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Iowa farmland rose in value by 13 percent in the year ending Oct. 1, stimulated by rising corn and soybean prices, according to a survey of bankers by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Iowa farm values rose by 6 percent in the period from July to October, as corn prices shot up from $3.50 …
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The expanding investigation into Florida’s foreclosure crisis has turned up a new problem that may involve a number of cases: Individuals hired by law firms to notify struggling homeowners when their foreclosure cases are to be heard in court may have filed faulty or false documents. Foreclosure defense attorneys and consumer advocates say they have …
The midpoint for Orlando condominium prices last month remained below $50,000 and was 40 percent below the statewide median price, according to a report released this week by Florida Realtors. Condo prices in Central Florida have been depressed for more than a year, with the metro area’s median price in September down 5 percent to …
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Five years after Hurricane Wilma hit, insurers getting new claims, lawsuits Five years after Hurricane Wilma crossed Florida, insurers still are being whipped as they deal with new and reopened claims that have come along years after the storm. By now, it seems Wilma might have been forgotten. The storm made landfall near Marco Island …
Argentines risking it all to carry huge wads of cash The “marker” lurks inside the bank, looking for people pulling large amounts of cash from a safe deposit box or a bank account. The gunmen linger outside, usually on motorcycles, waiting to make their move. For people such as Carolina Piparo, eight months pregnant and …
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Brilliant hotel plan goes south BOB BRILLIANT’S PLAN WAS NOT to just retire to Florida, but to take his considerable life savings and invest in a promising business that also would provide him with a job. At first, the plan seemed like a good one: A hotel with nightly rentals of apartment-like rooms near Siesta …
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