Caught off balance [Los Angeles] Home prices dropping here, rising there and sluggish appreciation. Squeamish owners fear a sudden tumble. Experts predict a long slowdown. Whether at the dinner table, Starbucks or just standing around the office water cooler, Question No. 1 for most property owners these days is this: Is my home’s value tanking …
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Shopping centers are now going up — and up [South Florida]
Shopping centers are now going up — and up [South Florida] Some of South Florida’s strip shopping centers are prime candidates for vertical, mixed-use remakes. But some developers want to wait out the slowdown in the condo market. Take a good look at the giant asphalt parking lots in front of South Florida’s strip shopping …
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Upscale condos cater to Gator alumni, parents [North Florida]
Upscale condos cater to Gator alumni, parents [North Florida] UF alumni are shelling out big bucks to spend football game weekends in Gainesville – and their checks aren’t going to local hotels. More and more alumni are buying upscale condos within walking distance of UF’s campus, and developers are happy to keep up with the …
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17 houses in Pine Hills: A story of race in Orlando [Central Florida]
17 houses in Pine Hills: A story of race in Orlando [Central Florida] Ferdinand Drive is a short street of 17 houses in the most diverse, most dynamic, most maligned area in Metro Orlando: Pine Hills. The history of Pine Hills is the story of race in Orlando, what this city used to be and …
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Area rents surge in the wake of rising property values
Area rents surge in the wake of rising property values Denise Johnson, who just a year ago thought she had found her dream apartment, now faces losing it as her rent rises along with her landlord’s property tax bills. “I honestly don’t know where I will go,” said Johnson, a former registered nurse and paralegal …
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Lawsuit charges that Fort Lauderdale developer sold undersized condos
Lawsuit charges that Fort Lauderdale developer sold undersized condos [South Florida] A Fort Lauderdale real estate agent is suing the developers of the Las Olas River House luxury condominium, saying they cheated her out of living space. Rebecca Riley said she bought a 2,600-square-foot condo last year from Tarragon Corp. and Omni Development Corp. But …
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