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		<title>Around Tampa Bay, foreclosure means never having to leave [Central Florida]</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Around Tampa Bay, foreclosure means never having to leave [Central Florida]

	
	When his lender started to foreclose in 2003, Jeffrey De­Mauro appealed for time to resolve his financial problems.
	&#8220;I sincerely want to work this situation out and get back on track and save my home,'&#8217; De­Mauro wrote to Pinellas County court officials. &#8220;I have two children [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mortgage, tax bills ultimately come back to haunt walkaways</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Mortgage, tax bills ultimately come back to haunt walkaways
	While foreclosures and loan modifications have made it tough for overwhelmed banks to go after walkaway borrowers, there&#8217;s evidence they are starting to crack down.
	Lenders are hiring collection agencies. They also are getting deficiency judgments &#8212; court orders that allow banks to collect on mortgage balances. Once [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.newsaboutproperties.com/archives/mortgage-tax-bills-ultimately-come-back-to-haunt-walkaways/</link>
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		<title>Desperate condo, homeowner groups given new way to grab overdue fees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Desperate condo, homeowner groups given new way to grab overdue fees

	Revenue-starved condominium and homeowners associations struggling to keep the taps running and the lawns mowed have found a novel way to squeeze money from units that don&#8217;t pay what they owe.
	It&#8217;s called a reverse foreclosure, a tool that can force banks to pay association maintenance [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.newsaboutproperties.com/archives/desperate-condo-homeowner-groups-given-new-way-to-grab-overdue-fees/</link>
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		<title>Bulk Acquisition of Florida Distressed Condominiums</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Bulk Acquisition of Florida Distressed Condominiums

	
	Unbridled development of Florida condominium projects from 2003 to 2007 and subsequent collapse of the residential real estate market have contributed to the latest trend in Florida real estate investment: acquisition of the fractured condominium. Investors in Florida fractured condominiums include a significant number of out-of-state companies. As these investors [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.newsaboutproperties.com/archives/bulk-acquisition-of-florida-distressed-condominiums/</link>
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		<title>Second homes: North Miami&#8217;s slice of paradise [South Florida]</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Second homes: North Miami&#8217;s slice of paradise [South Florida]

	
	Just after World War II, Bal Harbour became one of the first planned municipalities in Florida with underground utilities. Since then, the tiny village&#8217;s relentless pursuit of aesthetic perfection has never waned, and from its famous palm-lined entrance to its perfect beach and world-class luxury shopping mall, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.newsaboutproperties.com/archives/second-homes-north-miamis-slice-of-paradise-south-florida/</link>
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		<title>Richard White: Reserves help associations, owners plan for the future</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Richard White: Reserves help associations, owners plan for the future

	Q. I live in a small HOA. In November our board approved the budget for 2010. It included funds for painting, but the painting is not scheduled for three years. The funds are being placed in a line item called reserves for the use of people [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.newsaboutproperties.com/archives/richard-white-reserves-help-associations-owners-plan-for-the-future/</link>
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		<title>Florida Foreclosure Auction Web Sites Confuse Consumers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Florida Foreclosure Auction Web Sites Confuse Consumers

	Over the past year, I&#8217;ve covered Florida&#8217;s deep foreclosure problem on multiple occasions. To attempt to cope with the growing foreclosure inventory, the state government has turned to an eBay-like online foreclosure auction system. While utilizing the Internet may be a smart means for making the auction process easier, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.newsaboutproperties.com/archives/florida-foreclosure-auction-web-sites-confuse-consumers/</link>
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		<title>Weak insurers put Floridians at risk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Weak insurers put Floridians at risk

	Millions of Floridians now bet their homes on property insurers that teeter on the edge of financial failure, a Herald-Tribune investigation has found.
	These companies look nothing like the Allstates and State Farms that insure the rest of America &#8212; legacy carriers that command bankrolls the size of small nations.
	
Instead, because [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.newsaboutproperties.com/archives/weak-insurers-put-floridians-at-risk/</link>
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		<title>Corcoran exec Pamela Liebman says realistic expectations are key to real estate sales success</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Corcoran exec Pamela Liebman says realistic expectations are key to real estate sales success

	
	It&#8217;s been six years since The Corcoran Group made its dramatic entrance from New York City onto the Palm Beach real estate stage, instantly acquiring local cachet by acquiring successful broker Paulette Koch&#8217;s namesake agency here in late 2003 and, shortly thereafter, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.newsaboutproperties.com/archives/corcoran-exec-pamela-liebman-says-realistic-expectations-are-key-to-real-estate-sales-success/</link>
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		<title>Dezer Properties takes stake in Sunny Isles Beach Trump Towers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Dezer Properties takes stake in Sunny Isles Beach Trump Towers

	As the Related Group unwinds projects, Dezer Properties has taken over the Miami mega-condo developer&#8217;s ownership stake at Trump Towers in Sunny Isles Beach and is assuming the remaining debt on the property.
	Condominium prices are being cut by at least 30 percent at the newly built [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.newsaboutproperties.com/archives/dezer-properties-takes-stake-in-sunny-isles-beach-trump-towers/</link>
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		<title>Lakewood Ranch firm buys lots &#8230; $81 million worth [Central Florida]</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Lakewood Ranch firm buys lots &#8230; $81 million worth [Central Florida]

	
	Starwood Land Ventures, a Lakewood Ranch firm formed three years ago to acquire distressed real estate, has scored one of the largest land purchases in Florida in the past year.
	Starwood Land officials say the company&#8217;s $81 million acquisition of nearly 5,500 lots from the bankrupt [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.newsaboutproperties.com/archives/lakewood-ranch-firm-buys-lots-81-million-worth-central-florida/</link>
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		<title>For some, mortgage relief ends up costing more</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	For some, mortgage relief ends up costing more
	
	In 2008, Southwest Airlines flight attendant Kevin Parker slammed his shoulder so hard during severe turbulence that he was out of work for months.
	His lender, Bank of America, allowed him to skip payments on his St. Petersburg home for 90 days. But when Parker sought a permanent loan [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.newsaboutproperties.com/archives/for-some-mortgage-relief-ends-up-costing-more/</link>
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		<title>Yes, you can buy a home</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Yes, you can buy a home

	By now, everyone has heard there are some great real estate deals out there. Foreclosures and short sales, sad as they are for the people who endure them, mean opportunities for buyers &#8212; not only in themselves, but also because they drive down the prices of neighboring market-rate homes. And [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.newsaboutproperties.com/archives/yes-you-can-buy-a-home/</link>
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		<title>Reality show real estate rakes in profit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Reality show real estate rakes in profit

	Want to rent the &#8220;Jersey Shore&#8221; house in Seaside Heights, New Jersey? It&#8217;ll cost you.
	What used to be just one of the many homes along Seaside Heights&#8217; stretch of boardwalk is now a prime rental property that can cost as much as $4,000 a night, said the property&#8217;s broker, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.newsaboutproperties.com/archives/reality-show-real-estate-rakes-in-profit/</link>
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		<title>Miami-Dade foreclosure auction site baffles bargain hunt</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Miami-Dade foreclosure auction site baffles bargain hunters

	A new online foreclosure auction system started with a mission of quickly moving a chunk of foreclosed properties while opening up the bidding process to regular folks.
	A little more than a month later, some of the newcomers who bought property online say they were misled by the site and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.newsaboutproperties.com/archives/miami-dade-foreclosure-auction-site-baffles-bargain-hunt/</link>
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