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South Florida's Housing Crisis Leaves Behind Ghost Towers

By Lisa Rab June 18, 2009

Drive down Federal Highway or Sunrise Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale or Okeechobee Boulevard in West Palm Beach and the "For Sale" signs seem inescapable. Every lonely strip-mall storefront and empty condominium complex pleads to become... More >>>

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The empty Tao Sawgrass condos have become a symbol of the boom's folly.

Working as a valet at CityPlace South Tower, Don Patterson says business is painfully slow.

Sara Gordon, 28, took advantage of falling prices to buy her first home.

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Sara Gordon, 28, took advantage of falling prices to buy her first home.

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Sara Gordon, 28, took advantage of falling prices to buy her first home.

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