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Survivors of Tropical Storm Debby May Qualify for FEMA Rental Assistance
TALLAHASSEE, FL - July 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- While survivors finish repairs to their homes or find a new place to live, money may be available to help them pay for a clean and safe place to stay.
Lake County urges citizens to be wary of hiring unlicensed contractors
TAVARES, FL - July 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- With the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season upon us, and residents facing an increased chance of rain and damaging winds that could result in home or property damage, the Lake County Board of County Commiss...
Increased permitting activities enable restoration of 40-hour work weeks for Building Services employees
TAVARES - July 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Lake County Board of County Commissioners recently approved a measure to reinstate 40-hour work weeks for staff with the Lake County Growth Management Department, Building Services Division, located on t...
Florida Should Require Praetorian Insurance to Cut Rates Charged to Homeowners by at Least...
Washington D.C. - July 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In testimony filed today, the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) called for the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) to require Praetorian Insurance Company to cut homeowners’ insurance r...
CFO Jeff Atwater Urges Floridians to ‘Protect Your Home Base’ and Prepare Financially for...
TALLAHASSEE, FL - June 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- During the first week of the 2012 Hurricane Season, Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater is urging Floridians to “Protect Your Home Base” and prepare financially for a storm this year. Wi...
RE/MAX Preferred of Fort Lauderdale Opens Fourth Office
Fort Lauderdale, FL - March 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- RE/MAX Preferred is opening a new location in Gables Wilton Park, a new mixed-use residential project in the heart of Wilton Manors, a diverse community with a population of approximately 12,80...
Attorney General Bondi Announces Court Filings in $25 Billion National Mortgage Servicing Settlement
TALLAHASSEE, FL - March 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Pam Bondi today announced that she, 48 other attorneys general, the District of Columbia and the Department of Justice filed a complaint and proposed consent judgments requiring th...
CERVERA REAL ESTATE APPOINTS PATRICK ORLOFF AS INTERNATIONAL SALES DIRECTOR
MIAMI, FL - March 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Cervera Real Estate has named Patrick Orloff as International Sales Director. Patrick is a recognized leader in the real estate industry, known for specializing in pre-construction condominium sales in ...
Miller and Davis attend SVN Florida Conference
Florida - March 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Brent Miller, CCIM, CPM from Sperry Van Ness - Miller Commercial Real Estate in Salisbury, MD recently attended the Sperry Van Ness “Doin’ Deals” Conference in Florida. Miller and Davis attended the c...
Lake County Extension invites citizens to attend educational program on protecting the home
TAVARES, FL - March 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Lake County Extension is inviting residents to attend an educational program entitled “Closing Your Seasonal Home” on Monday, March 26 from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Lake County Agriculture Cent...
Attorney General Bondi’s Office Obtains Restitution for Victims of Loan Modification Scam
TALLAHASSEE, FL - February 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that her office has secured restitution of $59,000 for approximately 430 consumers who were harmed by a foreclosure-related rescue service scam. The settleme...
Bright and Co. Marketing Recognized with Four National Gold Awards for Marketing Excellence
Dallas, TX - February 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Bright and Co. Marketing (BCM) was the darling of the International Builders Show, held this week in Orlando, Florida, which opened with the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) annual gal...
Florida Enters $25 Billion Joint State-Federal Mortgage Servicing Settlement
TALLAHASSEE, FL - February 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Pam Bondi today formally entered a landmark $25 billion joint federal-state agreement with the nation’s five largest mortgage servicers over foreclosure abuses and unacceptabl...
Attorney General Pam Bondi Sues Two Foreclosure Management Companies for Defrauding Homeowners Facing Foreclosure
TALLAHASSEE, FL - January 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Pam Bondi filed a lawsuit and obtained a temporary injunction and limited asset freeze against two foreclosure management companies for misleading distressed homeowners. MGD Manag...
Attorney General Pam Bondi Asks Fourth District Court of Appeal to Certify Important Foreclosure...
TALLAHASSEE, FL - December 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Pam Bondi today filed a motion asking the Fourth District Court of Appeal to certify that its recent decision in Law Offices of David Stern, P.A. v. State of Florida passes upon...
New energy saving education program to be offered by LSCC to Lake County residents
December 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lake-Sumter Community College (LSCC), in partnership with Lake County under the County’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) project, is offering a Community-Based Outreach Program for Lake C...
Former Destin Mortgage Broker Convicted by Jury on Federal Bank Fraud and Bribery Counts
PENSACOLA, FL - December 19, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Pamela C. Marsh, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced that Destin resident Randolph Branham (age 45) was convicted yesterday of conspiracy to commit bank fraud an...
Cervera Real Estate Founder Alicia Cervera Senior Receives Master Broker Lifetime Achievement Award
Miami, FL - December 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Master Brokers Forum, an organization comprised of South Florida's top residential real estate professionals, awarded Alicia Cervera Sr. a Lifetime Achievement Award for her years and dedication to...
Florida Realtors® Hosts 2012 Real Estate & Economic Forecast Event
ORLANDO, FL - November 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The real estate market plays a vital role in Florida’s economy, and figuring out what may lie ahead in 2012 is a key question for policymakers, residents and Realtors alike.
Fla.’s Existing Home and Condo Sales Up in October 2011
ORLANDO, FL - November 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Florida’s existing home and existing condo sales continued to show gains in October, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®. Existing home sales increased 13 percent l...
Attorney General Pam Bondi Announces Tampa Mortgage Fraud Guilty Pleas
TALLAHASSEE, FL - November 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that a Tampa couple has pled guilty to a mortgage fraud racketeering conspiracy. David Barile, 44, and Melissa D. Barile, 35, both of Tampa, were involved in...
Florida’s Existing Home, Condo Sales Rise in 3Q 2011
ORLANDO, FL - November 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Florida’s existing home and existing condo sales continued to show gains in third quarter 2011 compared to the same period a year earlier, according to the latest housing statistics from Florida R...
Program helps “underwater” homeowners refinance
WASHINGTON, DC - October 26, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) commended the President’s announcement this week to help struggling homeowners across the country. Through changes in the government's Home Affordable Refi...
Florida Realtors® Takes Part in Brazil Trade Mission
ORLANDO, FL - October 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Representing the interests of the state’s real estate industry, a Florida Realtors® delegation headed by 2011 President Patricia Fitzgerald is in Brazil this week to discuss real estate investment...
Fla.’s Existing Home and Condo Sales Up in September 2011
ORLANDO, FL - October 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Florida’s existing home and existing condo sales continued their upswing in September, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®. Existing home sales increased 10 percent ...
E-Commerce Company Relocates from New York to Florida. Leases 100,000+ Sq. Ft. Warehouse in...
Miami, FL - October 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- ComReal Miami’s Industrial Team lead by Ed Redlich, SIOR, CCIM and Chris Spear, successfully relocated an e-commerce company, 1 Sale A Day, from the state of New York to Florida. The industrial prop...
Cervera Real Estate Recognizes Top Producers for South Florida Region
Miami, FL - October 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Cervera Real Estate hosted its quarterly top producer awards celebration dinner to recognize their associates for outstanding sales performance in the real estate industry. The event was held at the Fo...
Rep. Wasserman Schultz Statement on H.R. 358 the Protect Life Act
WASHINGTON, DC - October 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) made the following statement about H.R. 358, the Protect Life Act. “When I talk with women in my district, they are concerned about finding a job, keeping ...
Florida Realtors® Announces New Chief Economist
ORLANDO, Fla. - September 27, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Dr. John Tuccillo, former chief economist for the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) and a highly respected business and planning consultant, has joined Florida Realtors® as chief economis...
iSTAR RESIDENTIAL APPOINTS CERVERA REAL ESTATE, INC. AS EXCLUSIVE BROKER FOR LUXURY BEACHFRONT...
Miami, FL - September 27, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Miami-based Cervera Real Estate, Inc. has been appointed the exclusive sales and marketing broker for Ocean House, a luxury beachfront property in South Beach’s trendy South of Fifth neighborhood. ...