TODAY'S TOP STORIES Buyer tax credit effective but not available Owners of homes purchased after Nov. 6 cannot file for the $8K tax credit yet because the IRS has not updated the form. Read more.
Cities with the most overpriced properties Four Fla. cities made a top 10 list of areas where the initial asking prices greatly overshadow the final selling prices. Read more.
U.S. economy entering sluggish recovery AP analysis: Stress Index remains steady at 10.1 in Oct.; in Aug., it hit 10.3; Fla., No. 4 for stress, recorded 15.4. Read more.
Small increase seen in Fla. revenue estimate The estimate, used to calculate the Fla. budget, predicts almost a 2% increase in state money heading into 2010. Read more.
Banks start to embrace short sales Short sales tripled to 40,000 in the first six months of 2009 compared to the same time one year earlier. Read more.
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