CHINESE DRYWALL

Some Chinese drywall may be tainted with radioactive materials

Some Chinese companies may have made drywall with a radioactive substance banned in the United States.

Lenders to begin notifying Miami-Dade of home foreclosures

Mortgage lenders and banks will have to start registering homes entering foreclosure with Miami-Dade County starting Friday if they want to be on the right side of a new county law meant to help government officials prevent blight caused by distressed properties.

Miami's 1101 Brickell office complex sold

Florida East Coast Realty has acquired 1101 Brickell, a two-tower office complex on four acres in Miami's financial district, for an undisclosed sum, the company announced.

REAL ESTATE

How Las Vegas gamble of Fontainebleau's Jeff Soffer went sour

The son of a real-estate titan, Jeff Soffer was carving out his own spectacular success story. Then a Las Vegas gamble went very bad.

BFC Financial to acquire real estate subsidiary

BFC Financial Corp. has agreed to acquire its real estate subsidiary, Woodbridge Holdings Corp., a separately traded public company formerly known as Levitt Corp.

Real estate listings from Michael Y. Cannon

Location: 1586 E. Commercial Blvd. Seller: Peggy Messingschlager, as trustee of the Peggy Messingschlager Revocable Trust Agreement.

REAL ESTATE

Lenders foreclose on Related Group property

An investor group is taking control of a 420-unit West Palm Beach condo tower from the Miami-based Related Group.

Closing date extended for purchase of land around Herald building

The McClatchy Co. said Tuesday that Citisquare Group, the buyer of the 10 acres of parking lots surrounding The Miami Herald Media Co.'s headquarters on Biscayne Bay in Miami, has exercised its option to extend the date for closing from June 30 to Dec. 31.

Real estate listings from Michael Y. Cannon

Location: 410 SW 15th St. Seller: 410 SW 15th St. Fla LLC, represented by Steve Miller, managing member. Buyer: Butterfield Properties, represented by Salvatore A. Lorefice II, managing member.

MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE

Dwyane Wade, Alonzo Mourning spread word on free foreclosure help

NBA stars lent their support to homeowners who are behind on their mortgages and at risk of losing their homes to foreclosure.

REAL ESTATE

Report shows hardest-hit South Florida condos

CondoReports.com ranked the best- and worst-performing condominium and town-home complexes in Miami-Dade County based on sale prices in the first quarter.

Is the worst over for South Florida housing market?

Is the South Florida housing market finally touching bottom? The answer, of course, can only be seen in the rearview mirror, but analysts agree that the most terrifying part of the downward slide is behind us.

Real estate listings from Michael Y. Cannon

Location: 6111 Washington St. Seller: CID-Sam Management Corp., represented by Martin Shapiro, president. Buyer: TC Garces II, represented by Christian Garces de Marcilla, president.

Condo dwellers finding empty buildings

Joshua Hamann jokingly compares himself to the last human in a city overrun by zombies. He's not suggesting his neighbors are zombies. The problem is, he has no neighbors.

Living in an empty condo may be mental health risk

There is a school of thought that says having an entire condo tower floor or apartment building to one's self might be fun. Think Tom Cruise in Risky Business, McCauley Culkin in Home Alone.

Real estate listings from Michael Y. Cannon

Location: 440 W. 65th St. Seller: Carlos Roig and Berta Roig. Buyer: 440 W. 65th St., Hialeah 33012, LLC, represented by Dania Oramas, managing member.

PROPERTY TAXES

Longtime homeowners face big tax hikes

There's a flip side to Save Our Homes. With property values falling instead of rising, many longtime homeowners may suddenly get hit with big tax increases.

Garden calendar

American Orchid Society Visitors Center & Botanical Garden: 16700 AOS Ln., Delray Beach. General admission: $10, free for kids 12 and under. Admission for special events as noted. 561-404-2031 or www.aos.org.

THE RECESSION

Tougher times lie ahead for Florida-based banks

Many Florida banks are in worse shape than their troubled U.S. counterparts because of the state's real-estate-based economy.