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Christina Pappas Leading MIAMI’s Young Professionals Network
The MIAMI Association of REALTORS is pleased to announce Miami native Christina Pappas as the 2015 chairman of the MIAMI’s Young Professionals Network Leadership Board. The YPN board was recently installed at MIAMI’s Annual Inaugural and Awards Lun...
3 online seminars to focus on improving finances
The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Extension in Lake County is providing three free webinars to help residents improve their finances. The live online sessions will provide information on steps to boost ...
Smart City Startup conference brings construction drones, hoverboards and talking homes to Miami, showcasing...
Knight Foundation, Direct Energy and The Miami Foundation support will allow consumers, businesses and local government to experience the future of cities. Smart City Startups, the two-day urban tech conference, highlighting the startups, people, and i...
About 70 Percent of Homes in Miami and Tampa Have an Emergency Kit; Rates...
More than half, 51.5 percent, of U.S. homes have a prepared emergency evacuation kit, according to new metropolitan area-level American Housing Survey statistics released jointly today by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S...
Settlement leads to big property rights victory for Florida couple
Pressed by a Pacific Legal Foundation lawsuit, county regulators in Florida have agreed to settlement terms concerning the property rights of the husband and wife owners of a popular Hobe Sound restaurant. The Martin County Commission has agreed to al...
Fraud Prevention Remains a Focus as Fraud Prevention Month Draws to an End
Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater remains focused on raising awareness about the impact that insurance fraud has on Floridians as Fraud Prevention Month comes to a close. The overall cost of insurance fraud, estimated at more than $80 billion nation...
Governor Scott Proposes $7.4 million for Three New State Veterans Nursing Homes
Governor Rick Scott announced Jan. 26 proposed funding for three new state veterans nursing homes as part of the 2015-2016 “KEEP FLORIDA WORKING” budget. One of the new homes, the Ardie R. Copas State Veterans’ Nursing Home, has already been app...
Household hazardous waste to be collected on April 2 in Clermont
The Lake County Solid Waste Division is encouraging Lake County residents to dispose of toxic materials in a safe and environmentally sensitive way at an upcoming Household Hazardous Waste Collection event. The county’s Household Hazardous Waste Mobi...
Attorney General’s Office Reaches Settlement with Florida Building Companies
More than 500 consumers will receive approximately $500,000 in restitution under a settlement agreement between Attorney General Pam Bondi and several Florida metal building companies. This week, the Attorney General’s Office reached an Assurance of ...
Feldman Equities LLC/Tower Realty Partners Reacquire Equity Position in Wells Fargo Center, Downtown Tampa
Feldman Equities LLC and Tower Realty Partners announced today that they have reacquired an equity position in Wells Fargo Center a 22-story, 390,000 square foot office tower located in downtown Tampa. The groups’ ownership interest is a joint ventur...
Miami Home, Condominium Sales Rise in February
Miami single-family home sales registered double-digit growth in February, and all residential median sale prices continued their more than three years of gains, according to a new report by the 35,000-member MIAMI Association of REALTORS® (MIAMI) and...
Four Arrested in Medicaid Fraud Scheme that Exploited the Homeless
Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit announced the arrests of four individuals for allegedly recruiting the homeless to bilk Medicaid out of at least $215,000. According to the investigation, Christina Benson, owner of Tranquility...
Division of State Fire Marshal Announces Arrest in Connection With South Florida Alarm Panel...
The Department of Financial Services’ Division of State Fire Marshal today announced the arrest of a Broward County man in connection with a series of fire alarm control panel thefts in Broward County. Michael Moser allegedly stole alarm panels from...
Title Agent Arrested for Stealing More than $705,000
The Florida Department of Financial Services today announced the recent arrest of former title agent Lana Dargai of Estero for stealing more than $705,000 in client funds intended for real estate transactions. As a result of her fraudulent actions, the...
Household hazardous waste collection event scheduled for March 19 in Tavares
The Lake County Solid Waste Division is encouraging Lake County residents to dispose of toxic materials in a safe and environmentally sensitive way at an upcoming Household Hazardous Waste Collection event. The County’s Household Hazardous Waste Mobi...
ICYMI: Wekiva Parkway Approved for Federal TIFIA Loan
The Central Florida Expressway Authority today announced that its portions of the Wekiva Parkway project, which will complete the beltway around Metro-Orlando, have been approved for a federal loan under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and In...
Four Juveniles Arrested for Setting Escambia County House Fire
The Florida Department of Financial Services’ Division of State Fire Marshal today announced the arrests of four Florida teenagers for arson following a January 2015 house fire in Molino, Florida. An investigation found multiple points inside and out...
Adjusted building impact fee for education goes into effect April 6
Beginning April 6, the new adjusted educational impact fees will be $2,537 for a mobile home, $4,636 for a multi-family dwelling, and $7,719 for a single-family home. Educational impact fees are imposed by local governments and paid by developers to ad...
Attorney General Pam Bondi Announces Settlements with Two Security System Providers
Attorney General Pam Bondi today announced separate settlements with two home security system providers, Security Networks, LLC and Vision Security, LLC to resolve allegations that the firms made false or misleading statements in door-to-door sales of ...
Hastings Introduces Legislation Addressing Chronic Homelessness Nationwide
Today, Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL), Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of the Congressional Homelessness Caucus, introduced the Services for Ending Long-Term Homelessness Act. This bill would establish a grant program to provide permanent supportive h...
CFO Atwater Focused on Supporting Florida’s Workforce, Streamlining Government and Fighting Fraud During 2015...
SB 1306/HB 1127 will aid the Department’s efforts to combat insurance fraud in several ways.
Join the Conversation on Planning Broward’s Future!
BROWARD COUNTY, FL - February 26, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) - As Broward celebrates its Centennial the County looks forward to the future, ensuring it will thrive in the next 100 years! With 1.85 million residents and 12 million annual visitors, ther...
Miami Home Sales, Prices Rise in January
Miami - February 24, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- Miami single-family home sales increased in January and all residential median sale prices continued their more than three years of consistent growth, according to the 36,000-member MIAMI Association of ...
Man Arrested for Arson After Setting Fire to Manatee County Home
BRADENTON - February 24, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Florida Department of Financial Services’ Division of State Fire Marshal today announced the arrest of 20-year-old Michael Lynn Haynes for setting fire to a duplex-style apartment home on Febru...
Miami Real Estate Market Continues Strong Performance in 4Q
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 13, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- As evidenced by record sales activity in 2014, the Miami real estate market continued to perform robustly in the fourth quarter due to renewed consumer confidence and increasing demand from bo...
House Passes One-Year Extension of Mortgage Debt Forgiveness Tax Relief
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 9, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Dec. 3, 2014, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5771, the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, by a strong bipartisan vote of 378-46. The Senate has not yet acted on the tax extenders,...
Edward Redlich elected as President of SIOR Florida Chapter
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 3, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The ComReal Companies are proud to announce that Edward Redlich is now serving as President for 2014-2015 of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors® (SIOR) Florida Chapter which is compr...
CFO Atwater Announces Arrest of Miami Bail Bondsman on Grand Theft Charges
TALLAHASSEE - November 7, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Florida CFO Jeff Atwater today announced the arrest of Miami bail bondsman David Rodriguez, 47, on grand theft charges. The arrest follows a joint investigation by the Department of Financial Service...
Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson Hosts Town Hall Meeting Tonight to Address Escalating Violent Crime...
Miami, FL - November 7, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) will host a town hall meeting tonight at 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Liberty Square Community Center to talk with residents about the Miami-Dade County and C...
Cheryl Howell, Housing Services Manager, receives Timex Award for public service dedication
TAVARES - October 23, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Cheryl Howell, Lake County Housing Services Manager, was recently given the Michael D. Smith Timex Award at the Florida Community Development Association’s Annual Conference for her dedication to impro...