Local Headlines
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Samir Cabrera indicted a second time
Thursday | via News Press
A federal grand jury indicted real estate agent Samir Cabrera on 12 counts of money laundering and fraud Wednesday for allegedly bilking investors out of nearly $3 million - even, prosecutors say, sending ...
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FEMA flood maps go into effect today
Thursday | via News Press
New Federal Emergency Management Agency flood zones go into effect today, which means some Lee County property owners who didn't buy flood insurance before will need to, and others might not.
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Editorial: Bonita site neglected too long
Thursday | via News Press
The rain and floodwaters from Tropical Storm Fay washed away a lot of things. But one thing that bubbled to the surface - again - needs to be addressed once and for all.
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Tuesday Aug 26 | via News Press
The price of an existing home in Lee County fell to $154,900 in July, the lowest since August 2003, and that led to a jump in home sales.
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Foreclosure fiasco hits Southwest Florida hard
Wednesday Aug 20 | via FOX 4 Florida
Once again, Southwest Florida is ground zero for the foreclosure fiasco. Nationwide foreclosures were up 8% from last month but up 55% from this time last year! Nevada remains the worst state and California is ...
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Regional Headlines
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7 hrs ago | via The Miami Herald
Federal law enforcement agents have charged Magile Cruz, who has numerous aliases, in a $24 million mortgage fraud scheme involving 79 properties in Miami-Dade and Broward counties.
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18 hrs ago | via Daily Business Review
The bill is especially critical to Florida, the state with the second-highest foreclosure rate in the nation.
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Florida County to Seize Homes with Red Light Cameras
21 hrs ago | via TheNewspaper
The Sarasota County, Florida Board of Commissioners unanimously voted on Tuesday to move forward on a proposed ordinance authorizing the seizure of the home belonging to anyone accused of not paying a red light ...
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Mortgage fraud scheme suspect convicted
Thursday | via ABC Action News
A Polk County jury has convicted a Florida man of participating in a multi-million dollar mortgate fraud scheme that spanned two years and four counties.
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Thursday | via The Ledger
Published: Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 7:52 a.m. ORLANDO Throughout the year, Florida has frequently been held up as an example of just how bad the ...
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National Headlines
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Incomes Drop Sharply in July While Consumer Spending...
6 min ago | via The Ledger
Published: Friday, August 29, 2008 at 11:10 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, August 29, 2008 at 11:41 p.m. WASHINGTON Consumer spending slowed to a crawl and personal incomes plunged in July, reflecting the waning ...
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Sell your house online and save thousands
23 min ago | via This Is Money
Home sellers have looked on aghast as thousands has been flayed from the value of their property.
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Quick sale tricky in today's market
25 min ago | via News-Register
But sometimes things come up that make it tough to wait, such as a move, a job change or a change in life circumstances.
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Darling warns of economic crisis
26 min ago | via BBC
The UK is facing its worst economic crisis in 60 years, Chancellor Alistair Darling has admitted.
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Miami Mortgage Rates Report - August 29, 2008
29 min ago | via Miamism
Weird things are happening in the mortgage-backed securities market. Strong buying, in the 30 year-fixed rate loans, has dropped rates .25% since my last report, The ARM rates, however, have RISEN.
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