Treasure Coast Real Estate

Kanner Highway Business Park Proposed in Martin County, Florida

Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:34:44 -0600

Richard and David Neill, are proposing to build a 498 acre economic development hub catering to the marine industry and corporate office space. This long term plan has more than 150 acres with frontage on the Okeechobee Waterway that would be geared toward the marine industry. Another 340 acres with frontage on the Kanner Highway would be use for corporate offices.

Keep your eyes on the Treasure Coast. I've reported on more than a dozen projects along the Treasure Coast that range in size from just a few acres to thousands of acres. This is not going to happen overnight, but we are seeing more critical planning here, than anywhere else in the State of Florida.

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Bio Tech Growth to Benefit Martin County, Florida

Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:32:16 -0600

More great news for Florida's future and Martin County. Bert Sakmann, a Nobel Laureate, has been named the Scientific Director of the Max Planck Florida Institute based in Jupiter. Even though the bio-tech park is in Palm Beach county, Martin County will benefit tremendously from firms servicing the industry, as well as scientists working at the bio-tech park that want to take advantage of Martin County's A-Rated schools.

Research at the Max Planck Institute will focus on bio-imaging, working closely with their neighbor, Scripps Florida. The Max Planck institute will be creating 1,824 jobs and $2.4 billion in labor compensation over 20 years in return for almost $200 million in incentives from the State, Local Government and partners.

The permanent facility of the institute is a 100,000 sqaure foot state of the art biomedical complex expected to open in 2011.

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Treasure Coast Toy Drive Starts

Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:25:51 -0600

Children's Home Society of Florida's Treasure Coast has launched their 2009 Toy Drive to ensure every child in its foster care and adoption program receives at least one new toy this holiday season. The Society provides toys to more than 600 abused, neglected and abandoned children in Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River and Okeechobee counties.

New unwrapped toys are being accepted, as well as sponsorships. For additional information contact:

Dee Benjamin at (772) 489-5601 x261 or email Dee.Benjamin@chsfl.org or

Sharon Lear (772) 489-5601 x245 or email Sharon.Lear@chsfl.org

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Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast

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Home Buyer Credit Update - Wednesday 1:30PM

Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:47:35 -0600

Great updates and very timely. It will be interesting to see of the Congress makes any changes. I hear they want to extend it longer.

Via Alexandria Virginia - Real Estate Editor (Featuring Susan Craft, CRS, REALTOR® - McEnearney Associates):

The Senate has voted 97 to 1 to end debate on the bill that includes the home buyer tax credit language. This bill is tied together with an extension of unemployment benefits for 14 weeks and up to 20 weeks in states with a jobless rate higher than 8.5%. The home buyer tax credit bill moves to the House where it is likely to pass quickly.

Under the proposal, the home buyer tax credit will be extended through April 30, 2010, and it will be expanded to people have lived in their homes for at least five years. The latter will be able to claim a up to a $6,500 credit. There are also provision to increase the number of qualified buyers, as the bill raises the income levels.

The up side is . . . we will sell more homes. The down side is . . . this is going to cost taxpayers and it does nothing but artificially prop up the housing market, which in many areas simply needs to settle into a free market level.

I will update the House progress as it happens.

Editor

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Home Buyer Credit Passes FIRST Senate Hurdle Tonight

Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:33:29 -0600

This is an important piece of legislation.

Via Alexandria Virginia - Real Estate Editor (Featuring Susan Craft, CRS, REALTOR® - McEnearney Associates):

By a huge maring of 85-2, the U.S. Senate voted to end the debate on the first-time homebuyers credit coupled with unemployment benefits issues. The U.S. Senate won't vote until next week at the earliest on proposals to extend both an $8,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers and unemployment benefits for the nation's jobless.

While it appears both bills will pass, there are a number of stumbling blocks for the issues. As of today, it looks like both the home-buyer credit and the unemployment benefits will be passed, but with all that is going on in the economy, anything is possible.

It's scary to hear REALTORS telling cliens that there is an extension of the home buyer credit, when that is not the truth. Moreover, if the current proposals pass, the home buyer credit will be even stronger than the current proposal. It would be wise for REALTORS to wait until the final vote, before telling clients the credit will be extended. If economic factors defeat this bill, there are going to be a many REALTORS that could have legal liability for telling clients the credit will be extended.

One final note. If the bill does pass, it will be even stronger for buyers, as it will apply expand the income restrictions and the proposed bill will apply to an additional group of prior home owners.

BUT . . . be careful what you tell clients. There are a lot of thing that can happen to defeat this bill.

Alexandria Real Estate Information - Looking to Buy or Sell a home in Alexandria? Email or call your Northern Virginia Real Estate Expert, Susan Craft, REALTOR®, CRS - Susan@SusanCraft.com or (703) 216-4501 - Susan's Website - SusanCraft.com

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Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast

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First Time Home Buyer Credit - Facts and Numbers

Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:31:39 -0600

Via Alexandria Virginia - Real Estate Editor (Featuring Susan Craft, CRS, REALTOR® - McEnearney Associates):

There has been a lot of mis-information about the First Time Home Buyer Credit. It is still alive, but only for closings completed by the end of November. The new Bill is still in Congress. There is talk that they will vote today or tomorrow (Monday or Tuesday - November 2 or 3). But there are changes . . . for the better.

There is an addition to the bill that home buyers who lived in their prior homes for at least five years could receive a credit of $6500.

There is also language to increase income for the tax credit up to $125,000 for an individual and $225,000 for a couple from $75,000 and $150,000, respectively. But all of this is just talk right now, so be careful what you tell clients.

Here is a link to the National Association of Realtors ACTION page. Use it and encourage friends and family and other Realtors to use it. You can hit one button and the system will call your elected official in Washington where you can leave a voice mail. There is a wealth of other information on this page as well.

http://www.realtoractioncenter.com/realtor-party/call-your-senators.html

And here is a copy of the letter the NAR President sent to Senator Harry Reid and members of Congress:

The Honorable Harry Reid
Majority Leader, United States Senate
522 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510

Dear Senator Reid:

The 1.2 million members of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF Realtors® (NAR) are very pleased that the Senate will likely consider an extension of the first-time homebuyer tax credit during the week of October 26, 2009. Timely action is essential because in most markets the credit program has already expired, notwithstanding its statutory sunset of November 30.

The current law $8000 refundable tax credit has worked. Hard numbers support that conclusion. Housing inventory is measured not in units, but in months' supply of available homes. The inventory reflects the number of months it would take to sell all homes that are being offered for sale. A year ago, in November 2008, the inventory of existing homes stood at its 2008 - 2009 peak of a 10.6 month supply.

The refundable $8000 tax credit was enacted in February of this year. With one exception, the inventory has declined every month since then. (In April there was a spike as increased listings reflected the beginning of the important spring selling season.) NAR's most recent monthly housing survey, issued today, shows that in August 2009 the inventory of homes for sale decreased again. It now stands at a 7.8 months' supply.

A "normal" housing inventory, one that reflects a stable market, is a 6 month supply. Thus, we strongly believe that we are within sight of a "normal" market. We can achieve a consistent 6 month supply if the $8000 tax credit is extended without phase-outs through mid-2010.

NAR strongly supports an amendment that Senators Dodd, Lieberman and Isakson will offer to extend the credit through June 2010 at its full $8000 level. Consumers, particularly first-time buyers, need certainty about the amount of the credit so that they can plan their transaction without any worry that a timing problem would penalize them.

We urge you to support our goal of restoring a "normal" housing market by supporting an extension of the $8000 tax credit through midyear 2010.

Sincerely,

Charles McMillan, CIPS, GRI
2009 President, National Association of REALTORS®

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Massive Agri-Industrial Project Propsed for Martin County, Florida

Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:59:27 -0500

Turner Groves Limited Partnership, a Fort Myers company, has proposed to build a massive agricultural and industrial project in Martin County with a new road and bridge to Port St. Lucie. The project would cover 1,782 acres and include a 5-million-square-foot industrial park, 1 million square feet of office space, 200,000 square feet of retail space and 500 hotel rooms.

As large as this plan is, it is still dwarfed by the proposed Southern Groves plan in Port St. Lucie with 2 million square feet of office space, 2 million square feet of industrial space, 2 million square feet of retail space and 7,388 houses.

These are just two more of the many examples we are starting to see of Light at the End of the Tunnel for the Treasure Coast.

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Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast

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Best Omelettes, Breakfasts and Sandwiches in Jensen Beach, Florida

Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:05:46 -0500

Jan's Place is on the move again. After being out of town for two years, and then returning to their old spot on the Jensen Beach circle, they've decided to do it right. The Trudel family, Bob, Jan, Katie and Matthew are reopening down the street in the former Kilwins at 1990 NE Jensen Beach Boulevard.

They've had the windows covered with paper, so we can't even get a peek inside, but I'm sure it is going to WOW everyone. By the way, for those of you planning on visiting for the first time, their is plenty of parking in the rear.

The Grand Opening is set for November 1st. All I can say is: "I can't wait!"

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Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast

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Aegis Adding 500 New Jobs in Port St. Lucie, Florida

Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:02:35 -0500

Aegis Communications Group just leased 33,000 sqaure feet in St. Lucie West. Aegis is a call center handling calls for Avis, Carnival Cruise Lines and Travelocity. This new location for Aegis is across the street from Tradition field and just down the street from QVC. With more than 30 facilities in the United States, it is great to see Aegis set up shop an even larger shop in Port St. Lucie.

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Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast

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Massive Project Proposed for Martin County, Florida

Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 06:30:03 -0500

With good news like this coming out daily, it is only a matter of time before the Main Stream Media starts to focus on Martin County and the Treasure Coast. Turner Groves Limited Partnership, a Fort Myers company, has proposed to build a massive agricultural and industrial project in Martin County with a new road and bridge to Port St. Lucie. The project would cover 1,782 acres and include a 5-million-square-foot industrial park, 1 million square feet of office space, 200,000 square feet of retail space and 500 hotel rooms.

As large as this plan is, it is still dwarfed by the proposed Southern Groves plan in Port St. Lucie with 2 million square feet of office space, 2 million square feet of industrial space, 2 million square feet of retail space and 7,388 houses.
These are just two more of the many examples we are starting to see of Light at the End of the Tunnel for the Treasure Coast.

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Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast

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Martin County Continues to Shine

Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 06:28:09 -0500

The good news for Stuart and Martin County seems like it is a daily event. TurboCombustor Technology just broke ground for a new parking lot and is considering placing a building on the site. The Martin County Commissioners approved a $60,000 grant to the company to support the expansion plans at TurboCombustor.

With 375 employees, and a 15% employee growth, while the country is facing ever increasing unemployment, this is just another reason why real estate has performed better in Martin County than surrounding counties.
For homeowners, this means a larger tax base and better tax rates than surrounding counties that are NOT seeing this kind of growth. For homeowners, you must also remember, the future growth for residential housing will be out West on the orange groves and cattle farms. The growth we are experiencing in Martin County will not have a negative impact on the quality of life we enjoy here. And remember, we still have a 35 foot height restriction on buildings that may eventually come down to 25 feet.

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Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast

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Treasure Coast Toy Drive Starts

Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 06:25:28 -0500

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11th Annual Swashbuckler Ball - Stuart, Florida

Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 06:23:10 -0500

The pirates will be back at Sandsprit Park from 6 to 11 p.m. on February 25th. The pirate themed event is an annual fundraiser for The Florida Oceanographic Coastal Center. The event will feature a Treasure Hunt , food, grog, music & dancing, live & silent auctions, travel raffle, skull & crossbones game , constume contest; even a pirate kidnapping for ransom!

Tickets for the ball are $175 for members and $200 for non-members. If you're interested in attending or volunteering, call (772) 225-0505 x 108 or visit their website http://www.fos-cc.org/

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Florida Struggles with Foreclosures - Buyer's Opportunities Galore

Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:19:26 -0500

Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Jennifer Bailey was recently quoted as saying the biggest challenge the system faces is "to keep morale up." In 2006 Miami-Dade saw 3,474 foreclosure cases. For the first six months of this year, they have handled 34,417. That's not a misprint.

The scary part is the first three months of this year, bankers were under a wink-wink order from Captain Obama to hold off on foreclosures . . . as if that would somehow help matters. It has not. In fact, Miami-Dade could see more than 50,000 foreclosures during the last six months of 2009, bringing the total close to 100,000 or almost 30 times what it was in 2006.

OPPORTUNITY - Banks are so screwed up at this point, that most of them are either over pricing properties, hoping for a miracle, or they are under-pricing properties . . . leaving HUGE opportunities for first time buyers, relocating buyers, investors and flippers. If you're interested in foreclosure opportunities, call me - Mike Morgan at 888-227-5217 or email me Mike@FloridaHomes.pro I'll help steer you around the traps and into profitable and secure opportunities.

Julie Gaumond, REALTOR®
Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast

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Music Therapy Studio Opens in Jensen Beach

Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:45:39 -0500

Michelle Erfurt has opened Erfurt Musical Therapy, to help people achieve a broad array of physical, social, cognitive and communication goals. Music therapy uses interventions including singing, dancing, instrument playing and songwriting. Michelle is a board certified music therapist. Erfurt Musical Therapy is located at 3282 NE Skyline Drive in Jensen Beach. For additional information, visit EfurtMusicTherapy.com or call Michelle Erfurt at (614) 832-8664, or email MichelleErfurt@yahoo.com

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Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast

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Digital Design Studio in Port St. Lucie Gets Another Partner

Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:33:09 -0500

Digital Domain, the award-winning Hollywood production studio will be a partner with Wyndcrest Holdings and Florida State University in their development of a digital design facility in Port St. Lucie at Tradition where the Torrey Pines Bio-Tech facility has big plans for the area. A recent study shows that the digital design project will create more than 6,100 jobs statewide and have a $480 million impact on the Florida economy.

Once again, these are the kinds of signs we have been looking for to eat up the inventory of homes in Florida and revitalize the economy.

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Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast

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FPL Turns On Mega Solar Plant - Martin County Solar Coming Soon

Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:18:30 -0500

The nation's largest solar photovoltaic plant will power up on October 20th. I've written often about Florida Power & Light (FPL) and still have it as a Strong Buy for its overall involvement in alternative energy, including wind and solar. FPL also pays a handsome dividend.

The new solar center, the DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center, is in Acadia, Florida. And this is just one of three that FPL is building! Another one is being built in Martin County, and one at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

The Martin County facility will be the first hybrid solar thermal plant in the world, scheduled for completion in about a year. There are more than 600 construction workers on site at the Martin County facility, and FPL plans on continuing to hire.

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Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast

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Martin Memorial Medical Center Received Consumer Choice Award

Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:03:34 -0500

The National Research Corporation has recognized Martin Memorial Medical Center as a Consumer Choice Award winner. The award goes to hospitals with the highest quality and image in markets throughout the United States.

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Film School and Studio Partnership in Port St. Lucie

Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:49:11 -0500

Florida State University's award winning film school is in discussions to partner with a Hollywood spin-off of a digital production group. Wyndcrest Holdings LLC is trying to tie up the loose ends on a deal that will create a 150,000 square foot facility within the Tradition development in Port St. Lucie.

The new Wyndcrest company would be working on animated feature films and video games. Another division of the company would be working on military projects concentrating on combat simulations.

This is another example of how much potential there is in the Tradition area of Port St. Lucie. The bio-tech industry is already started at Tradition and promises to be a very bright spot for high paying jobs and for the growth of support companies to the institute.

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Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast

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Florida BioTech Update - Max Planck Institute Confirms Director

Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:45:15 -0500

Julie Gaumond, REALTOR®
Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast

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Pink Tie Friends Hold Benefit for Breast Cancer Patients in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties

Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:34:54 -0500

Stuart, Florida - The 5th annual Pink Tie Friends benefit will be held at the Lyric Theatre on October 3rd from 8 to 10 p.m. The event will feature a variety of local and national performances. There will be an after party at the Osceola Street Cafe with complimentary dessert. Tickets are $50 with all proceeds going to help Pink Tie Friends which works with newly diagnosed breast cancer patients in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties who have no insurance or are under-insured.

Tickets available online at http://www.lyrictheatre.com/ or at the Lyric Theatre Box Office.

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Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast

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Stuart Florida Homes - MLS Listings

Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:22:23 -0500

On our website www.FloridaHomes.pro/Stuart_Florida_Homes you will find pre-defined searches for you based on price ranges for Stuart, Florida. All you need to do is click on the price range you are interested in, and all of the current listings in that price range will come up in a new window. It may take a few seconds so be patient. After viewing the listings, you may use any of the tools at the top of the listing page to save or modify your search or hit the back button to scan through additional listings. It's that simple.

And please remember that we can set you up with a very detailed, comprehensive, multi-city search within the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) computer system. This is the best way to automatically search the MLS and have listings emailed directly to you. Just email Mike@FloridaHomes.PRO or call us (772) 260-5448

See all SOLD Homes and actual selling prices! - If you are interested in keeping track of what is selling in a particular area . . . and to compare the listed price with the actual sale price, send me an email and we will set the auto-search feature up to notify you of ALL sales in the specific area - Mike@FloridaHomes.pro

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Julie Gaumond, REALTOR®
Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast

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Jensen Beach Town Houses Go To Auction This Week

Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:25:20 -0500

On Thursday, October 8th, at the Martin County Courthouse, 12 town houses in the Renar River Place development will be sold to the highest bidder. With a $4.3 million judgment, Bank of America will be lucky to see anyone bid higher than about a third of their judgment amount.

Deal or No Deal? We'll be watching. I've advised my clients to bid no more than $1,020,000 or $85,000 a unit, and I'm not even happy with that. Unlike the Cynergi deal in Miami the other day, this development has an absolutely horrible location. It should have never been built, and obviously no one at Bank of America did any due diligence. But the developer walked away with a huge paycheck for a development that will sit empty or eventually become some type of affordable housing.

If you're interested in bidding, I suggest you call me before Wednesday. Mike Morgan - 772-260-5448

Julie Gaumond, REALTOR®
Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast

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Email - Julie@FloridaHomes.PRO
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Jensen Beach Sidewalk Program Keeps On Growing

Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:39:21 -0500

The goal is to connect Jensen Beach Boulevard and Savannah Road with the proposed southern segment of the Green River Parkway. The cost . . . $185,000 completely funded by a Department of Transportation grant, the Savannah Road portion will be an eight-foot wide sidewalk on the northeast side of the roadway and a six-foot wide sidewalk on the southwestern side. When completed we will have a 4.5 mile loop around Jensen Beach.

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Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast

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97 Miami Condos Sell for $9 Million at Auction

Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:26:46 -0500

A couple of weeks ago I wrote a piece about the auction of 97 condos in the Cynergi project. I thought the high bid would be $12 million on this project with banks stuck for more than $30 million. I was wrong. The 97 units sold for an unbelievable $9 million, leaving the Banksters stuck for $21 million. Actually, the bank's not stuck with anything, because the lender will stick it to shareholders and the FDIC. The developers and the Banksters basically skimmed off $21 million for their own pockets.

But this goes to show that there are deals to be made. At $9 million, this project makes sense as a rental building that the owners can eventually sell off as condos.

If you are interested in foreclosures like this, please call me. Mike Morgan - 888-227-5217 or email me Mike@Morgan7.com
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Julie Gaumond, REALTOR®
Keller Williams of the Treasure Coast

Direct - (772) 370-7999
Email - Julie@FloridaHomes.PRO
Website- www.FloridaHomes.PRO