Archive for the ‘Real Estate’ category

South Florida banks facing a new wave in real-estate crisis

September 14th, 2009

First it was the residential market, now its the commercial market…

From the Miami Herald (FL):

South Florida banks facing a new wave in real-estate crisis

Just as the housing market is showing signs of life, here comes another real-estate crisis..

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Natick Condos to be auctioned.

September 10th, 2009

From Boston.com (MA)

Natic Condos to be auctioned

Bankrupt mall operator General Growth Properties is planning to auction off more than 40 high-end condominiums attached to the upscale Natick Collection with minimum bids starting at $160,000, about 70 percent below previous asking prices.

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Debt Clouds Future of Miami’s Fabled Fontainebleau

September 4th, 2009

From Wall Street Journal:

Debt Clouds Future of Miami’s Fabled Fontainebleau

MIAMI — South Florida’s Soffer family, already roiled by the June bankruptcy of its $3 billion Fontainebleau casino-hotel project in Las Vegas, is grappling with troubles at another cornerstone of its $7 billion real-estate empire: The original Fontainebleau hotel in Miami Beach.

Miami’s Fontainebleau hotel recently underwent a $500 million renovation.