Four charged in $6 million mortgage scheme … and more

1. Four charged in $6 million mortgage scheme [SFBJ]
2. Short sales triple to 400,000 nationwide since 2008 [Sun
Sentinel]
3. Opko signs lease near Scripps in Jupiter [SFBJ]
4. Insurance commissioner defends rate hikes [Sun
Sentinel]
5. House sizes shrink along with consumer priorities in the
recession [Housing
Watch] 
6. Greenberg Traurig ranked top regional firm in Miami [Miami
Herald]
7. South Florida, Treasure Coast incomes fall in 2009 [Palm
Beach Post]