Florida RealEstateRama

Miami, FL - October 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- ComReal Miami’s Industrial Team lead by Ed Redlich, SIOR, CCIM and Chris Spear, successfully relocated an e-commerce company, 1 Sale A Day, from the state of New York to Florida. The industrial prop...

Miami, FL - October 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Cervera Real Estate hosted its quarterly top producer awards celebration dinner to recognize their associates for outstanding sales performance in the real estate industry. The event was held at the Fo...

WASHINGTON, DC - October 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) made the following statement about H.R. 358, the Protect Life Act. “When I talk with women in my district, they are concerned about finding a job, keeping ...

ORLANDO, Fla. - September 27, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Dr. John Tuccillo, former chief economist for the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) and a highly respected business and planning consultant, has joined Florida Realtors® as chief economis...

Miami, FL - September 27, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Miami-based Cervera Real Estate, Inc. has been appointed the exclusive sales and marketing broker for Ocean House, a luxury beachfront property in South Beach’s trendy South of Fifth neighborhood. ...

TALLAHASSEE, FL - September 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater today announced the 2011 Unclaimed Property Auction held on Saturday in Ponte Vedra Beach was the third highest-grossing auction in the 50-year history of Florida’s unclaimed property program, drawing about 350 attendees, including 205 bidders, and raising $1.09 million for Florida’s public schools.The auction, held at the Sawgrass Marriott, also produced the highest-ever sales percentage above reserve at 338.62 percent

TALLAHASSEE, Fl - September 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater today announced that Florida will hold the annual unclaimed property auction on Saturday, Sept. 17, in Ponte Vedra Beach at the Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa. The auction, which is open to the public, will feature more than 37,000 individual items, including jewelry, watches and rare coins, with a minimum reserve value in excess of $327,000.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - September 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater announced today the appointment of Carlos Lacasa as the Chairman of the Board of Governors for Citizens Property Insurance Corporation. Lacasa, from Miami, is a former state representative and has more than 20 years of experience as an attorney with expertise in the insurance industry

September 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hillsborough County’s Office of Neighborhood Relations is offering FREE training to help homeowner association (HOA) board members become knowledgeable leaders and build strong communities.

September 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hillsborough County’s Office of Neighborhood Relations is offering FREE training to help homeowner association (HOA) board members become knowledgeable leaders and build strong communities.

ORLANDO, FL - September 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- For three recent Florida high school graduates, their freshmen year in college may be a little easier thanks to the $5,000 state scholarship awards each received from Florida Realtors®. The students’ winning essays were written on the topic “How Does a Realtor Professional Benefit the Community?”

TAVARES, FL - September 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- All offices of the Lake County Board of County Commissioners, Clerk of Courts, Property Appraiser, Supervisor of Elections and Tax Collector will be closed Monday, Sept. 5 to observe Labor Day.

ORLANDO, FL - August 31, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Florida Realtors® recognized Wendell Davis, CRB, GRI and the 2010 president of the state Realtor association, as its 2011 Realtor of the Year. CRB and GRI are special designations awarded to Realtors who complete additional training; they stand for Certified Real Estate Brokerage Manager and Graduate, Realtor Institute.The Realtor of the Year award was presented at the state association’s 95th annual Convention & Trade Expo at Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Fla.

ORLANDO, FL - August 31, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Florida Realtors® has honored Claudette Bruck, broker-owner of Multiple Choice Realty Investments Inc. and a 35-year member of the Realtor Association of Greater Fort Lauderdale (RAGFL), with its 2011 Commercial Realtor Achievement Award. The award was presented at the state association’s recent 95th annual Convention & Trade Expo at Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Fla.The Commercial Realtor Achievement Award honors a Realtor’s lifetime of contributions to commercial activities at the local, state, national and community levels

ORLANDO, FL - August 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Florida Realtor, the Business Magazine of Florida Real Estate and monthly trade publication of Florida Realtors®, recently won six awards in the 2011 Florida Magazine Association’s (FMA) competition.Florida Realtor won a total of four Charlie Awards, the competition’s top honor or gold standard, including one for Best Overall Magazine and one for Best Written Magazine in its Trade/Technical category. Under writing excellence, the magazine received a Charlie Award for Best Department (Makeover) and another Charlie Award for Best Column (Tech & You).

JACKSONVILLE, FL - August 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Attorney Robert E. O’Neill announces that Cynthia Darlene Strickland (age 45, Jacksonville) pleaded guilty on Thursday to bank fraud. Strickland was a licensed title agent and the owner of Premier Title Group, Inc., a title agency in Jacksonville. She faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal prison.

Miami, FL - August 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federated Companies, a leading national real estate investment and development firm, is pleased to announce that its Founder/Chairman, Jonathan Cox, has been named as one of four finalists in the South Florida Business Journal's 2011 Entrepreneur Awards, $1 to $10 Million Revenue category. Mr. Cox founded The Federated Companies in 1999 with the vision of creating a vertically integrated organization capable of developing and constructing institutional quality assets while maintaining the agility and cost controls of a smaller organization.

PAISLEY, FL - August 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Lake County Board of County Commissioners is inviting the public to a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the three recently opened public lands properties of Ellis Acres Reserve, The Pasture Reserve and Lake May Reserve. The ceremony will take place at the Ellis Acres property, located at 25302 County Road 42 in Paisley on Wednesday, Aug. 24 at 9 a.m.

Miami, FL - August 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Cervera Real Estate hosted its quarterly top producer awards celebration dinner to recognize their associates for outstanding sales performance in the real estate industry. The event was held at the Brickell Bridge Bistro and Bar located on 500 Brickell Avenue on July 12, 2011. The awards recognize real estate agents for their top sales performance from various branch offices in South Florida.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - August 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater today announced the arrest of an Oviedo business owner for overbilling State Farm Insurance Company for fraudulent sinkhole claim repairs. Michael Hodge, owner of A&M Contracting Company, is charged with multiple counts of racketeering and insurance fraud involving billings of materials he never used to repair properties in Orange, Seminole and Volusia counties.