A new report released Jan. 7 by Attorneys' Title Insurance Fund Inc. and posted on www.MyRealEstateStory.com finds that Florida's housing market slowed in 2007 in nearly every county analyzed. The report also shows that real estate markets flattened out in spring 2007, before the subprime mortgage crisis in August knocked markets down another 10 percent across the state. Full Story
Airport chief Bob Ball never gave up on his dream Bob Ball, executive director of the Lee County Port Authority and chief of the Southwest Florida International Airport and Page Field, caught up with his childhood dream in Florida, eventually. Growing up in the 1960s and 70s, Ball said he was inspired both by air shows in his hometown of Buffalo, N.Y. and family trips to Sanibel Island. Full Story
Figuratively Speaking Percentage of adults who say they receive unwanted gifts during the holiday season, according to a survey conducted by eBay: 83 Percentage of adults receiving unwanted gifts who typically re-gift or resell them: 47 Percentage of re-gifters and online resellers who say they feel satisfied after having re-gifted or resold a gift online: Full Story
MARKET NEWS Commercial Gates D'Alessandro & Woodyard reported the following transactions: Championship Circle Holdings, Inc. leased 200 square feet of office space at the Pinebrook Park Complex from Harry M. Lowell. Steve Wood negotiated the transaction. Full Story