For Jain, there's no style recession

April 03, 2008 02:28PM By Beverly Bidney

Developer Avra Jain is betting on South Florida's appeal to foreign buyers, her eye for unique projects and her sense of what appeals to high-end second-home buyers. More

Lease-to-own makes a return

April 03, 2008 05:07PM By Jennifer LeClaire

With banks tightening lending standards in a down market, some real estate developers and investors are using the rent-to-own method to sell properties. More

Incentives woo buyers

April 03, 2008 04:47PM By Jennifer LeClaire

A potential crisis for community associations is looming. And that crisis also affects potential purchasers, many of whom may not be able to obtain financing for a unit in a community with a substantial number of unit owners in arrears. More

Real estate auctions spark sales

April 03, 2008 03:01PM By Jennifer LeClaire

Springtime is seeing momentum surge for auctions that sell South Florida real estate to the highest bidder. It's just one more strategy to move properties in a down market. More

For Dezer, it's like father, like Trump

April 03, 2008 05:01PM By Jennifer LeClaire

Dezer is president of Trump Dezer Development. His father, Michael Dezer, has been developing real estate since before his 33-year-old son was born. And Gil's development partner, Donald Trump, needs no introduction. More

Commercial report

April 03, 2008 02:51PM By Becky Bergman

Despite a slew of corporate bankruptcies, fallout from the housing slowdown and a battered credit market, local real estate experts are confident of the stable demand for warehouse, manufacturing and distribution space in South Florida throughout 2008. More

Baylights, green nights at eco-condo

April 03, 2008 02:54PM By Jennifer LeClaire

For all the talk of South Florida going green, there hasn't been much evidence of an eco-friendly movement on the multi-residential front. Kimberly Rodstein hopes to jumpstart the momentum when her Baylights project. More

Aiming high in low times

April 03, 2008 04:58PM

As president of Sperry Van Ness, Jerry Anderson spent the last four years focused on international expansion of the commercial real estate brokerage. Now, he's given up the presidential role to focus strictly on expanding the firm's footprint in Florida — despite the declining market. More

The Closing: Russell Morris Flicker

April 03, 2008 02:40PM

President of development for Boca Raton-based LXR Luxury Resorts, a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackstone Real Estate Advisors, since 2005. More

How bad?

April 03, 2008 05:10PM By Robyn A. Friedman

It's no secret that new-home builders are slashing prices on houses here in South Florida. The good news is that buyers are getting off the sidelines, and inventory — in at least some locations — is starting to move. More

Property tax break a small help

April 03, 2008 03:41PM By Tracey Velt

While the passage of Amendment One is widely considered a victory for the citizens of Florida, whether or not the property tax changes are giving the Florida real estate market a much-needed boost is debatable. More

Residential deals

April 03, 2008 02:26PM

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Beware of the accounting GAAP

April 03, 2008 02:59PM By Jennifer LeClaire

In November, the SEC voted unanimously to allow foreign companies to file financial results using international financial reporting standards (IFRS) — without reconciling the figures to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The new SEC rule causes concern for some real estate players. More

Associations face crunch

April 03, 2008 05:17PM By Robyn A. Friedman

With foreclosures and bankruptcies on the rise — and some 58.8 million Americans living in association-governed communities in 2007 — a potential crisis for community associations is looming. More

Mixing it up on Florida's west coast

April 03, 2008 03:29PM By Bridget McCrea

On Florida's west coast, developers of Lakewood Ranch are finding some shelter from the troubled residential market by combining a mix of styles in a single master-planned community. More

Falling appraisals creating drama

April 03, 2008 05:05PM By Mary Duan

A perfect storm of excess inventory, declining values, and lenders burned by the sub-prime mortgage fallout are combining to make the downtown condo market what some observers are calling "a disaster that everyone should have seen coming." More

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