In the clearest sign yet that the South Florida housing market boom has ended, a Miami mortgage lender confirms it filed a $50 million foreclosure action against the developers of a Boca Raton condo conversion. (more…)
Gov. Charlie Crist toured the state Thursday, touting an average property tax cut of about $200 for homeowners and making his pitch to voters for their approval of another measure to save even more. (more…)
Florida is in a funk.
That much we know, statewide, with the Central Florida housing market no exception. The big question now is whether this will morph into a serious economic downturn. (more…)
The official-looking notice appeared in his mailbox last year. To Denith Harrigan, the promise of a Florida mortgage rate as low as 1 percent was too good to ignore. (more…)
When it comes to mortgage fraud, the Florida housing market ranks first in the nation, with Miami Dade fourth among all metropolitan areas nationally. (more…)
Rates on 30-year Florida mortgages, after rising five consecutive weeks, fell slightly as investors digested the news suggesting economic hiccups from the housing market could last longer than expected. (more…)
Applications for purchase-oriented and refinance Florida home loans fell last week, an industry trade group said Wednesday in the latest sign that housing remains mired in a slump. (more…)
The Collier County housing market is first - and Lee County is number-six - on a nationwide list of housing markets where prices are most likely to fall during the next two years. (more…)
Two studies released Monday underscore the dismal picture for the Florida housing market and show similar patterns across the nation. (more…)
