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Richard White: Replace board members instead of lawsuit for financial records
Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008
Q. What repercussions can a HOA legally incur for failure to provide the end-of-year financial statements to the homeowners? Full story »
Parade of Homes rescheduled to next year due to low interest
Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008
The Parade of Homes will go on. But not this fall. Originally planned for later this month, the scattered-site parade has been rescheduled for March in hopes of drawing more interest from local builders, who have been slow to sign up as they struggle through one of the worst housing slumps in decades. Full story »
Bush, allies pledge joint action on global crisis
Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008
President Bush and foreign financial officials displayed joint resolve Saturday to combat the unfolding financial crisis, hoping to calm investors whose panic has spread despite bold and accelerating government action. Full story »
Collier Real Estate Transactions: Oct. 10, 2008
Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008
Recent deed transactions from the Collier County Clerk of Courts office. Full story »
Chris Griffith: Home buyers should call if canceling appointments
Friday, Oct. 10, 2008
While halfway through viewing properties with buyers a few weeks ago, the buyers asked to cancel the remainder of the showings that were booked on the schedule. They actually had a plausible reason. The remaining homes were only one-story residences and they had just realized that they needed more room to spread out. Full story »
Collier Real Estate Transactions: Oct. 9, 2008
Friday, Oct. 10, 2008
Recent deed transactions from the Collier County Clerk of Courts office. Full story »
Collier Real Estate Transactions: Oct. 8, 2008
Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008
Recent deed transactions from the Collier County Clerk of Courts office. Full story »
Economist: Now the housing market has hit bottom
Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008
A leading economist said Southwest Florida’s housing market continues to sit on the bottom and Congress had no choice but to step in with $700 billion to prop up the nation’s financial institutions. Hank Fishkind, speaking in Fort Myers on Wednesday for the 21st Annual Regional Economic Outlook Conference, said it’s true the rapidly passed legislation could be seen as a bailout as much as a rescue. Full story »
Fort Myers-area home sales up
Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008
September’s snapshot of home sales in the Fort Myers area is a picture of climbing sales yet growing inventory. Single-family homes sales in September climbed 4 percent to 756 from August’s 729. That’s about three times the number of sales for the same period last year of 275 homes, according to the Realtor Association of Greater Fort Myers and the Beach Full story »
Collier Real Estate Transactions: Oct. 7, 2008
Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008
Recent deed transactions from the Collier County Clerk of Courts office. Full story »
Collier Real Estate Transactions: Oct. 6, 2008
Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008
Recent deed transactions from the Collier County Clerk of Courts office. Full story »
Florida reaches agreement with Countrywide for foreclosure relief
Monday, Oct. 6, 2008
Florida and several other states have reached a multimillion-dollar agreement in principle with Countrywide, a newly-acquired subsidiary of Bank of America, that will provide foreclosure relief and offer loan modifications to thousands of homeowners, including more than 57,000 Floridians. Full story »
WCI looks to sell property
Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008
As it looks to get out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy, WCI Communities Inc. hopes this week to get approval from a judge to sell a 22-unit condominium in the Pelican Preserve neighborhood in Fort Myers for $3.52 million. Full story »
Richard White: Only winners should be announced at annual meeting
Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008
Q. At the annual meeting of our HOA, there was an election for directors. The results were announced by naming the winners only. We were told that it was illegal to announce the actual count. Is this correct? Full story »
Rob Samouce: Condo boards can take control of building hurricane protection
Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008
One of the more beneficial changes to the Condominium Act that became effective on Oct. 1, is the ability for condominium association boards to more easily take control of the hurricane protection of their condominium buildings. Full story »
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