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• Foreclosures continue despite bankruptcy filing

  Board-certified real estate lawyer Gary M. Singer writes about the housing market at SunSentinel.com/housekeys each Friday. To ask him a question, go to SunSentinel.com/askpro

  
  

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• Regulators vote to continue talks on FPL's settlement with big power users

  Florida’s Public Service Commission voted Thursday to continue discussion of Florida Power & Light Co.’s proposed settlement with big power users.

  
  

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• House Keys moving to new address

  Our blog is moving.

  This is the last House Keys post on this site, but we’ll still be around to offer news of interest to buyers, sellers and homeowners. Click here to bookmark the new address.

  Look forward to seeing you there. And just so you know: Housewarming [...]

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• Citizens customers need more facts about private insurers, advocates say

  The push by Florida's largest property insurer to transfer a record number of policies to private firms is sparking calls to offer homeowners more details that will help them make the critical decision about whether to switch.

  
  

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• Private equity giant Blackstone to buy homes across country

  A large private equity firm says it’s embarking on a plan to buy homes across the country and turn them into rentals.

  The Tampa Bay Times reports Blackstone intends to buy $1 billion in properties in that region over the next three years. Peter Rose, a spokesman for [...]

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• Private equity giant Blackstone to buy homes across country

  A large private equity firm says it’s embarking on a plan to buy homes across the country and turn them into rentals.

  
  

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• Ask a real estate pro: Include deposit with short sale offer?

  Board-certified real estate attorney Gary M. Singer answers housing questions 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: When making an offer on a short sale that has' [...]

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• Sound off on Citizens rate increases

  Customers of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. can comment Thursday on rate increases sought by the state-run insurer of last resort.

  Regulators will hold a public hearing from 4-8 p.m. at Miami-Dade College-Wolfson campus in downtown Miami. Click here for details.

  In July, Citizens’ board voted to increase [...]

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• Sound off on Citizens rate increases

  Customers of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. can comment Thursday on rate increases sought by the state-run insurer of last resort.

  Regulators will hold a public hearing from 4-8 p.m. at Miami-Dade College-Wolfson campus in downtown Miami. Click here for details.

  In July, Citizens’ board voted to increase [...]

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• August home prices increase in Broward

  South Florida's housing recovery continued in August with higher prices and robust sales.

  Broward County's median price for existing homes last month was $214,950, a 13 percent increase from $191,000 a year ago, the Greater Fort Lauderdale Realtors said Wednesday.

  There were 1,369 homes changing hands in August, up [...]

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