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Strategies of the Condo Vultures®

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Strategies of the Condo Vultures®

Report: South Florida Properties Sell At -43% Discount In 2008

Jan. 29, 2009
Short sales, real estate owned properties, and bank properties were a significant reason that deeply discounted South Florida condos, townhouses, and single-family houses traded in 2008.

Residential Resales Drop -19% in Miami, -4% in South Florida

Jan. 28, 2009
For the year, resales fell by -19 percent in Miami, -4 percent in South Florida, and -6 percent throughout the state of Florida.

South Florida Resale Inventory Poised To Drop Below 100,000 Homes

Jan. 26, 2009
The number of single-family houses, condominiums, and townhouses on the resale market in South Florida could drop below 100,000 residences for the first time in recent memory, according to a new report from Condo Vultures® LLC.

JP Morgan Chase Offers Loan Modifications To Investors

Jan. 21, 2009
JP Morgan Chase offers loan modifications to owners of investment properties in Florida.

Fannie Mae Gets Into Short-Term Rental Business

Jan. 15, 2009
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Miami Bulk Buyer Refinances Recent Condo Acquisition

Jan. 7, 2009
A Miami bulk buyer has obtained a $21 million mortgage from a insurance company.

Miami, South Florida Residential Sales Jump 17% As Prices Tumble

Dec. 25, 2008
Sales of South Florida condominium units and single-family houses jumped on a year-over-year basis by nearly 17 percent in the month of November as buyers picked off bank-owned properties, foreclosures, and deeply discounted residences.

South Florida Houses, Not Condos, Offer Deepest Discounts

Dec. 22, 2008
Single-family houses in coastal South Florida have dropped more in asking price than condominiums and townhouses through the first 11 months of the year, according to the new Vultures Database™ Report for November from Condo Vultures® LLC.

South Florida Residential Inventory Drops Below 106,000 Properties

Dec. 8, 2008
For the second week in a row, the number of available residential properties in South Florida has dropped by several hundred units as the number of new pending sales has increased by a smaller amount, according to a new report by Condo Vultures® LLC.

Trump Condo Tries Rent-To-Own Program In South Florida

Dec. 5, 2008
The developer of the newly delivered 384-unit Trump Royale oceanfront condo in Sunny Isles Beach, Fla., has established a leasing program where individuals can rent to own a new luxury unit for a fraction of the carrying costs.

New Miami Condo Tower Being Foreclosed By Construction Lender

Dec. 4, 2008
Construction lender Wachovia Bank has filed a foreclosure lawsuit on the remaining 285 units in the new 42-story Wind by Neo condominium tower in Greater Downtown Miami, according to Miami-Dade County records.

Florida May Temporarily Halt All Foreclosures

Nov. 25, 2008
Florida homeowners falling behind on their mortgage payments in a downward spiraling economy may get a reprieve from the governor – at least for the short term.

South Florida’s Residential Inventory Reaches Nearly 108,000 Properties

Nov. 24, 2008
South Florida has a combined 107,527 condos, townhouses, and single-family houses for sale and an additional 9,302 residences under contract as of Nov. 24 in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties, according to a new report from Condo Vultures® Realty LLC.

Report: 33 Foreclosures Valued At $1 Million Or More In South Florida

Oct. 28, 2008
The wealthy may be immune to economic downturns but that hasn’t stopped 33 luxury properties valued at between $1 million and $5 million from going into foreclosure in South Florida, according to a new Vultures Database™ report from Condo Vultures® LLC.