Naples News
There was a good condominium bill coming out of the 2009 legislative session that would have cleaned up some ambiguous insurance language contained in Chapter 718, Florida Statutes (the Condominium Act).
The bill (Senate Bill 714) passed 38 to 0 in the Florida Senate and 114 to 2 in the Florida House but was vetoed [...]

BY DICK HOGAN   News Press
The number of foreclosures filed in Lee County in August fell to 1,692, down from 1,877 in July and 2,156 in August 2008, according to a report released today by the Southwest Florida Real Estate Investment Association.
In a separate report, permits were issued in August for 34 single-family homes in [...]

BY DON MANLEY  News Press
Even a recession can be the right time to build if a project is sufficiently unique and has location on its side.
It’s that mindset that’s resulted in Ravenna, the newest neighborhood in the upscale Miromar Lakes Beach & Golf Club community in Miromar Lakes, near Estero.
Developer and builder Gulfshore Homes will [...]

Florida Weekly
Bill and Caryn Schuman requested one thing for their residence in Bay Colony. Sure, they were sold on 18th floor views of the rolling green of Pelican Bay Golf Course to the east and calm waters along the Gulf of Mexico to the west. The 3,500-square-foot-condo was dreamy and spacious.
What grounded the purchase and [...]

South Florida Business Journal
WCI Communities has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy as a newly reorganized, private company, eliminating more than $2 billion in debt and liabilities, according to a company press release.
The Bonita Springs-based luxury homebuilder filed for bankruptcy protection a year ago, and a Delaware bankruptcy court approved its reorganization planlate last month.
Under the [...]