CBRE ARRANGES SALE OF NEW TROPHY SINGLE-TENANT NET LEASE BANK OF AMERICA IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FL

September 8, 2014 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama

Fort Lauderdale, FL – September 8, 2014 – (RealEstateRama) — CBRE’s Net Lease Property Group completed the sale of a new long-term net leased Bank of America investment property located at 4901 North Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The buyer, Bayrock Investment Co., purchased the property for $9,265,000, from 4901, LTD. CBRE represented the seller, Fort Lauderdale-based Trion Group, in the transaction.

Public Works urges citizens to protect their property from flooding hazards

August 19, 2014 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama

TAVARES – August 19, 2014 – (RealEstateRama) — Flooding causes more property damage in the United States than any other type of natural disaster, and the Lake County Public Works Department is urging homeowners to be sure they are protected

Community-development conference kicks off in Orlando; 2,100 professionals, $1.84 million in economic impact expected

August 12, 2014 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama

Orlando, FL – August 12, 2014 – (RealEstateRama) — A $1.84 million boost is coming to the Orlando economy when more than 2,100 community development professionals from around the country convene in the city for the NeighborWorks Training Institute (NTI) Aug. 18-22. The conference is hosted by NeighborWorks America, a national, Congressionally chartered nonprofit that creates opportunities for people to live in affordable homes, improve their lives and strengthen their communities

Tampa Law Firm Sued for Mortgage Rescue Scam

August 11, 2014 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- August 11, 2014 – (RealEstateRama) — Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi and Connecticut Attorney General George Jepson sued Berger Law Group, Resolution Law Group, and related entities and individuals over allegations that they collected at least $4.7 million in illegal upfront fees from distressed homeowners. Under their authority to enforce the federal Mortgage Assistance Relief Services Rule and Florida and Connecticut laws prohibiting deceptive and unfair trade practices, Attorney General Bondi and Attorney General Jepson filed a complaint alleging that four individuals and four businesses formulated and participated in a mortgage rescue scam based in Florida that targeted consumers across the country by making false promises of relief from their mortgages and money damages through mass-joinder litigation

Household hazardous waste collection event to be held Aug.7 in Clermont

August 1, 2014 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama

CLERMONT – August 1, 2014 – (RealEstateRama) — 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

CFO Jeff Atwater Invites Floridians to 2014 Unclaimed Property Public Auction

July 31, 2014 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama

TALLAHASSEE – July 31, 2014 – (RealEstateRama) — Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater today invited Floridians to the 2014 Florida Unclaimed Property Auction. This public auction of more than 60,000 items valued in excess of $1 million will be held Saturday, August 9, at the Double Tree Airport Hotel in Orlando. A preview of items will be held on Friday, August 8

Attorney General Pam Bondi Joins Federal-State Mortgage Rescue Fraud Sweep

July 28, 2014 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – July 28, 2014 – (RealEstateRama) — Attorney General Pam Bondi joined the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Trade Commission and 15 other states in a joint federal-state enforcement sweep targeting scam operations that prey on delinquent homeowners or those facing foreclosure. This sweep highlights recent enforcement actions and resolutions of the federal and state participants against operators of fraudulent mortgage rescue or loan modification schemes that scammed consumers into paying large upfront fees but did little or nothing to help them stay in their homes and avoid foreclosure. Florida is announcing four actions as part of this joint effort including lawsuits filed against Hoffman Law Group, Remedy Group, Law & Associates and Thomas E. Law, II, and Mark Bushee

Housing Services offers mobility ramps for eligible households

July 28, 2014 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama

TAVARES – July 28, 2014 – (RealEstateRama) — Lake County’s Housing Services Division, with the support of federal funding, is offering eligible citizens help with obtaining mobility ramps for their homes.

CFO Jeff Atwater Announces Arson Arrest in Clermont Gas Station Fire

July 28, 2014 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama

TALLAHASSEE – July 28, 2014 – (RealEstateRama) — Chief Financial Officer and State Fire Marshal Jeff Atwater today announced the arrest of Donald Gilles on arson charges after he allegedly set fire to a tractor trailer parked on the property of a Clermont convenient store.

Unincorporated Lake County homeowners to soon begin receiving trash, recycling carts

July 24, 2014 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama

TAVARES – July 24, 2014 – (RealEstateRama) — Lake County’s residential curbside garbage collection is changing on Monday, Oct. 6 for all unincorporated areas of the county. As part of the new program, households who currently receive collection services from the county will be given free county-issued trash and recycling carts between August and October. Below are the delivery dates by service area and hauler

North Palm Beach Law Firm Sued for Scamming Distressed Homeowners

July 24, 2014 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – July 24, 2014 – (RealEstateRama) — Attorney General Pam Bondi and the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, obtained an emergency temporary restraining order and appointment of a receiver in a joint lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida against Florida-based Hoffman Law Group (“HLG”) and related entities. The order prohibits HLG defendants from doing business with consumers and freezes HLG’s bank accounts.

House Speaker Will Weatherford Reappoints Chris Gardner to Citizens Property Insurance Board

July 3, 2014 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama

Tallahassee, FL – July 3, 2014 – (RealEstateRama) — Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford (R-Wesley Chapel) today reappointed Chris Gardner to the Board of Governors for Citizens Property Insurance Corporation. Gardner’s reappointment is effective today for a three-year term.

Attorney General Pam Bondi Reaches $550 Million Joint State-Federal Settlement with SunTrust to Address Mortgage Loan Origination, Servicing, and Foreclosure Abuses

June 18, 2014 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – June 18, 2014 – (RealEstateRama) — Attorney General Pam Bondi today announced a $550 million joint state-federal settlement with mortgage lender and servicer SunTrust Mortgage Inc. to address mortgage origination, servicing, and foreclosure abuses.

Moica Outraged that Criminal Mismanagement at Sanford Housing Authority Not Pursued by DOJ

May 26, 2014 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama

WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 26, 2014 – (RealEstateRama) — Representative John L. Mica (FL-7)disclosed to the public at a press conference in Sanford, Florida, the decision of the Department of Justice not to pursue a criminal referral on the misappropriation, fraud and abuse of taxpayer funds and resources by the former Executive Director of the Sanford Housing Authority. Mica said, “This is an outrage to public trust. Iam disappointed that Attorney General Holder would not pursue criminal charges or bring to justice those responsible for ripping off taxpayers while in a position of public trust.”

National Mortgage Settlement Monitor Reports that Nearly 92,000 Floridians Have Received $9.12 Billion in Credited Relief

May 21, 2014 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – May 21, 2014 – (RealEstateRama) — National Mortgage Settlement Monitor Joseph A. Smith, Jr. is charged with monitoring the servicers’ compliance with borrower relief requirements and servicing standard reforms under the National Mortgage Settlement. In a court filing earlier this month, he reported that nearly 92,000 distressed Florida borrowers have received $9.12 billion in credited relief as the result of a guarantee that Florida separately negotiated from the National Mortgage Settlement with three of the settling banks. Florida was one of only three states to negotiate such a guarantee with the three largest settling servicers

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