‘STICKER SHOCK’ Florida homeowners face soaring insurance costs, with no sign of relief in the forecast. When Derek and Alexandra Donovan fled frigid Buffalo, N.Y., last year, they looked forward to what they thought would be a cheaper cost of living in Manatee County. While the two master hairstylists were happy with the price of …
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Notorious landlord dumping properties [South Florida]
Notorious landlord dumping properties [South Florida] Steven Green, who is known for the many code violations at his apartment complexes, has sold eight of them. One of Tampa’s most notorious and shrewd landlords has been busy unloading many of his local properties. In recent months, companies owned by New York real estate investor Steven Green, …
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Condo Sales, With a Catch [New York City]
Condo Sales, With a Catch – New York Times Imagine signing a contract to buy your very first apartment, a studio high above Herald Square in the heart of Manhattan, but at 25 percent below the usual market price. It was a dream that came true a few weeks ago for Daniel A. Montaña, a …
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New owners want to raze Las Olas Riverfront, replace it with condos and shops [South Florida]
New owners want to raze Las Olas Riverfront, replace it with condos and shops [South Florida] The new owners of Las Olas Riverfront — a $55 million bar-restaurant-movie complex on the river downtown — plan to demolish it. Deerfield Beach-based Boca Developers Inc. is considering tearing it down and starting over, city officials confirmed. Executives …
America’s biggest housing bargains? [Chicago]
America’s biggest housing bargains? [Chicago] With the nation’s lowest median house price, the Danville area’s residents feel the pain of selling out A four-bedroom, two-story house with fireplace on a tree-shaded street for $54,900? A three-bedroom brick ranch, with attached garage, for $79,900? They sound like real estate listings from the early 1970s, but these …
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Four developments with cheaper units OK’d [South Florida]
Four developments with cheaper units OK’d [South Florida] Claps. Whoops. Sighs. Smiling developers giving hardy handshakes and atta-boys to their lobbyists. The Collier County Commission chambers hasn’t seen such relief in months. Affordable housing won the day Tuesday as Collier commissioners ended a standoff with developers and granted their first rezoning approvals since February.