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• S. Fla. foreclosure rate ranked 13th in nation

  South Florida’s foreclosure rate ranks 13th out of 212 metro areas for the first half of the year, according to a report released Thursday.

  One in 53 properties in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties is in some stage of foreclosure, RealtyTrac Inc.said.

  RealtyTrac, a listing firm based [...]

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• FPL's profit up 17 percent

  Florida Power & Light reported a profit of $353 million in the second quarter, up 17 percent from $301 million the same quarter last year.

  FPL, the state's largest utility, said on Thursday the increase is largely due to $1.1 billion in investments in more efficient power generation that customers' [...]

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• State Farm grilled on 56 percent rate hike request

  Regulators questioned State Farm Florida Wednesday on its request for a 56.1 percent average statewide rate hike for policyholders who rent their homes instead of live in them.

  There won't be a public hearing on State Farm's broader proposal for a 14.9 percent increase – including 48.8 percent for renters, [...]

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• Report: Foreign homebuyers cool on South Florida

  South Florida remains a top destination for foreign home buyers, but interest from abroad is softening due in part to the European financial crisis, according to a report Tuesday.

  Real estate website Trulia.com ranks Broward County third and Palm Beach County sixth in its top 10 list of [...]

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• Three major Florida home insurers want rate hikes

  Three major home insurers in Florida want rate hikes: Allstate's Florida subsidiaries want 21.9 percent and 32.7 percent statewide average increases, Universal Insurance Co. of North America wants a 22 percent average increase and State Farm Florida wants a 14.9 percent average increase.

  Regulators will hold a hearing Wednesday to' [...]

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• Florida home insurers lining up for rate hikes

  Poll: Should the rate hikes be approved?
  

  Three major home insurers in Florida want rate hikes: Allstate's Castle Key companies want 21.9 percent and 32.7 percent statewide average increases, Universal Insurance Co. of North America wants a 22 percent average increase and State Farm Florida wants a [...]

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• Florida home insurers lining up for rate hikes

  Poll: Should the rate hikes be approved?

  Three major home insurers in Florida want rate hikes: Allstate's Florida subsidiaries want 21.9 percent and 32.7 percent statewide average increases, Universal Insurance Co. of North America wants a 22 percent average increase and State Farm Florida wants a 14.9 percent average [...]

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• Zillow: Home values up, but expect a leveling off

  South Florida home values rose more than 6 percent in the second quarter and likely will keep appreciating by roughly the same amount into 2013, according to a report from Zillow.com.

  The real estate website’s Home Value Index for Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties is $148,300, up 6.4 [...]

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• Zillow: Home values up, but expect a leveling off

  South Florida home values rose more than 6 percent in the second quarter and likely will keep appreciating by roughly the same amount into 2013, according to a report from a Zillow.com.

  The real estate website’s Home Value Index for Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties is $148,300, [...]

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• Ask a real estate pro: Lenders vague in short sale approval letters

  Board-certified real estate attorney Gary M. Singer writes about the housing market in this space each Friday. To ask him a question about short sales, mortgages, refinancing, homeowner's associations or any other residential real estate topic, click here.

  Q: I am trying to complete a short sale [...]

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