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Hi Jean,
I work at Imperial Real Estate, 1101 Gulf Blvd at IRB (Foreclosure Specialist) and keep a weekly list of bank-owned property.
I can tell you that right now, there is not one bank-owned listing in IRB. As of Friday, there were only 13 actual foreclosure properties on the beaches from Clearwater to Tierra Verde. The list is compiled from actual MLS listings.
Recently, I had to add foreclosure property in Largo, Seminole and Belleair and the avg number of properties is about 60 per week. (including the beaches) The other properties are PRE-foreclosure aka Short Sales. Don't be fooled by those claiming "hundreds" of beach foreclosures- hasn't happened yet, but it's probably coming as banks are able to work through the backlog of short sales and get those progressed through the proper legal channels for foreclosure.
If you'd like a list, please stop by our office anytime as they are on my desk.
They are also updated each week (Friday) on my website.
Please let me know if I can be of assistance with bank-owned property.
Best wishes!
Wed Jul 22 2009, 14:53