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Orlando, FL - April 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gateway Bank of Southwest Florida, headquartered in Sarasota, Florida, has formed a strategic alliance with FBC Mortgage, LLC for residential mortgage lending. Their combined new unit will operate under the Gateway Home Lending name. The current Mortgage Manager for Gateway Bank, Rick Barber, will be heading up this new alliance as manager, and the company will operate mortgage banking operations inside Gateway Bank locations in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

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 12,800. This popular area features single family homes, condominiums and rental properties, including some waterfront property, convenient to the downtown and beachfront areas of Fort Lauderdale.

KEY WEST, FL - March 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Tourism will be the key to boosting the 2012 Key West Florida real estate market according to local REALTOR® Sean Farrer.

CLEARWATER, FL - March 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Xena Vallone Realty, a Sarasota, Florida-based residential and commercial real estate firm, has opened a Pinellas County office at 13575 58th Street N., Suite 200, Clearwater, FL 33760.

February 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Barry Rutenberg, a Gainesville, Fla.-based home builder with more than 35 years of experience in the building industry, was elected as the 2012 Chairman of the Board of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) during the association’s International Builders’ Show in Orlando.

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 gala and awards show that recognizes the country’s best efforts in new home sales and community marketing.

Tallahassee, FL - January 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBRE Capital Markets arranged an $8-million bridge loan refinance on behalf of TREO Partners LLC for a two-property student housing portfolio in Tallahassee, Florida. Terms of the loan include an 18-month loan term with interest-only financing, a 75% loan-to-value ratio with minimum DCR of 1.25 and a floating interest rate over the 30-day Libor.

Orlando, FL - January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Orlando mortgage lender FBC recently released their yearend Central Florida Mortgage Report for 2011. Based on all of the data 2011 may be viewed as the year the mortgage and housing market leveled out after years of steep declines. Home prices, excluding condos, are up 6% over the preceding 24 months, rates are at all-time lows, and incomes of home buyers is on the rise. Below is an additional list of highlights for 2011:

Deerfield Beach, FL - November 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- South Florida’s commercial real estate market is showing signs of life, and Florida real estate developer Stiles is seeing the benefits. Greater availability of project financing, growing demand for infill retail space and owners’ desires to add value to older properties are positive signs heading into 2012, according to Stiles President Doug Eagon.

Winter Springs, FL - October 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real estate marketing has shifted from newspapers, classifieds, and brochures to websites, online classifieds, and videos. Nearly 90% of homebuyers begin their home search online, so there is no question as to where we [Realtors] have shifted our marketing efforts.

Jacksonville, FL - September 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Over 69,000 square feet of Class A space is newly available to the Jacksonville/St. Augustine area. Named for the sole tenant, Tree of Life, the building is being reintroduced as Golfway Place. The former tenant, who occupied the space as a headquarters location for their specialty foods distribution business, will be vacating the building in December as a result of an acquisition. CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) is the exclusive listing advisor for the newly renamed Golfway Place.

Miami, FL - August 26, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Supporting increased confidence in the market, Domus Group, a Latin American investor purchased 1818 Meridian Avenue in Miami Beach, Florida. Calum Weaver who co-chairs the CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) Multi-Housing Private Capital Group in South Florida negotiated the $2.7 million sale transaction on behalf of the seller.

Palm Beach Gardens, FL - August 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Oxford Global Resources is relocating to Corporate Center at The Gardens, taking 18,500 square feet in the beginning of October of this year. For Oxford, the move allows the IT/Telecom staffing firm to reflect their talent-focused culture, with inviting lounge areas, activity rooms and a fitness center—all intended to stimulate interactivity and community for the employees of Oxford.

TAVARES, FL - July 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Beginning Monday, Aug. 1, the Lake County Department of Growth Management, Building Services Division, located on the fifth floor of the Lake County Administration Building at 315 W. Main St. in Tavares, will change the days that building inspections are performed to Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday

July 26, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hillsborough County Affordable Housing and the Tampa Housing Authority (THA) are considering a merger of their Section...

ORLANDO, FL - July 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Florida’s existing condo sales rose 8 percent in June with a total of 7,941 units sold statewide compared to 7,330 sold in June 2010, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®. The statewide existing condo median sales price last month was $93,900; a year earlier, it was $92,300 for a 2 percent increase.

TAVARES, FL - July 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Lake County Board of County Commissioners launched today, the GO GREEN GET GREEN energy efficiency rebate program for Lake County small commercial business owners and residents. Participants who GO GREEN by installing energy efficient products can GET GREEN through the new rebate program funded by an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG).

Destin, FL - June 27, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Homeowners who have suffered through illegal foreclosures to become victims at the hands of bankers should be financially compensated by the lenders, according to a new Housing Predictor opinion poll.

Destin, FL - June 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- In an overwhelming show of force, Americans say they want a Great Depression era act readopted by Congress to halt the possibility of another financial crisis

Washington, DC - June 3, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- West Palm Beach Coalition for Independent Living Options (CILO) and the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) have filed a housing discrimination lawsuit against Cornerstone Group Development Corporation (www.cornerstonegrp.com), one of the largest multifamily housing developers in Florida and the United States. The organizations allege discrimination by Cornerstone Group and several of its affiliates against people with disabilities under the federal Fair Housing Act.