Yearly Archives: 2013

TALLAHASSEE - March 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater today announced the arrest of Timothy Wayne Sexton, 25, owner of Plumbing Rescue Company located in Tampa. On several occasions Plumbing Rescue employees allegedly pressured homeowners into completing thousands of dollars in unnecessary plumbing repairs by using scare tactics and false statements.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - March 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Pam Bondi will be meeting with the National Mortgage Settlement Monitor, Joseph Smith, and those on the front lines of assisting homeowners with the relief available under the national settlement, such as housing counselors and legal aid providers. The meeting is intended to facilitate a discussion on how the implementation of the settlement is working for Floridians and what elements of the implementation remain to be done or enhanced.

Orlando, FL - March 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBRE announced today that it has arranged $28 million in financing for 408-unit multi-family community in Orlando, Florida. CBRE worked on behalf of Advenir@Broadwater, LLC to secure acquisition financing through Freddie Mac. The 10-year loan is partial interest only and represents an 80% loan-to-value ratio. Proceeds were used to acquire the property.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Are you searching for a new home? If so, you’ve probably gone on the Internet to do some research as to where you want to live, what kind of house you can afford, and so on. Logging on to the Internet is where a lot of people start their home searches nowadays, because of all the resources readily available and easy to find.

Washington, DC - March 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman John L. Mica (Winter Park, FL), Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, today took on GSA’s failure to dispose of vacant federal buildings like the David W. Dyer U.S. Courthouse vacated more than five years ago at a loss of nearly $6 million. The hearing, entitled Addressing Unused and Vacant Federal Courthouses: A Case Study in Miami-Dade, Florida, highlighted GSA’s continued waste of taxpayer money for vacant and underutilized federal courthouses.

EUGENE, OR - March 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes Lindsey Fowkes, the latest real estate professional to integrate a customizable IDX solution onto her realty website. Center now hosts a dynamic online real estate search page where she can display thousands of Tampa, Florida property listings effortlessly on her own custom real estate website. Clients of Fowkes can experience a new level of access and ease in their online property search thanks to the innovative IDX solution Fowkes has enabled for her website.

Orlando, FL - March 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBRE is pleased to announce that Rick Wilson has been retained as Project Manager, Florida and will lead the advancement of the company's portfolio of projects focusing on institutional services, occupier services and third-party owners represented related assignments

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nearly 450 homeless individuals received shelter and meals during the most recent cold weather emergency advisory issued for March 1-3 for Broward County.

Orlando - February 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- February 28, 2013 – CBRE is pleased to announce the sale of Palisades Condominiums located at 14200 Avalon Road in Winter Garden, Florida. The 60-unit community sold for $4.8 million. Shelton Granade, Luke Wickham, and Justin Basquill of CBRE’s Orlando office exclusively represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was a private equity firm from Beijing, China

EUGENE, OR - February 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Boca Raton, Florida real estate professional, Jessica Rosato, has adopted IDX Broker software onto her website. She joins the expanding group of agents and brokers, nationwide, that team with IDX, Inc. to deliver thousands of area property listings instantly. The Palm Beach Regional MLS (RMLSFL), of which Rosato is a member, synchronizes its listings database with the IDX solution customized for Rosato, integrating thousands of detailed property listings directly with the search page she hosts. IDX Broker software has made Florida properties more accessible for potential buyers throughout their online real estate search.

Washington, D.C. - February 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney (FL-17) and U.S. Rep. Robert Andrews (NJ-1) today introduced bipartisan legislation that will speed short sales and spur growth in the housing market by requiring lenders to decide whether to accept an offer within 30 days

Reston, Virginia - February 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. today announced that Judge John C. Cooper of the State of Florida Circuit Court of the Second Judicial Circuit held “[n]umerous courts have examined, and approved, the use of MERS as a mortgagee” and rejected a private citizen claim alleging violations of Florida False Claims Act (FCA)

Miami, FL - February 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (FL-24) and the U.S. Department of Treasury are hosting a “Help For Homeowners” event on Wednesday, February 27 and Thursday, February 28 to enable struggling homeowners to meet one-on-one with mortgage company officials and housing experts to receive free advice and assistance

TAVARES - February 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The UF/Lake County Extension is hosting a program called “Closing Your Seasonal Home,” meant to help residents prepare the interior and exterior of homes when leaving for extended periods. Topics will include preventing mold and mildew, storm preparation, deterioration of the exterior, updating documents, preventing pests and intrusion of burglars.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - February 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that Floridians have received more than $8.3 billion in relief under the national mortgage settlement, as reported by the five largest mortgage servicing banks that are parties to the settlement. According to the Settlement Monitor’s report released today, more than 100,000 Floridians have received more than $7.7 billion in relief, with an additional $600 million in loan modifications underway

EUGENE, OR - February 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. has developed a customized IDX solution specifically for Jupiter, Florida real estate broker Anita Tauber to display on her website. Tauber’s clients can now experience a dynamic online real estate search conveniently on her website. Palm Beach Regional MLS (RMLSFL) listings are integrated onto Tauber’s search page, giving potential buyers a comprehensive database of property listings to search through. She can even add a slideshow feature that rotates her active listings in real-time, while the buyer is reading her web page. With IDX Broker, finding a home in Florida has never been so easy!

IRVINE, CA - February 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Auction.com (www.auction.com), the nation’s leading online real estate marketplace, announced final sale of Orlando University Center, a 386,512-square-foot office complex near the University of Central Florida.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lender Processing Services Inc. (LPS), a publicly traded mortgage servicing company based in Jacksonville, Fla., has agreed to pay $35 million in criminal penalties and forfeiture to address its participation in a six-year scheme to prepare and file more than 1 million fraudulently signed and notarized mortgage-related documents with property recorders’ offices throughout the United States. The settlement, which follows a felony guilty plea from the chief executive officer of wholly owned LPS subsidiary DocX LLC, was announced today by Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney for the Middle

TALLAHASSEE - February 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater today released the following statement regarding Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s plans to comply with state procurement guidelines outlined in section 287.057, Florida Statutes. “Citizens has taken the appropriate action by complying with the more stringent laws and rules that govern purchasing at state agencies.

EUGENE, OR - February 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Florida real estate broker Scott Sadlon and IDX, Inc. announce the unveiling of the comprehensive real estate website Sadlon has synchronized with an IDX solution. The IDX Broker software he has integrated onto his search page gives Sadlon and his clients a detailed database of thousands of Brevard MLS (BMLS) listings seamlessly and instantly. Home seekers can experience an online property search comparable to none, thanks to the IDX-enabled website Sadlon hosts.