Bids on the block In a shifting market, property auctions are catching on with owners who want a quick sale and buyers hoping to find a bargain: Shades of EBay. Fanned by EBay flames, it was bound to happen. As buyers have regained an upper hand and sellers have started to sweat, real estate auctions …
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Condo market slowing, but buildings still growing [South Florida]
Condo market slowing, but buildings still growing [South Florida] During the go-go summer of 2005, Atlanta investor Martin Kirby was scoring profits as high as $150,000 a unit by selling used condominiums on the beach. This year, he counts himself lucky to clear $35,000 per deal.
Lakeland’s Garden District is Blooming With Condos [South Florida]
Lakeland’s Garden District is Blooming With Condos [South Florida] Condominium development will soon be blooming in downtown Lakeland’s Garden District. Right now, One Garden Place is in a planting stage, with a sign showing conceptual drawings of the complex sitting on an empty lot of uncut grass. But when it’s complete, the new condo complex …
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Foreclosures are back
Foreclosures are back In the first quarter, Florida had more foreclosures than any state except Texas From the magnetic sign on his car — “We Buy Houses” — to his Web site — “FloridaHomeRescue.com” — Jim Willig is not shy about what he does for a living. He buys homes from owners who have gotten …
Mobile-home residents lack options
Mobile-home residents lack options Florida’s mobile-home owners face tough decisions as they contend with storms, scarce insurance coverage and a healthy real estate market. The 62-year-old Pinellas County retiree has lived in the same 180-acre mobile-home park for 15 years. Recently he received a six-month eviction notice — his park closes in November to make …
Viera East residents fighting frustration [South Florida]
Viera East residents fighting frustration [South Florida] To Art and Merle Gelles, their Collingtree neighborhood is as close as you can get to paradise on Earth. They live off the second hole of the Viera East Golf Club and play about four times a week. “It’s so beautiful I feel like I’m on vacation continuously,” …
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