Homebuilder denies fraud allegations, Warehouse operator expands in North Miami … and more

1. Homebuilder Lennar denies fraud allegations [Bloomberg via Miami Herald]
2. Transwestern moves toward smaller tenants [GlobeSt]
3. Homes of magnate and murder suspect on the market in South Florida [Palm Beach Post]
4. Florida developers hope to lure Canadians [Globe and Mail]
5. South Florida cities reduce property taxes [SFBJ]
6. U.S. Century Bank forecloses on two projects [SFBJ]
7. State Farm home insurance rate hike denied [Sun-Sentinel]
8. Contractors suing motorsports park owners [Palm Beach Post]
9. Key West now has two Waldorf-Astoria hotels [Miami Herald]
10. MetroBank forecloses on lots in Coral Springs [SFBJ]
11. Warehouse operator expands in North Miami [SFBJ]
12. Three South Floridians sentenced in mortgage fraud scheme [SFBJ]
13. A close-up on Miami real estate [AP via MSNBC]
14. Real estate, finance leaders expect market slowdown to continue [MarketWatch]
15. Wave of retail bankruptcy filings expected following holidays [WSJ]
16. Judge says Madoff to remain free on bail [SI Advance]