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By Short Sale Guru On Friday, May 24th, 2013
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More loans, lower dollar value in Manatee

Manatee’s 10 biggest lenders made 609 mortgages in April – 17 percent more than the month before. But the dollar value of those loans was down 22 percent. Mortgages originated by Manatee’s largest More...

By Short Sale Guru On Friday, May 24th, 2013
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Flip generates $22,500 for Sarasota investor

Sarasota resident Sheryl A. Gregg generated a quick $22,500 by buying a 1,293-square-foot house at 3832 Monica Parkway in Sarasota on May 7 for $95,000 and reselling into on the same day for $117,500. The buyer More...

By Short Sale Guru On Friday, May 24th, 2013
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Manatee community banks book 20 mortgages in April

Community Bank loans in Manatee in April: COMMUNITY BANK LOANS VALUE INSIGNIA 6 1,594,250 FIRST AMERICA 11 1,330,800 FLORIDA SHORES 2 917,000 1ST MANATEE  1 220,000 TOTAL 20 4,062,050 CommunityBank loans in Manatee More...

By Short Sale Guru On Friday, May 24th, 2013
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April was a massive month for Manatee’s non-bank mortgage companies

Non-bank mortgage companies made 229 loans totaling $42,3 million in April – a 43 percent increase in loans and a 29 percent increase in the dollar value from March. Non-bank mortgage company loans in April: LENDER LOANS VALUE QUICKEN More...

By Short Sale Guru On Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
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Landlord gets hit with a flurry of foreclosure suits

Sarasota real estate investor Christopher Witcraft has defaulted on four loans totaling $322,250 since mid March. Three of the loans were used to buy small rental homes between 2001 and 2005 and the other was refinance More...

By Short Sale Guru On Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
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Manatee’s top closing firms in April

Barnes Walker was even more dominant that usual last month. The Bradenton law firm closed 192 real estate sales valued at $39.9 million. Its next largest competitor – Alliance Group Title – closed less More...

By Short Sale Guru On Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
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Hispanic congregation buys Bradenton church

The Gulf Central District of Florida’s United Methodist Church, a Largo religious organization headed by Mason K. Dorsey, sold a 5,076-square-foot church at 2128 30th Avenue E in Bradenton to Ministerios Puerta More...

By Short Sale Guru On Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
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Early stage foreclosures in Manatee were 40 percent lower than last year

There were four more early stage foreclosures  in Manatee County in April than the month before. But the total was down 40 percent from April 2012. A total of 182 were filed by the 10 leargest lenders, which More...

By Short Sale Guru On Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
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Clearwater investor buys six Manatee properties

B&B Suncoast Land Development Inc, a Sarasota company managed by Robert L. Koontz, sold a collection of six properties – consisting of two houses and 101 acres of land – to CWES XV LLC for $2.65 More...

By Short Sale Guru On Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
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Palmetto apartments garner $24,000 per unit

Highland Associates Ltd., a Clearwater company managed by Pamela K. Borton, sold a 44-unit apartment complex at 602 20th Lane E in Palmetto to Bayside Villas LLC for $1.05 million. Highland Associates built the More...