New Cooper City home project could signal housing turn Start of 500 acre project in Cooper City could be bellweather
On an old dairy farm in southwestern Broward County , Armando Codina and Jim Carr hope to disprove the theory of a housing slump.


 Shopping centers struggle with empty storefronts Small retailers suffer from lower consumer spending
Fewer card shops, craft stores and pizzerias are surviving across South Florida as small business owners suffer from consumer cutbacks in discretionary spending.


 Home price declines easing, but slump lingers Excess supply of homes could dampen recovery
South Florida home prices have stabilized recently, but analysts still expect the region's housing slump to continue into a fifth year in 2010.


 FHA makes first time loans more costly The Federal Housing Administration, which accounts for half of all first-home purchases, is making it tougher for borrowers to get loans by increasing the amount they have to pay for upfront mortgage insurance and cutting sellers' contributions for closing costs.


 Palm Beach County launches online auctions of foreclosed homes Buying a foreclosed home at the courthouse becomes obsolete Thursday as Palm Beach County launches a new era with online auctions.



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