Fort Lauderdale marina site sold for 90 percent off of foreclosure judgment … and more

1. Tenants at Miami Beach apartment complex still without power one month after fire [Miami Herald]
2. Analysts: scheduled opening of B Ocean Fort Lauderdale hotel signals beginning of the end of SF tourism slump [Sun Sentinel]
3. Banks sell Fort Lauderdale marina site for 90 percent off of foreclosure judgment [SFBJ]
4. Homeowners affected by Chinese drywall can now claim tax deductions [Sun Sentinel]
5. Palm Beach Newspapers building sells to the Breakers for $3.67M [Palm Beach Daily News]
6. Many home insurers no longer discounting for hurricane-proofing [Sun Sentinel]
7. Regions Bank sells Hialeah apartment building mortgage at 42 percent discount [SFBJ]
8. Title insurance company stops issuing policies on foreclosed GMAC homes [Sun Sentinel]
9. Blockbuster to shutter four South Florida stores [SFBJ]
10. In audit, HUD seeks $200K reimbursement from Deerfield Beach over awarding of Community Development Block grants [Sun Sentinel]

11. Lennar acquires $740M in distressed assets, mostly in mid-Atlantic and Southeast [SFBJ]