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Who backed out of St. Joe’s $130-million deal? Wake up and good morning. I know, we’ve all got the buzz of the presidential election on our fuzzy minds this morning. Congratulations on a hard-fought, historical event. We’ll be sorting this one out for months if not years. But for now, I want to go instead …
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Florida real estate gains a new appeal Prague resident Martin Urman has $5 million in his pocket and he is planning on spending it here. Urman, 39, is a residential developer who has been riding a wave of post-communist capitalism that has infused huge sums of money into former Soviet states. Those clever enough to …
Vultures in Miami’s Real Estate Market [South Florida] On the 79th Street Causeway that connects inner Miami to the city’s beaches, a colony of giant turkey vultures sits ominously on a radio tower, staring at the downtown skyline. Migratory scavengers, they’re drawn to tall buildings. Across the bay, vulture investors, that other breed of migratory …
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St. Petersburg condos thrive amid economic turmoil [Tampa Bay Florida] Its recent record of bankruptcies, broken contracts and busted lenders aside, the Tampa Bay area’s condo tower market still has a pulse on the St. Petersburg waterfront. As all-but-dead projects like Trump Tower Tampa hold off creditors in bankruptcy court, Ovation in downtown St. Petersburg …
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26 sue law firm over West Palm Beach condo money [South Florida] More than two dozen buyers trying to recover deposits on the failed Palladio Terrace condo have filed a $2.5 million lawsuit against the Gunster Yoakley law firm, claiming the firm failed to properly guard their cash when it served as the condo’s escrow …
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Canarsie, Brooklyn – Homey, but No Haven From Hard Times Even years ago, back when she rented in East Flatbush, Ismay Gardner knew she liked Canarsie, a quiet suburban community on Brooklyn’s south shore with row upon row of detached houses and neat lawns. When she decided to buy a house, Canarsie was the first …
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