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A Tale of Five Cities - South Florida

Friday, May 09, 2008

Tale of 5 Cities - South Florida - LM

South Florida

The NBR series A Tale of 5 Cities looks at impact the housing crisis is continuing to have on five different regions of the U.S. In this report, NBR correspondent Jeff Yastine examines real estate in South Florida.

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Existing Home Sales in Cape Coral, Florida

This chart indicates the trend in existing home sales in Cape Coral, Florida from March 2007 through March 2008.

Chart of trend in existing home sales in Cape Coral, Florida.

External Links/Articles*

  • City of Cape Coral
    The City of Cape Coral on Florida's southwest coast experienced the highest rates of foreclosures in the U.S. in February 2008.
  • Florida Association of Realtors (FAR)
    The Florida Association of Realtors is a trade association representing Florida's real estate professionals. The FAR website tracks housing market indicators in the state of Florida.
  • Miloff Aubuchon Realty
    Miloff Aubuchon is a realty group specializig in luxury homes, condos, and waterfront property in Southwest Florida. The group's principal, Jeff Miloff, is interviewed in Jeff Yastine's report.
  • Omega Realty
    Omega Realty is located in Southwest Florida. One of the company's brokers, Annette Barbaccia, is interviewed in Jeff Yastine's report.
  • Real Estate Research Corporation (RERC) (PDF Document)
    The Real Estate Research Corporation is a commercial real estate, research, valuation, and consulting firm headquartered in Chicago. This links to an RERC case study published in the Summer of 2007. The study is titled, "The South Florida Condo Market."
  • State of Michigan (PDF Document)
    This links to a "Foreclosure Fact Sheet" published by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority.
  • Watermark Valuation Services
    Watermark Valuation Services is a real estate appraisal firm servicing South Florida, including Miami and Fort Lauderdale. One of the company's analysts, Phill Biber, is interviewed in Jeff Yastine's report.

    • *Clicking these external links will take you off the NBR web site on PBS.org. NBR has no affiliation with these sites.
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