Sw Fl Real Estate News

New this morning  foreclosure filings are picking back up in the state of Florida.
In fact 1 in every 461 homes got a foreclosure notice  in May.
Only second in the nation to California. Read More + Video.

Collier County’s taxable property values continued to decline in 2010, but county officials said Friday the news wasn’t as bad as the year before. Read More.

So many of us either own property within an association or are contemplating purchasing in one. You should know about them and Richard regularly informs us. Definitely Read More.

Fewer Americans had their homes repossessed by banks or were put on notice for being behind on their mortgage payments in April compared to a year ago. There’s more to the story. Read More.

Good News. The developer’s troubled loans have been taken over by a new company, Treviso Holding LLC. Read More.

Lee County’s banks own almost twice as much real estate as they did a year ago – and bankers say that’s a mixed blessing at best. The rise is mostly commercial property. Read More.

As usual, Richard has info that any HOA/Condo members should keep up on. Read More.

Three years into the downturn, many homeowner associations find themselves in a similar position. Squeezed by foreclosures, they struggle while awaiting outcomes for cases that date back years. Read More.

More property owners are paying their taxes on time this year, while business owners are falling behind. Read More.

Richard White: Report violation in writing for legal purposes. Read More.

Treviso Bay could soon be back on course with a new developer calling the shots. Read More.

Richard always has good input on Condo/HOA situations. Read this week’s Q&A. Read More.

Joshua Bahoff bought a three- bedroom luxury condominium in Naples, Florida, in December for $235,000, about one-third of the price that the seller paid near the height of the U.S. housing boom. Read More.

Richard White has a regular column that answers HOA and Condo Association questions. Always informative. Read More.

The number of U.S. homes receiving a foreclosure-related notice fell to a 36-month low last month, as lenders delayed taking action against homeowners amid heightened scrutiny over banks’ handling of home repossessions. Read More.

A decision by a European banking giant to temporarily suspend its foreclosures in the U.S. could affect hundreds of cases in Southwest Florida. Read More.