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Steven Perlberg |   “Real estate investors are getting back in the flipping game, netting an average gross profit of nearly $20,000 on single family home flips in the first half of 2013. Home flips are up 19% from a year ago and 74% from the first half of 2011,according to a new report from Realtytrac .Read more

Josh Salman | Herald Tribune | “Courts across Florida are chipping away at massive foreclosure backlogs, and while that pace may accelerate thanks to a new law aimed at further expediting the process, choked court systems remain a reality throughout the state. In the 12th Judicial Circuit, which includes Sarasota, Manatee and DeSoto counties, more thanRead 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

CBS Miami | (Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images) “FORT LAUDERDALE (AP) — Former Miami Dolphins quarterback Daunte Culpepper has lost one of his South Florida homes he owned to a bank in a foreclosure case. Broward County court records show the 9,867-square-foot home was surrendered in April to SunTrust Bank in lieu of foreclosure. TheRead 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

Jonathan Stempel | Reuters | “Bank of America Corp (BAC.N) rejected allegations that greed and bad faith drove the bank and its workers to push distressed homeowners into foreclosure, rather than help them obtain loan modifications to which they were entitled. The second-largest U.S. bank made its argument in court filings on Friday, in an effortRead more

Orlando Sentinel | “Rarely does U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown feud with the White House — the veteran Florida lawmaker is a loyal Democrat, after all. But plans by the administration to shutter a pair of housing offices in Orlando and Tampa as soon as this fall has stirred Brown into mounting an intense, and occasionally bitter, campaign to keepRead more

By Scott Blake |     Banks and other mortgage servicers are holding many homes in foreclosure without putting them up for sale, according to local market watchers.    In fact, Florida leads the nation by far in vacant homes in foreclosure, with more than 55,000 homes in foreclosure sitting empty, according to a recent report by RealtyTracRead 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

SUZETTE PORTER | “Buying a home is a big deal. Whether it’s your first time or you feel like a seasoned pro, getting what you want at the best price means keeping your eye on the details from beginning to end. A lot of the process involves personal decisions, starting with what type of home youRead more