Future of Vista Meadows Golf Course up in air [South Florida]

Future of Vista Meadows Golf Course up in air [South Florida] Residents who live along the Vista Meadows Golf Course are wondering about the course’s future after it was sold at a foreclosure auction Thursday to a company that intends to resell the property. A previous owner of the course said he believes it may …

A Few Doors Away, Miles Apart In Taxes

A Few Doors Away, Miles Apart In Taxes On most every block along Corona Street in south Tampa, imposing new homes grow alongside compact, 1940s- and ’50s-era dwellings. Young professional families move in next to widows subsisting on Social Security checks. On one block is a vacant lot. Its developer waits out a lull in …

Owners grapple with choice to sell, rent

Owners grapple with choice to sell, rent As the real estate market in Washington slowed in 2006, some home sellers opted to offer incentives to potential buyers, such as closing-cost assistance or payment of condominium fees, while other home sellers dropped their listing price, sometimes more than once. Some sellers, frustrated by a lack of …

Trailer park windfall: $510 million for Briny Breezes [South Florida]

Trailer park windfall: $510 million for Briny Breezes [South Florida] A link to South Florida’s past saw the future Tuesday: It’s big and splashy and comes with a lot of zeroes. And, if shareholders in this oceanfront mobile home park give their blessing, a Boca Raton developer they’d already spurned once will buy their town, …

Part 2 of 3: The new lords of the land [Baltimore]

Part 2 of 3: The new lords of the land [Baltimore] A small number of investors who own many Baltimore ground rents often sue delinquent payers, obtaining their houses or substantial fees Paul W. Nochumowitz describes himself as a bail bondsman who takes home $14,000 a year and is bankrupt. Still, he and his wife, …