Page 12 - Palm City Spotlight - May '24

Page 12, Palm City Spotlight

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Convenient, Specialized Care • Shortness of breath Most patients are able

For A Common Heart Valve • Fatigue to resume their previous
activities within a month
• Swelling
Condition • Vague chest discomfort after surgery with few
• Decreased energy complications. Most of
The valves in your heart keep the blood flowing in If you have severe mitral leakage even without these procedures can be
only one direction. When a heart valve isn’t working, the symptoms, it’s important to see a physician who can done using a minimally
blood flows in the wrong direction, making your heart diagnose the problem and help determine if the valve invasive approach, with
work harder and reducing blood flow to your body. should be watched or repaired. Medications are often smaller incisions and less
Mitral and aortic valve disorders are the most enough to protect your heart in the early stages of valve blood loss allowing patients
common valve diseases in the United States. Some can disease. However, many patients eventually need to have to get back to their routines
be congenital, such as bicuspid aortic valve and mitral the leaky valve repaired or replaced. even more quickly.
valve prolapse, while others are degenerative and develop Diagnosis and treatment are based on conversations with T o schedule an
with age. Other causes include aortic aneurysms, bacterial the patient, a physical examination and an echocardiogram. appointment with Michael Michael Howard, M.D.
infection, rheumatic fever, chronic inflammatory diseases Mitral valve repair treats: Howard, M.D., or another
such as lupus and connective tissue diseases like Marfan • Mitral valve regurgitation – commonly known as a cardiovascular specialist at Cleveland Clinic in Florida,
syndrome. Some cancer treatments (radiation) can also “leaky valve” call (877) 463-2010 or visit ClevelandClinicFlorida.org/
damage the aortic and mitral valves, as well. • Mitral valve stenosis – the narrowing of a valve opening Heart to learn more.
At first, there may be no symptoms, but as the disease • Mitral valve prolapse – the valve flaps are too floppy
progresses, symptoms that may begin to appear are: or stretchy
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Treasure Coast Real Estate The media has been predicting things like a real or numerous properties with no obligation to that agent. A

Report estate crash, tens of thousands of real estate agents thing called a buyer’s agent agreement will be the new norm.
At the end of the day, I think that the only thing that
leaving the industry, sellers saving thousands of dollars
in commissions, and a dozen other scenarios. In other might change is so many people getting a real estate
How Will The Latest Court Ruling Affect words, nobody knows what is going to happen. license, just “for something to do.” Given the fact that
Home Sales? What I am certain of though, is that no agent is going 75 percent of newly licensed agents don’t last their first
to work for free and that most buyers are not going to year, my guess is that most of these poor folks won’t even
By Jim Weix want to pay their agent a commission. Even if a buyer is bother anymore.
As many people know, a willing to pay a commission, they may have a problem That is good news for everyone.
huge lawsuit about sellers if they are getting financing. Feel free to call me if you would like to discuss your
paying a buyer’s agent I think that the most common scenario will be that options. I can be reached at (772) 341-2941 or jimweix@
a commission has been the buyer will make an offer and require that the seller jimweix.com.
settled. It still needs to be reimburse or give them credit for whatever they agreed Jim Weix is a broker associate with The Keyes
approved by the Department to pay their agent. One way or another, the seller will end Company. Jim has 25 years of experience selling real
of Justice. up paying. estate full-time. If you have questions or want the services
When a seller lists their Additionally, gone will be the days that a buyer can of an experienced expert, you can reach Jim at (772) 341-
home, they normally agree contact an agent and expect them to show them a property, 2941 or jimweix@jimweix.com.
to allow their agent to pay
a portion of the commission
to the agent who procured a buyer. The seller paid the
total commission.
For example, a seller lists their home and agrees to
pay a 5 percent commission. If another agent procures a
buyer, the seller and listing agent agree to pay that agent
half of that commission or 2.5 percent. That buyer’s agent
commission was included in the Multiple Listing Service
(MLS), so buyer’s agents knew how much they would
earn if they procured a buyer.
This system worked well for decades, but sometime in
July, it will be all gone. Sellers won’t have to pay buyer’s
agents and there will be no buyer’s agent commission
listed in the MLS.

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