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Report: Commissioner didn’t get special deal on land (Miami) An investigation has concluded that Miami-Dade Commission Chairman Joe Martinez did not underpay when he purchased a vacant lot from one of the county’s biggest developers in 2004. An inspector general’s report concludes that Miami-Dade Commission Chairman Joe Martinez received no special privileges and ”did not …
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Part 2: Minimizing home-sale taxes Home sellers benefit from adjusted cost basis: The starting point for avoiding long-term capital gains tax on the profitable sale of your personal residence and investment real estate is its adjusted cost basis. This number is needed because it must be subtracted from the property seller’s “adjusted sales price” to …
Developers will be allowed to build condos (miami) The Aventura Commission will allow the developers of Lincoln Pointe Condominiums to construct a building with 460 units. Despite an advertising glitch that forced the Aventura City Commission to push the meeting back a day, it agreed to exempt the developers of Lincoln Pointe Condominiums from the …
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New Web database lists values of homes Could Web site do real estate agents’ job? After months of intense speculation within the real-estate industry, supersecretive Zillow.com announced Wednesday it was rolling out a Web feature that eventually will allow anyone nearly anywhere in the nation to accurately calculate the worth of their home or almost …
A Florida City Awaits the Payoff From Its Bet on Condos – New York Times As the stepchild to its more beautiful sisters in southwest Florida, Naples and Sarasota, this city has struggled for decades to revitalize its picturesque downtown and attract snowbirds and tourists. With low-rise buildings dating back to the 1800’s, the city …
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The little house that could keeps paying off When Andrew isn’t managing his investment portfolio and his substantial charitable donations, he enjoys cooking delectable souffles and working in the lush backyard of the home he shares with his partner. At 55, the soft-spoken gent is already retired and now lives mostly off a trust created …
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