south florida real estate News Archive

For GMAC Real Estate Franchise Operations, 2005 Was One for the Record Books (Real Estate News)
RISMEDIA, Jan. 31 ? From Portland, Ore., to Coral Springs, Fla., and across the Atlantic to Lisbon, Portugal, GMAC Real Estate Franchise Operations opened a record number of offices in 2005, propelling it to its best year ever, officials announced.

Florida business briefs (Miami Herald)
Profits at Ocean Bank, which has long ridden the wave of South Florida's real estate boom, surged 16 percent in 2005, the bank reported.

For GMAC Real Estate Franchise Operations, 2005 Was One for the Record Books (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
OAK BROOK, Ill.----Jan. 30, 2006--From Portland, Ore., to Coral Springs, Fla., and across the Atlantic to Lisbon, Portugal, GMAC Real Estate Franchise Operations opened a record number of offices in 2005, propelling it to its best year ever, officials announced today.

MeriStar Hospitality to Sell 10 Florida Assets (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
MeriStar Hospitality Corporation , one of the nation's largest hotel real estate investment trusts , today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell a portfolio of nine hotels and a golf and tennis club, all located in Florida, to an affiliate of The Blackstone Group for approximately $367 million in cash, subject to certain adjustments and satisfaction of customary closing

In an attractive market for South Florida job seekers, several sectors stand out. (Sun-Sentinel)
In an attractive market for South Florida job seekers, several sectors stand out.

Another firm flees South Florida (Miami Herald)
The Plantation wing of a Colorado company, saying it no longer can deal with the threat of hurricanes disrupting its business, has decided to blow out of South Florida.

Notable exec faces drug charges (Miami Herald)
Philip Blumberg, former chairman of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce and head of one of the largest real-estate investment firms in South Florida, has been charged with possession of cocaine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia in Broward County.

Attorneys protect your real estate interests (Sun-Sentinel)
Q: I am in the process of purchasing a new home in South Florida. My real estate agent told me that I do not need an attorney. Can you tell me if there are any advantages to hiring an attorney when purchasing a home?

It's confirmed: Blackstone buying South Seas (The News-Press)
Blackstone Group LP is buying South Seas Resort as well as eight other Florida hotels and a golf-tennis club from real estate investment trust MeriStar Hospitality Corp. for about $367 million.