Equity returning for South Florida homeowners

Equity returning for South Florida homeowners
Those numbers provide yet more evidence of the turnaround in South Florida's housing market, which crashed harder than most in the recession. Thousands of homeowners lost equity when prices nose-dived after a historic run-up from 2000 to 2005.
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South Florida home prices rise in 2014 even as market cools
A separate report Friday from real estate website Zillow.com said lower-end homes in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties — those priced at $ 154,150 or less — gained 20 percent in value in 2014 compared with 2013. Zillow Chief Economist Stan …
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Fugitive treasure hunter nabbed in Florida after 2-year hunt
When the property's caretakers searched it soon afterward, they found prepaid disposable cellphones and bank wraps for $ 10,000 scattered about, along with a bank statement in the name of Harvey Thompson showing a $ 1 million balance, a real estate agent …
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