Grasshoppers owners look to buy NewBridge Bank Park
The team's ownership group, led by managing partners Wes Elingburg, Cooper Brantley and Len White, is looking at its options to finance the purchase and are waiting on the results of a bank-ordered appraisal of the ballpark. NewBridge was built by the …
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Fort Worth medical institute files for bankruptcy
She lives in a Fort Worth home valued at $ 751300, according to Tarrant Appraisal District records. She filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, to liquidate the business. In her fax, she wrote that "financially it is difficult. … I have to sell my jewels etc …
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Disabled homeowners could get tax refund under new law
Property appraisers' offices are encouraging homeowners not yet certified as disabled by Social Security or the federal veteran's administration, but who believe they will be eligible, to file for an exemption this year. That's because the new rule …
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Fla. justices hear argument on homestead exemptions for nonresidents with in …
Thornton argued that wasn't good enough to ensure they would not leave Florida if their parents returned to Honduras. "The property appraiser really, I think, is here on what-ifs, what if something happens in the future," said the Andonies' lawyer, …
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Burke announces for Property Appraiser
Mitch Burke officially announced this week his intention to seek office of Gulf County Property Appraiser. Burke, 46, was born and raised in Gulf County and is a 1984 graduate of Port St. Joe High School. He is the son of Wynell Burke and the late WJ …
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County Seeks Applicants For Various Boards
Hearing Officers must be members in good standing of the Florida Bar and may not be employees of the County Attorney's Office. Appointment as a Hearing Officer is contingent upon passing a criminal background check. CHILDRENS SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD …
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Home builder: Regulations getting in way of recovery
Jensen: I see the appraisal issue as significant. The National Home Builders Association considers it their No. 2 agenda item. The low appraisal values are hitting builders nationwide. Locally, we are bringing in speakers in July to speak to the local …
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Appraisal Institute Issues Guidance on 'Green' Real Estate Valuation
In January 2011, the Appraisal Institute announced its support for PV Value, a spreadsheet developed by Solar Power Electric and Sandia National Laboratories that assists appraisers and others seeking to establish the value of a property's …
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Real: Inspection, appraisal, title insurance — homebuying costs add up
You spend a lot of cash when you buy a home. The down payment for your mortgage is only one expense. There are other outlays: appraisal, inspection, deposit, cash reserves and more. The costs add up. — "How much cash you'll need depends a lot on the …
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Florida Keys Real Estate Forecast 2012 Is Released By Real Estate Investing …
In addition to releasing the new forecast the team at Real estate investing wealth Ltd. are also giving away information this week on how to get property at below its market value. Florida keys real estate is about to have a light shone on it this week …
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Buying land in Southwest Florida, planning to build
By Doug Sword SARASOTA – In Florida's real estate downturn, nothing fell faster or further than vacant residential property. While the value of all Florida real estate dropped 31 percent between 2007 and 2011, according to property appraiser reports, …
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A Cancer on the Office
When appraiser Scott Schenter was caught stripping nearly $ 100 million in value from the property tax rolls, he said he'd done it at the behest of his longtime friend — County Assessor John Noguez. The revelation kicked off inquiries into both …
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Susan R. Savon Elected Vice President of Independent Equipment Company
Savon's duties will include corporate finance, business valuations, expert witness testimony, complicated equipment appraisals / residual value analyses, and remarketing. Savon is a tested and certified 'Accredited Valuation Analyst' (AVA) by the …
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Here's Why People Hate Their Real Estate Agents
Jonathan Miller s President and CEO of Miller Samuel Inc., a real estate appraisal and consulting firm he co-founded in 1986. He is a state-certified real estate appraiser in New York and Connecticut, performing court testimony as an expert witness in …
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The play-by-play of Warren Sapp's 59-page bankruptcy filing
That's where he lives and where his attorney, Chad Pugatch of Fort Lauderdale, had an appraiser go make a list of his stuff. Even the four local bankruptcy attorneys the Tampa Bay Times asked to review the filing chuckled a little at the detailed …
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Warren Sapp files for bankruptcy protection in Florida
By Dan Loumena Warren Sapp, a former All-Pro defensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Oakland Raiders, has filed for bankruptcy in Florida, it was reported this weekend. Court records filed by Sapp in Fort Lauderdale on March 30 show that he …
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Florida's Job Creation And Economic Growth Agenda a Tough Sell
Foreclosure.com reports that there are currently around 300000 distressed Florida homeowners either in pre-foreclosure, foreclosure, or bankruptcy. In February, TransUnion reported that in the fourth quarter of 2011, Florida had a 14.27 percent …
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Foreclosures Continue to Bring Home Prices Down
Most major cities see some declines in foreclosure sales as a percentage of total home sales, led by Phoenix, Tampa, and Miami. In February, foreclosure sales in Phoenix were down to 24.4% from 48.4% a year ago, Tampa down to 20% from 39.8%, …
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Flipping fraud defense witness blames banks
By Michael Braga TAMPA – If bank and mortgage underwriters had done their jobs during the real estate boom, none of the fraudulent loans that are the focus of the largest flipping fraud case in Florida history would have been funded, …
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Henderson: Better keep an eye on your tax bill
By JOE HENDERSON | The Tampa Tribune The deal to sell Steve Queenan's house in Lutz was going smoothly. He had a buyer, he liked the price, but when the appraisal came back on his residence of 2565 square feet — well, oops. It was actually 2297 square …
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What if your first couple years of college were dirt cheap?
In February, the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys referred to a "student loan 'debt bomb'" and wondered if it was shaping up to become "America's next mortgage-style economic crisis," according to this Chicago Tribune story.
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Judge approves of Dodgers' sale
After the bankruptcy filing, Selig's attorneys successfully fought to force the Dodgers to accept bankruptcy financing from Major League Baseball. The team and league reached an agreement last year authorizing the team's sale and a process to market …
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Disbarred lawyer accused of defrauding clients, including murdered children's fund
Harley Kent Desselle, 61, of Raytown, was charged in the six-count indictment with wire fraud, bank fraud, bankruptcy fraud and making a false oath in a bankruptcy case, the US attorney's office in Kansas City announced. Desselle, reached by phone late …
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Sino-Forest Has Filed for Bankruptcy: Bye Bye to All Those Billions
Sino-Forest Corp. filed for bankruptcy protection as part of a plan that may see the Chinese timber grower company sold to bondholders, nine months after it was accused of fraud by short seller Carson Block. The company obtained an initial order for …
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