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	<title>Foreclosure.com Blog &#187; Florida Foreclosure Listings</title>
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		<title>Best real estate investment opportunities in Florida (Miami Beach) &#8212; Condo complex for sale!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:11:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Foreclosure.com</dc:creator>
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Calling all opportunistic real estate investors stateside and international:
Foreclosure.com wants to alert you to a 117-unit condominium complex in Miami Beach, Fla., which will be featured in an upcoming bankruptcy auction.
It&#8217;s a liquidation sale, meaning that it must be sold to the highest bidder. There is no reserve price and/or minimum bid.
Sound too good to [...]]]></description>
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<p>Calling all opportunistic real estate investors stateside and international:</p>
<p>Foreclosure.com wants to alert you to a 117-unit condominium complex in Miami Beach, Fla., which will be featured in an upcoming bankruptcy auction.</p>
<p><strong>It&#8217;s a liquidation sale, meaning that it must be sold to the highest bidder. There is no reserve price and/or minimum bid.</strong></p>
<p>Sound too good to be true? Well, it is &#8230; that&#8217;s the reason we&#8217;re passing the good news along.</p>
<p>The property comprises:</p>
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<li>Nine contiguous buildings</li>
<li>A 117-unit condo project</li>
<li>53 unsold units</li>
<li>64 additional rentals in four buildings</li>
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<p>We&#8217;re available to coordinate property inspections if you&#8217;re interested, as well as provide additional information and answer all questions on this awesome opportunity. This is your chance to potentially own a massive slice valuable Miami Beach real estate for a fraction of the cost.</p>
<p>Act now before it&#8217;s too late &#8212; the auction is scheduled for Dec. 2009!</p>
<p><strong>Feel free to email our investment coordinator, Anthony Segrich, direct (aseg<a title="Reveal this e-mail address" onclick="window.open('http://mailhide.recaptcha.net/d?k=01IFMhXy4eOosPyZwWgTyjeA==&amp;c=6SUhri896q5w56k7bye76STtPj8YW9ua1O0OtyZ9Thw=', '', 'toolbar=0,scrollbars=0,location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,width=500,height=300'); return false;" href="http://mailhide.recaptcha.net/d?k=01IFMhXy4eOosPyZwWgTyjeA==&amp;c=6SUhri896q5w56k7bye76STtPj8YW9ua1O0OtyZ9Thw=">&#8230;</a>@foreclosure.com) or call (561) 988-9669 ext. 7250. Serious investors only.</strong></p>
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		<title>Where to find retirement homes for sale in Florida?</title>
		<link>http://blog.foreclosure.com/2009/10/where-to-find-retirement-homes-for-sale-in-florida/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:05:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Foreclosure.com</dc:creator>
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On Foreclosure.com, of course. Paul Owers from the Sun Sentinel explains:
&#8220;&#8230; there are many bank-owned properties here in Florida. Banks often offer reduced or no closing costs when these homes are purchased. All lenders are motivated to unload their inventories, so there are deals to be had out there. As far as financing, rates are [...]]]></description>
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<p>On <a href="http://www.foreclosure.com/index.html?rsp=22279" target="_blank">Foreclosure.com</a>, of course. Paul Owers from the<em><a href="http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/business/realestate/housekeys/blog/2009/10/if_my_property_value_went_down_1.html" target="_blank"> Sun Sentinel</a></em> explains:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;&#8230; there are many bank-owned properties here in Florida. Banks often offer reduced or no closing costs when these homes are purchased. All lenders are motivated to unload their inventories, so there are deals to be had out there. As far as financing, rates are still at historic lows and Federal Housing Administration loans allow for as little as 3.5 percent for down payments. You can contact different banks or check out websites such as Foreclosure.com.&#8221;</em></p></blockquote>
<p>To search foreclosed homes in Florida, as well as preforeclosures, Sheriff Sales, short sales, bankruptcies and other distressed real estate for great discounts, <a href="http://www.foreclosure.com/index.html?rsp=22279" target="_blank">click here</a>. It&#8217;s free for seven days &#8212; more than enough time to find your perfect retirement/vacation home at an affordable price.</p>
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		<title>Foreclosure help in Florida: Free seminar scheduled for Oct. 13</title>
		<link>http://blog.foreclosure.com/2009/09/foreclosure-help-in-florida-free-seminar-scheduled-for-oct-13/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:54:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Yates, Foreclosure.com Director of Education</dc:creator>
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Attention Florida homeowners who are currently in or are facing foreclosure:
QuickSaleSM has launched a massive nationwide campaign to help distressed homeowners seeking REAL solutions during these troubled times.
Linda Martignetti, with C-21 Tenace Realty Inc., is an affiliate of the QuickSaleSM program and is hosting a FREE consumer outreach seminar on Oct. 13 at the Forum [...]]]></description>
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<p>Attention Florida homeowners who are currently in or are facing foreclosure:</p>
<p>QuickSale<sup>SM</sup> has launched a massive nationwide campaign to help distressed homeowners seeking REAL solutions during these troubled times.</p>
<p>Linda Martignetti, with C-21 Tenace Realty Inc., is an affiliate of the QuickSale<sup>SM</sup> program and is hosting a FREE consumer outreach seminar on Oct. 13 at the Forum Lodging and Conference Center located at 600 SW 3rd Street in Pompano Beach, Fla. (33060), from from 7 to 9 p.m.</p>
<p>In attendance will be experts who specialize in dealing with stressed and distressed homeowners.</p>
<p>The main purpose of this event will be to provide homeowners with the truth about topics such as loan modifications and the government’s role in this financial tsunami, as well as access points to service providers who can assist.</p>
<p>For more information about this and future events call us at QuickSale<sup>SM</sup> (866) 202-8200 ext. 7110 or you can contact Linda at C-21 (www.floridahomesbylinda.com) or (954) 464-5434.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t miss this opportunity to get free foreclosure assistance! Register today before it&#8217;s too late.</p>
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		<title>Foreclosure auctions: Florida and Minnesota homes hit the block this weekend (Sept. 19)!</title>
		<link>http://blog.foreclosure.com/2009/09/foreclosure-auctions-florida-and-minnesota-homes-hit-the-block-this-weeked-sept-19/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Foreclosure.com</dc:creator>
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This is a big weekend for house hunters and investors in the Florida and Minnesota markets looking to take advantage of the best real estate deals in their areas.
REDC, one of the nation&#8217;s most reputable and successful real estate auction companies, will conduct public foreclosure sales on Saturday, Sept. 19, with bids on homes that [...]]]></description>
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<p>This is a big weekend for house hunters and investors in the Florida and Minnesota markets looking to take advantage of the best real estate deals in their areas.</p>
<p>REDC, one of the nation&#8217;s most reputable and successful real estate auction companies, will conduct public foreclosure sales on Saturday, Sept. 19, with bids on homes that start as low as $500.</p>
<p>Condominiums and townhomes, as well as single- and multi-family properties, are all on the block and up for grabs for ridiculously cheap prices.</p>
<p>You can bid in-person or online.</p>
<p>The process is safe, easy, and compliant with all legal regulations. And you don’t have to be an experienced real estate expert to purchase a property.</p>
<p><strong>To check out the homes for sale this weekend in Florida and Minnesota, as well as to see when REDC will be coming to a city near you, <a href="http://www.foreclosure.com/auctions/redc" target="_blank">click here</a>.</strong></p>
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<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>We hope that you take advantage of these rock-bottom prices and easy financing at today’s low interest rates while they last!</p>
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		<title>NBAs Dwyane Wade and Alonzo Mourning raise foreclosure awareness in Miami</title>
		<link>http://blog.foreclosure.com/2009/06/nbas-dwyane-wade-and-alonzo-mourning-raise-foreclosure-awareness-in-miami/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:52:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Foreclosure.com</dc:creator>
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NBA stars present and past, Dwyane Wade and Alonzo Mourning, recently joined the foreclosure fight in South Florida, taking part in a roundtable discussion and bus tour that highlighted the growing foreclosure issue and how it&#8217;s affecting Miami communities.
HOPE NOW Alliance sponsored the Neighborhood Housing Services of South Florida (NHSSF) event, which was designed to [...]]]></description>
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<p>NBA stars present and past, Dwyane Wade and Alonzo Mourning, recently joined the foreclosure fight in South Florida, taking part in a roundtable discussion and bus tour that highlighted the growing foreclosure issue and how it&#8217;s affecting Miami communities.</p>
<p>HOPE NOW Alliance sponsored the Neighborhood Housing Services of South Florida (NHSSF) event, which was designed to raise awareness of the housing crisis that has gripped the region, as well as promote the free foreclosure assistance resources that are currently available to cash-strapped homeowners.</p>
<p>Here’s a snip from Wade via the <em><a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1114745.html" target="_blank">Miami Herald</a></em>:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>“It hurts my heart. I know it hurts everyone&#8217;s heart in here. I&#8217;m here to help bring awareness to this and to let everyone know that there is an opportunity for them, and that there is hope.”</em></p></blockquote>
<p>Wade plays professional basketball for the local Miami Heat and is currently among the top talents in the league. Mourning &#8212; who played for the Heat on-and-off for about 10 seasons &#8212; retired in 2008 and is the only player to have his number retired by the organization.</p>
<p>Their collective star power and celebrity undoubtedly helped garner much-needed attention for a problem that needs fixing fast to reduce the amount of residents in the area losing their homes. <span> </span></p>
<p>In addition to the roundtable discussion, Wade and Mourning participated in a bus tour, visiting distressed homeowners and educating them about their options such as renegotiating the terms of their loans. The pair, naturally, also posed for photos and signed autographs for fans at each stop.</p>
<p>According to the report, “Miami was the third stop on HOPE NOW&#8217;s nationwide ‘Bringing  Hope Home’ bus tour. Earlier this year, the caravan rolled through Newark,  New Jersey, with Queen Latifah and Wyclef Jean, and Atlanta, featuring Mary J. Blige and Big Boi.”</p>
<p>Keep the wheels on that foreclosure bus turning round and round ….</p>
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		<title>Foreclosure auctions: How to buy homes at the courthouse &#8212; Free tour!</title>
		<link>http://blog.foreclosure.com/2009/06/foreclosure-auctions-how-to-buy-homes-at-the-courthouse-free-tour/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Foreclosure.com</dc:creator>
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Classes meet every Thursday morning at the Palm Beach County Courthouse in West Palm Beach, Fla., at 9:30 a.m. ET. Call (866) 382-2439 today to reserve your spot!
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		<title>Foreclosure squatters &#8216;take over&#8217; distressed homes in Hollywood (Video)</title>
		<link>http://blog.foreclosure.com/2009/05/foreclosure-squatters-take-over-distressed-homes-in-hollywood-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 16:04:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Foreclosure vandalism prompts Palm Beach County response</title>
		<link>http://blog.foreclosure.com/2009/05/foreclosure-vandalism-prompts-palm-beach-county-response/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 13:54:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Foreclosure.com</dc:creator>
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Palm Beach County, Fla., has been hit hard with a wave of foreclosures, registering nearly 2,500 active foreclosures on its books in April 2009, according to our most recent statistics.
It&#8217;s naturally had a significant negative impact on several neighborhoods, which are already struggling to maintain the highest possible property values because of the massive collective [...]]]></description>
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<p>Palm Beach County, Fla., has been hit hard with a wave of foreclosures, registering nearly 2,500 active foreclosures on its books in April 2009, according to our most recent statistics.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s naturally had a significant negative impact on several neighborhoods, which are already struggling to maintain the highest possible property values because of the massive collective dip in home prices that has gripped the entire South Florida region.</p>
<p>As if the growing foreclosure situation and declining home values weren&#8217;t enough to handle, vandals and squatters who are often drawn to vacant homes are exacerbating the situation. Indeed, broken windows and the like have forced the county commissioners to take matters into their own hands.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a snip from Barbara Alterman, head of the county&#8217;s planning, zoning and building department, according to a <em><a href="http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/local_news/epaper/2009/05/05/0505foreclosures.html?cxtype=rss&amp;cxsvc=7&amp;cxcat=76" target="_blank">Palm Beach Post</a></em> article:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;There is a lot of vandalism going on. It is maintaining the neighborhood by allowing them to board up when there is vandalism. It is helping the neighborhood by keeping vandals out.&#8221;</em></p></blockquote>
<p>Boarded up and shuttered homes are certainly not going to help banks move their inventories any quicker &#8212; it&#8217;s not the most eye-catching/appealing marketing tactic. These properties also won&#8217;t help raise the values of the inhabited homes on the block.</p>
<p>However, it will help preserve the homes until new owners move in, and perhaps more important for you, it could help you get into a very nice home at a price that you can afford. In short, it&#8217;s not an ideal solution, but one that you could use to your advantage if you are in the market for a real steal.</p>
<p>To check out the latest foreclosure and other distressed real estate listings in the Palm Beach County, Fla., area visit Foreclosure.com today <a href="http://www.foreclosure.com/search/FL_099.html?rsp=22279" target="_blank">right here</a>.</p>
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		<title>Ft. Myers Florida foreclosures attract Red Sox fans</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:44:12 +0000</pubDate>
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New England-based retirees are flocking south to Ft. Myers, Fla., and gobbling up cheap bank-owned homes that range in price from $20,000 to $150,000, according to Boston.com.
The reason for the mass snowbird migration? Baseball.
Yep, the Fenway faithful are taking advantage of the unbelievable real estate market conditions (all-time low home prices and interest rates) to [...]]]></description>
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<p>New England-based retirees are flocking south to Ft. Myers, Fla., and gobbling up cheap bank-owned homes that range in price from $20,000 to $150,000, according to <a href="http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/04/22/snowbirds_flock_to_bargains?mode=PF" target="_blank">Boston.com</a>.</p>
<p>The reason for the mass snowbird migration? Baseball.</p>
<p>Yep, the Fenway faithful are taking advantage of the unbelievable real estate market conditions (all-time low home prices and interest rates) to get a little closer to their favorite Major League Baseball (MLB) team, the Boston Red Sox.</p>
<p>A local broker neatly sums up the feeding frenzy:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;People from New England are buying like crazy here.&#8221;</em></p></blockquote>
<p>The 2004 and 2007 World Champions currently play spring ball at City of Palms Park, which was built in 1992. And a new $100 million spring training stadium that is scheduled to open in 2012 is expected to keep the club there for years to come.</p>
<p>So if you&#8217;re in the market for a vacation home in the area you better act now before it&#8217;s too late! Search for foreclosure homes in Ft. Myers before the hardcore fans clean out the good inventory <a href="http://www.foreclosure.com/index.html?rsp=22279" target="_blank">right here</a>. It&#8217;s free for seven days.</p>
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		<title>Miami foreclosure homes turning into squatters paradise</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:22:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Desperate times call for desperate measures.
The foreclosure crisis has affected families and communities throughout the United States hard &#8230; some more than others. Miami, Fla., which at its peak several years ago boasted a booming condominium market, is among those hardest hit.
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Desperate times call for desperate measures.</p>
<p>The foreclosure crisis has affected families and communities throughout the United States hard &#8230; some more than others. Miami, Fla., which at its peak several years ago boasted a booming condominium market, is among those hardest hit.</p>
<p>And rather than let foreclosed homes sit vacant while families fend for themselves on the streets, one local activist, Max Rameau, is taking matters into his own hands and moving families &#8212; albeit illegally &#8212; into the bank-owned properties.</p>
<p>He&#8217;s also doing it in broad daylight and not under the cloak of the night.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s is what he had to say about the brazen initiative:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;We&#8217;re matching homeless people with people-less homes&#8230;. I think everyone deserves a home. Homeless people across the country are squatting in empty homes. The question is: Is this going to be done out of desperation or with direction?&#8221;</em></p></blockquote>
<p>Rameau is part of a recently-formed organization called, Take Back the Land. In addition to &#8220;placing&#8221; homeless families in foreclosure homes the group provides them with &#8220;secondhand furniture, cleaning supplies and yard upkeep</p>
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<p>As mentioned earlier, this process, which is essentially referred to as squatting, is illegal and punishable by law. However, Rameau and his associates do not seem deterred by the prospect of possible arrest.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s another quote from him:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Within a couple of months, this place would be stripped and drug dealers would be living here. There&#8217;s a real need here, and there&#8217;s a disconnect between the need and the law. Being arrested is just one of the potential factors in doing this.&#8221;</em></p></blockquote>
<p>Rameau has thus far helped six families into foreclosed homes and has nine on a waiting list, according to the report. He has not been arrested or approached by the authorities &#8230; yet.</p>
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