Whitney units sell in bulk, Coral Gables to help buyers of foreclosed homes … and more

1. Units at West Palm Beach’s Whitney sold in bulk to Scandinavian company [SFBJ]
2. It may cost less to buy than rent [Miami Herald]
3. Homestead Park of Commerce project moves ahead [Miami Herald]
4. First Capital consolidates three Florida office buildings into Boca Raton office [Boca Raton News]
5. Coral Gables will help buyers of foreclosed homes [Sun-Sentinel]
6. Viceroy Miami hotel now open [HotelChatter]
7. Palm Beach County commissioners approve lease renewal at Palm Beach International Airport [Boca Raton News]
8. W South Beach to open at $281 per night [HotelChatter]
9. More Florida buyers and sellers bring lawyers to closings [Orlando Sentinel]
10. Hotel Indigo opens fourth Florida location [Hotel News Resource]
11. Steven Gaines, author of NYC real estate book, writes about Miami Beach [NYT]
12. Investors watching Obama mortgage plan [Forbes]
13. Worldwide job losses could hit 50 million by end of this year [NYT]
14. Democrats tailor foreclosure bill to administration’s job losses [Washington Post]
15. How the housing crash will reshape the country [Atlantic Monthly]
16. Retail losses hit city and state budgets [USA Today]