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  Jose Lambiet | “According to court records, the digs on SW 112th Street in the Westwood Lake area of Miami are also owned by Sierra’s mother, Lucero, and will be sold to the highest bidder Aug. 27. Karent Sierra’s house, at 5750 SW 112 Avenue, is to be sold to the highest bidder after the foreclosure (Zillow.com) TheRead more

  Article By: Cory W. Eichhorn Michele L. Stocker “According to the Florida House of Representatives, the State of Florida has been negatively impacted by the national foreclosure crisis, and, as a result, Governor Rick Scott and the Florida Legislature want to minimize the impact upon the judicial branch both in terms of funding andRead more

Linda Hersey (Editor) | Clearwater Patch “Here’s a look at the foreclosure rate for Clearwater, Pinellas County and the state as a whole. Clearwater foreclosure filings dropped by 61 percent in June compared to May, as the number of home sales continue to rise. That is the latest report from RealtyTrac, which monitors foreclosures nationwide. Find Homes InRead more

ILYCE GLINK / MONEYWATCH / “Starting this month, some lenders are offering certain homeowners loan modifications — without even being asked. Under a new plan created by the Federal Housing and Finance Administration, mortgage servicers must offer homeowners who are three to 24 months behind on their payments a plan to help them avoid foreclosure. The StreamlinedRead more

TheRealDeal.com | “Tens of thousands of Florida homeowners have abandoned properties threatened by foreclosure, a dark spot in the Sunshine State’s otherwise brightening real estate market, the Palm Beach Post reported. About 55,000 Florida homes with defaulted mortgages are deserted, nearly one third of the national total and more than triple second-place Illinois, which hasRead more

By Les Christie | @CNNMoney | “The long national foreclosure nightmare is nearing its end, with foreclosure filings hitting their lowest level since before the housing bust.   Total foreclosure filings, including notices of default, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions, dropped to 127,790 in June, down 35% over the past 12 months, according to RealtyTrac. Overall, filings haveRead more

Heather Perlberg & John Gittelsohn | “Jonathan Gray, global head of real estate at Blackstone Group LP, talks about Blackstone’s investment in residential real estate and the outlook for the U.S. housing and commercial property market. He speaks with Erik Schatzker and Deirdre Bolton on Bloomberg Television’s “Market Makers.” (Source: Bloomberg) The firm, which already ownsRead more

Reuters with CNBC.com | “Fewer U.S. foreclosures were completed in May compared to a year ago, while the number of houses in the foreclosure process also declined as the market continued to heal, data analysis firm CoreLogic said Tuesday. There were 52,000 foreclosures completed, well below the 71,000 in May 2012, CoreLogic said. Even so, thatRead more

Garrett Kenny | The Canadian | “I am very pleased to be reporting on the striving property market this month. I have witnessed it first hand as the CEO of Century 21 Team Feltrim. Florida’s property market is rapidly recovering from the property bust years prior and was one of the hardest hit states during theRead more

by Kim Miller |  Palm Beach Post | “The founder of a Florida-based mortgage servicing firm was sentenced to five years in prison yesterday for her participation in a six-year scheme to prepare and file more than 1 million fraudulently-signed and notarized documents. Lorraine Brown, 56, launched the company DocX, which later became Jacksonville-based LPSRead more