Florida Real Estate News

Entries for April, 2010

Florida top state for mortgage fraud

Appraisal fraud skyrocketing but phony applications are down
Florida once again was rated the top state for for mortgage fraud, according to a new report.

Disaster insurance pool approved by House panel

A bill to allow Florida and other states to form a national catastrophe insurance pool is headed toward the House floor.

Boynton couple sues developer over flipping

Newly wed and planning for children, Jonathon and Brandy Miller thought they were buying into Mayberry.

Firm moves to extend sales as tax credit deadline looms

Two federal home buyer tax credits will expire Friday, but at least one national real estate company is trying to extend the sales momentum through July.

Levin Grilling Blankfein Means Clash of Harvard Law Standouts – BusinessWeek

Sydney Morning Herald

Levin Grilling Blankfein Means Clash of Harvard Law StandoutsBusinessWeekApril 28 (Bloomberg) — Lloyd C. Blankfein and Carl Levin both have degrees from Harvard Law School. Judging from their confrontation on Capitol Hill yesterday, they hardly speak the same language. Levin, chairman of the Senate's …Wall Street's Mr. Fabu-lessWashington PostGoldman's Blankfein hit hard on [...]

Greek Junk Contagion Presses EU to Broaden Bailout – BusinessWeek

National Post

Greek Junk Contagion Presses EU to Broaden BailoutBusinessWeek(Updates markets, adds Nielsen quote in ninth paragraph. For more on Greece crisis, {EXT }) By Simon Kennedy and Emma Ross-Thomas April 28 (Bloomberg) — Europe's worsening debt crisis is intensifying pressure on policy makers to widen a bailout …Euro Slumps, Greek Bonds Collapse Amid Debt-Crisis FearsWall [...]

Arizona’s immigration law has ripple effect – Arizona Republic

ABC News

Arizona's immigration law has ripple effectArizona RepublicWASHINGTON – Arizona's tough new immigration law has spawned calls for boycotts, a travel warning from Mexico to its citizens and a possible federal lawsuit, but a key Republican senator said Tuesday that it is …Call to boycott Arizona boosts Herrera with leftSan Francisco ChronicleCalls to boycott Arizona [...]

Levin Grilling Blankfein Means Clash of Harvard Law Standouts – BusinessWeek

Telegraph.co.uk

Levin Grilling Blankfein Means Clash of Harvard Law StandoutsBusinessWeekApril 28 (Bloomberg) — Lloyd C. Blankfein and Carl Levin both have degrees from Harvard Law School. Judging from their confrontation on Capitol Hill yesterday, they hardly speak the same language. Levin, chairman of the Senate's …Wall Street's Mr. Fabu-lessWashington PostGoldman's Blankfein hit hard on CDO conflictsMarketWatchWho [...]

Greek Junk Contagion Presses EU to Broaden Bailout – BusinessWeek

Globe and Mail

Greek Junk Contagion Presses EU to Broaden BailoutBusinessWeek(Updates markets, adds Nielsen quote in ninth paragraph. For more on Greece crisis, {EXT }) By Simon Kennedy and Emma Ross-Thomas April 28 (Bloomberg) — Europe's worsening debt crisis is intensifying pressure on policy makers to widen a bailout …Euro Slumps, Greek Bonds Collapse Amid Debt-Crisis [...]

Arizona’s immigration law has ripple effect – Arizona Republic

ABC News

Arizona's immigration law has ripple effectArizona RepublicWASHINGTON – Arizona's tough new immigration law has spawned calls for boycotts, a travel warning from Mexico to its citizens and a possible federal lawsuit, but a key Republican senator said Tuesday that it is …Call to boycott Arizona boosts Herrera with leftSan Francisco ChronicleCalls to boycott Arizona [...]