LENDING

Capmark files for bankruptcy

Commercial real-estate lender Capmark Financial Group provided loans for many South Florida projects.

Real estate listings from Michael Y. Cannon

OPA-LOCKA

INDUSTRIAL BUILDING

SELLS FOR $1.1M

Location: 2400 NW 150th St.

Seller: 2400 Holdings, represented by William D. Ratliff, Jr., president.

BOUNCING BACK

Make the right moves after foreclosure

Quick action and persistence can set the stage for recovery after losing your home in a foreclosure.

STATE OF FORECLOSURE

Thousands starting over after foreclosure

You can put your life back together after you lose your house -- whether or not you ever buy again.

FORECLOSURES

Homeowners walking away from underwater mortgages

Many South Florida homeowners who can afford to make their mortgage payments are choosing not to, forcing the lender to foreclose. It's called strategic default.

REAL ESTATE

`Shadow market' clouds housing recovery

A new study of homes likely to be put on the market for sale suggests S. Florida's housing market will see more price declines just as values have been appearing to stabilize.

Home sales rise in South Florida

Sales of existing South Florida home continued apace in September, as buyers hurried to close on purchases before the $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit expires Nov. 30.

BANKING

BankAtlantic has a bad third quarter

Troubled real estate loans are continuing to spur big losses at BankAtlantic Bancorp.

CONDOMINIUMS

Condo board tries new tactic to collect delinquent fees

A condo association is trying a novel legal strategy to collect delinquent association fees.

DELRAY BEACH

Huge tract once slated for family homes to be auctioned

A 154-acre tract west of Delray Beach once slated for 380-single family homes will go on the auction block Thursday.

REAL ESTATE

Survey: Home values will plunge even more

A new forecast predicts Miami-area home values will plummet another 30 percent by June 2010, the worst price decline among 381 metropolitan areas ranked.

HOUSING

Home builders seeking extension of tax credits

With the home building industry still suffering, representatives are urging Congress to extend the tax credit for first-time buyers.

REAL ESTATE

Icon Brickell to cut prices

ICON Brickell is offering buyers with existing contracts 30 percent off to get more of them to close.

STATE OF FORECLOSURE

Homestead deals with aftermath of boom

Once dubbed the fastest-growing city among medium-sized cities, Homestead is now dealing with the aftermath of its explosive building boom.

Real estate listings from Michael Y. Cannon

SUNNY ISLES

RETAIL BUILDING

ACQUIRED FOR $9M

Location: 151 Sunny Isles Blvd.

Seller: R.K. Associates VIII, represented by Raanan Katz, president.

STATE OF FORECLOSURE

Foreclosure crisis far from over for South Florida

Nearly one in four home loans in Florida are delinquent -- the highest rate in the nation. And thanks to the recession, another wave has begun.

REAL ESTATE

Banks, debtors struggle with loan modifications

Borrowers want better mortgage terms and lenders say they're doing the best they can to deal with millions of troubled borrowers.

MORTGAGES

Habitat for Humanity has lower default rate

As waves of low-income families have had their homes foreclosed, many served by Habitat for Humanity have been able to hang on.

REAL ESTATE

Lenders spar over fate of troubled South Beach hotel

Don Peebles has given up his stake at the Royal Palm as lenders decide what to do with a hotel worth far less than its $180 million debt.

Developers use green-card program to lure investors

Developers hoping to raise fresh capital for floundering projects by offering foreign investors a chance to get a green card are pitching their projects abroad.