Bringing down the house [South Florida] Briefly this summer, a mansion in the estates section raised the question of what the town might do to protect a house that, while well-designed, is not old enough to be landmarked. With no procedures in place for the Architectural Review Commission to deny demolition of the 1993 home, …
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Facing foreclosure? Consider a ‘short’ sale
Facing foreclosure? Consider a ‘short’ sale It’s often the better option for an owner than foreclosure — but there are pitfalls, including tax liability. Selling “short” is an alternative to foreclosure that has been gaining popularity as more homeowners default on their mortgages. Susan M. Wachter, a professor of real estate, finance and city and …
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Movin’ On Down
Competition Among Top Firms Heats Up In Still Solid Sector For High-End Real Estate There’s a new piece of ammunition in one of luxury real estate’s fiercest battles: a $34,000 trailer in Goleta, Calif. The home is for sale through Sotheby’s International Realty, a brokerage better known for oceanfront estates and country manors. The company …
10 Steps To Sell More Quickly In Stalled Markets
10 Steps To Sell More Quickly In Stalled Markets We’re well into the prime real estate selling season for much of the country, a marketplace less certain in many areas than in the past few years. We don’t fully know what will happen in 2007, but to date many markets have stalled if not declined. …
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More than 5,600 new homes still sit unsold in the Orlando area
More than 5,600 new homes still sit unsold in the Orlando area The number of individuals and families moving into new homes in Orlando-area subdivisions plunged 26 percent during the second quarter, and home builders continued to slam on the brakes. Starts, or new homes getting under way in the region, fell more than 41 …
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Like a piñata, bursting condo bubble will spill forth goodies [South Florida]
Like a piñata, bursting condo bubble will spill forth goodies [South Florida] Even Cassandra must have thought once or twice about pie in the sky. As Miami’s unofficial prophet of doom during a condo bubble that is no longer in dispute, I wrote column after column counseling caution rather than unbridled euphoria but claiming that …
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