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My favorite blog posts are ones that are inspired by reader questions, and today we respond to a doozy from “DC” who asks about investing and student housing. We get all kinds of questions from our readers, but this one is very insightful in that I believe he suspects there could be a problem brewing for some …
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Edgardo and Ana Cristina Defortuna purchased one of the best-known properties on this exclusive island enclave south of Miami—President Richard Nixon’s Winter White House—and tore it down. The Defortunas, developers and managers of some of Miami’s priciest condominium buildings, had grand visions for the waterfront property, which features a rare private beach on Biscayne Bay. …
All year long, we’ve been hearing that the housing rebound is upon us. Yes, there has been some marked cooling in the market in the past couple of months, but by and large, the stars have remained aligned. The economy is recovering, unemployment is inching down and the Federal Reserve is trying to keep interest …
First-time homebuyers might long to buy a house in a hip, urban neighborhood in South Tampa, but area Realtors say the competitive seller’s market has forced younger buyers to settle in the suburbs. Rae Catanese, a Realtor with RE/MAX Bay to Bay Real Estate Agency, said the prices in South Tampa are higher to begin …
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Foreclosures in Orlando —- and the rest of Florida — have dropped dramatically since the state started expediting them under a new law that took effect July 1.Compared with a year ago, the number of new foreclosure filings has been cut at least in half, new reports show. According to one of those reports, by …
To the would-be developer of seven new houses, it was a routine “ministerial” decision. To neighbors, it was a seal of approval on new “McMansions.” But to South Miami city commissioners, a Tuesday night decision on whether to waive land-use regulations was a case study in confusion. The City Commission cast six votes on the …
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