Archive for the ‘Economics’ category

Another Florida Bank Foreclosures Crisis Looming

September 16th, 2009

The commercial loan crisis is just beginning in Florida….

From Bankforclosuresale.com (FL):

Another Florida Bank Foreclosures Crisis Looming

The languishing economy, rising unemployment and crippling credit crunch are starting to strangle many commercial property owners that it would not be long and bank foreclosures in Florida would start to flood the real estate market again.

Already, the increasing number of commercial property owners who default on their mortgage payments are overburdening banks that have not yet fully recovered from the residential real estate market crisis.

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South Florida banks facing a new wave in real-estate crisis

September 14th, 2009

First it was the residential market, now its the commercial market…

From the Miami Herald (FL):

South Florida banks facing a new wave in real-estate crisis

Just as the housing market is showing signs of life, here comes another real-estate crisis..

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Florida’s Construction Industry is barely alive…

September 14th, 2009

It appears all of those “pre-built flips” of condos has caused havoc in the Sunshine state…

Report from an independent Financial Analyst:

Florida’s Construction Industry is barely alive…

Florida’s construction market has virtually shut down. We have been valuing properties throughout the state all year and, while we are seeing some modest improvement in sales velocity, there is virtually no new construction.

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