Flagler deal could signal rising industrial market 09/17/09 The sale train has finally left Flagler Station. Two years ago, First Industrial Realty Trust bought approximately eight acres in Flagler Station, about five miles down SR-821 f...
South Florida industrial leases get shorter 09/10/09 South Florida's shaky economy means lower rental rates in South Florida, and it has also shortened rental terms, especially in the industrial sector.
Landlords and tenants ar...
Florida bank failures follow familiar patterns 09/04/09 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation remains busy, closing small regional banks as it heads toward failure. As of the end of last month, the bank regulator closed 84 banks, six...
Closings driving car dealer prices down 07/17/09 The government’s takeover of General Motors and Chrysler meant pink
slips for car dealers across the country. Bankruptcy proceedings for
Chrysler closed five franchises in Sou...
Foreclosures could put houses in plastic 07/01/09 Foreclosures, dried-up financing and simple bad timing means countless
South Florida construction projects now sit unfinished and all but
abandoned. In the subtropical climate...
Workshop warns, advises homeowners 06/17/09 Despite recent efforts at the state and federal levels to remedy
rapidly spiraling foreclosures, their number continues to rise,
especially in hard-hit Broward County, which s...
Foreclosures put spotlight on Sink 05/29/09 The state's top accountant, Democrat Alex Sink, has worked in tandem
with Attorney General Bill McCollum amid the collapse of the state's
property and construction market. Now...
Foreclosure fraud fight shaped McCollum's AG tenure 05/26/09 Florida's extreme foreclosure rate has led some to take advantage of
homeowners with so-called "foreclosure rescue" schemes and mortgage
fraud. State Attorney General Bill McC...
Keys sales knot unlocks 05/22/09 As mainland South Florida sees a spike in sales, the tropical
archipelago to the south, already affected by the crash, can claim a
bit of a pickup as well. Both investors and ...
Crist's Senate bid won't alter property policies 05/14/09 At a Greater Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce event last month, Governor
Crist asked when Florida real estate had last been such a bargain. "My
friends up north are buying in Sin...
Industrial sector falls, but not as steeply as expected 04/30/09 While Miami's industrial real estate market showed both a rise in
vacancies and a decrease in leasing rates, the sector's weakening was
not as serious as anticipated, accordin...
Layoffs hit office market 04/28/09 The faltering job market is having a direct effect on sales and leases
of commercial real estate, as companies reduce space because of fewer
workers, and demand stalls for wha...
Q & A with Florida Rep. Julio Robaina 04/09/09 Florida Representative Julio Robaina, a Republican from the 117th
district, wants to be the lawmaker who tamed condo fraud. The Miami
Republican authored House Bill 1397, whic...
Public sector could drive green building wave 04/03/09 More and more residential homeowners and companies are taking steps to
make their homes and office buildings energy-efficient and
environmentally friendly. As the brakes remai...
Rental potential floats multi-family unit buys 02/11/09
Israeli developer Shaoul Mishal made news when he bought 26 units at
Pembroke Pines' La Via condominium for around $1.4 million. But large,
bundled purchases, even sales of...
