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Orlando homes sell at rate shy of record [Central Florida] The area still saw its 2nd-best year, with more transactions in 2006 than in ’04. Orlando’s hot housing market lost much of its spark in the second half of 2006, though the year still wound up as the second-best on record for local existing-home sales. …
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Builder faces $7M foreclosure [South Florida] Owner of J&J Homes is in an interest rate dispute over a mortgage on Venice acreage. Sellers are foreclosing on a 141-acre property owned by Jacques Cloutier, the head of one of the region’s oldest and most prolific home builders, J&J Homes. A consortium led by Dr. Robert E. …
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Suspect in Yonkers doctor’s slaying had financial setbacks The suspect in last week’s killing of Dr. Leandro Lozada had suffered a number of recent financial setbacks, and foreclosure proceedings were filed against him on the same day that he sold the house on Brendon Hill Road where the slaying occurred. Samuel L. Saunders, 59, borrowed …
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Even in a home buyer’s market, it’s important to use your clout wisely [South Florida] Jenn Vest made what she thought was a fair offer on a house in Broward County, but the seller rejected it and wasn’t much in the mood to haggle. The same thing happened on another property. Vest later found a …
The Lure of Living Above It All It is a fine feeling to step into the elevator of an apartment building, press the button marked “PH” and take a ride to the top — or at least near the top. And at a time when the wealthiest New Yorkers are getting even wealthier, there are …
Housing values on rise [Midwest] What housing bubble? While much of the nation suffers from continued falling housing prices, Lake County will see 3.2 percent growth over past year in residential real estate value in 2007, according to a report by Fortune magazine. This places Lake fifth in the Midwest and 30th in the nation …