamp tax on the deed is 70 cents per 100 dollars of the price under s. 201.02, F.S., and who pays each closing item is set by the purchase contract and is negotiable. You can run the numbers with the free Florida Doc Stamp & Closing Tax Calculator at /tools/florida-closing-costs.
Tell us about the home you're selling — Fort Lauderdale
A licensed real-estate professional will contact you to talk through pricing and next steps. No obligation.
Licensed brokerage
Premier Real Estate Group Inc
Broker of record Maxim Bohadana, Florida broker license BK3314523
(954) 703-4504