Earlier this month, Freddie Mac reported the average interest rate on a 30-year home loan rose to 7.57% from 7.49%; a 20-year-high. Many would-be buyers remember (perhaps sorely) that rates were as low as 2.5% only a few years ago. 

The City of Oakland Park approved the 2024 fiscal year budget of $142 million. It’s Oakland Park’s largest and most ambitious budget – ever. The City Commission has over $26 million earmarked for the Capital Improvement Program, a five-year project representing an investment of over $130 million.

As the cost of Wilton Manors real estate continues to rise, the hip and savvy are moving north to Oakland Park, and have been for some time.

A church in Oakland Park was set ablaze earlier this month, and law enforcement is trying to identify the person behind the arson.