State: Renters, too, face mortgage fallout To a family from the concrete canyons of the Bronx, it seemed ideal: a spacious Tampa home with a big back yard for the kids. And it was available for rent with immediate occupancy. Two months ago, Nikki DuFore and her husband paid the owner $3,000 and settled into …
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Hallandale condo worker got hush money, cops say [South Florida]
Hallandale condo worker got hush money, cops say [South Florida] Three of the men accused of bilking $1.4 million from Hallandale Beach condominium owners paid a building employee $86,000 to keep quiet about the fraud, according to police. One place allegedly used as a payoff site: the parking lot of a Miami-Dade Wal-Mart. Valerie Davis, …
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No housing slump in Hamptons
No housing slump in Hamptons Ron Baron, founder of the investment company bearing his name, didn’t hesitate to pay $103 million for a 40-acre parcel in East Hampton, N.Y. It is the record for a residential property in the U.S. and just a little less than double the annual compensation of some of his neighbors. …
Tampa tower loses Trump
Tampa tower loses Trump Trump Tower Tampa has lost its biggest asset: the Trump name itself. New York tycoon Donald Trump has terminated his contract with SimDag, the Tampa development team behind the proposed $300-million condo tower long touted as west Florida’s tallest and most luxurious. Trump’s defection could be fatal to a project launched …
Tax Bill-a Collina [Central Florida]
Tax Bill-a Collina [Central Florida] When developer Bobby Ginn first shared plans for a new ultra-upscale community on the southwest shore of Lake Apopka, buyers flocked from around the world to pay a small fortune for a slice of his ambitious vision. Bella Collina has quickly become one of Central Florida’s priciest developments, with neatly …
Students attract investors
Students attract investors Ram Realty Services can thank those babies of baby boomers for $4.5 million. The Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., company sold the Ivy Chase student apartment complex at 3351 Cum Laude Court in West Raleigh to a group led by Julian LeCraw & Co. of Atlanta for $23.3 million — 24 percent more …