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Commercial real estate broker forced to adjust with market
Paula Clair Smith knows if she doesn't succeed at her job, businesses could close. The broker-associate at Osprey Real Estate Services in St. Petersburg represents tenants, landlords, buyers and sellers. She works to keep businesses, from mom-a...
Sales of shopping centers surge on improving economy
Sales are surging this year, especially for centers anchored by grocery stores, which reduce risk.<br /><br /> . The market for large shopping centers in the Sunshine State sat dormant last year, a victim of the shaky economy and weary investors.
Dad tries to reverse foreclosure on his former home
The former owner says he wasn't informed of the bank's foreclosure actions. Michael D. Carlson recently filed a motion in Pinellas Circuit Court seeking to undo a foreclosure judgment against him from 2008, saying he never knew about the legal pro...
Top St. Petersburg city official's aunt gets top dollar
St. Petersburg sticks with an older, costlier appraisal to pay for a house belonging to the aunt of administrator Goliath Davis. ST. PETERSBURG — Along the shores of a murky drainage pond called Childs Park Lake is land that ..
Just when you thought it was safe, oil spill now tars banks
Earlier this week we reported that 51 or nearly a fifth of the 280 banks based in Florida are "zero" rated -- meaning they are the lowest rated and weakest banks, vulnerable to failure. Now the second wave..
Bank of America forecloses on house paid for with cash
Calls to Bank of America didn't help couple. Charlie and Maria Cardoso are among the millions of Americans who have experienced the misery and embarrassment that come with home foreclosure, except this was a HUGE mistake.
Florida to become non-judicial?
A new bill is afoot to fast track Florida foreclosures without the intervention of the courts. The Florida Banker's Association wants to upend decades of Florida practice and initiative non-judicial foreclosures in Florida.
Tampa Bay Real Estate Took Its Medicine in 09'
The medicine the Tampa Bay building industry was forced to drink in 2009 should yield a healthier Tampa Bay housing market in 2010.
BB&T reports drop in profits
BB&T profits fell 57 percent in the third quarter as the North Carolina bank set aside more money to cover bad real estate loans, including those from recently acquired Colonial Bank. The Aug. 14 acquisition of Colonial turned BB&T into Florida's...
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