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MAITLAND, Fla. - NAI Realvest chairman George Livingston and broker associate Justin Woods have been appointed to the Board of Advisors of Florida Equity and Growth, LLC, which oversees applicants for EB-5 Immigration visas.Woods said the EB-5 Immigration visa is a special program that permits im...

LAKE MARY, Fla. - Stirling Investment and Commercial Group, a division of Stirling International Realty in Lake Mary that focuses on commercial and investment properties, has appointed Ben Kraljev and Michael Fry broker associates.Frank Dever, managing director of Stirling Investment and Commerci...

TAMPA, Fla. -- Grubb & Ellis|Commercial Florida, associated with 200 Grubb & Ellis offices worldwide, recently negotiated a long-term lease of a 50,000 square foot industrial facility at 4920 S. Frontage Rd. in Lakeland.Jan Boltres, CCIM and Mike Scott, principals and senior vice presidents at Gr...

MAITLAND, Fla. – NAI Realvest recently negotiated a new long-term industrial lease for 6,500 square feet at 650 Kane Court in Oviedo.Michael Heidrich, a principal in the firm, negotiated the lease representing the tenant, Oviedo-based Realmark Industries, LLC.    Orlando Business Park JV of Ovied...

ORLANDO, Fla. --- A $7,500 tax credit for new home buyers proposed as part of President Obama’s economic stimulus package won’t be enough to spur the U.S. housing industry, says a major Florida community developer.David Kohn, president of ABD Development Company, in Orlando, which is developing t...

WINTER PARK, Fla. --- Mattamy Homes USA, the U.S. division of Canada’s largest home builder based in Winter Park, reports its Jacksonville, Charlotte, Minneapolis and Phoenix regions reported 46 nets sales of new homes during the last two weeks in January. Laura Bailey, vice president of sales an...

ORLANDO, Fla. - Lonnie Peterson, chairman of Cuhaci & Peterson Architects of Orlando, was a featured speaker during the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) West Florida Regional Conference in Tampa recently. Peterson told the group they should focus on stretching their comfort zones....

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Commercial Florida Management is reporting a big jump in commercial property management assignments.Robert Horton, vice president and senior property management director at Commercial Florida Management, said the firm now ranks as the fourth largest commercial property manager i...

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Three commercial brokers at Grubb & Ellis|Commercial Florida were winners in the “Best of the Best” Gala Awards Banquet sponsored by the NAIOP Central Florida Chapter recently at Sea World’s Ports of Call. Jeffrey Sweeney, SIOR, president of Grubb & Ellis|Commercial Florida, said...

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Melrose-Sovereign Companies, a property management firm based in Orlando with offices in Jacksonville, Tampa, Bradenton, Fort Myers, Palm Harbor and Port Charlotte, recently appointed Robin Travers director of business development. Jack B. Hanson, co-founder and partner at Melro...