Realtors
say the decline in property values in Lee County has about reached the
bottom. Luxury homes are still selling, but the prices have come way
down.  WGCU’s Valerie Alker reports.

Florida
Attorney General Bill McCollum’s office announced four million dollars
in grant funding recently for organizations that provide legal
assistance to Floridians facing foreclosure.  WGCU’s John Davis has
more.

State leaders were at the Harborside Event Center in Fort Myers Friday discussing ways to help the economy rebound. One of the hot topics was the state’s new growth management law. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

The
Lee County Foreclosure Task Force has about all the business it can
handle these days. More than forty people turned out for this
month’s workshop – which provides free one on one advice from attorneys
on how to best weather the foreclosure process. WGCU’s Valerie Alker
has this report.

The poor economy has led to layoffs and service cutbacks at the Suncoast Humane Society. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

The
number of existing homes sold in Florida continued to rise during the
second quarter of 2009 compared to the year before…but once again the
price of those homes continued to decline.  WGCU’s Mike Kiniry reports.

In
a time of declining revenues the U-S Postal Service is looking at
closing more than 700 post office locations nationwide.  54 of those
are in Florida.  WGCU’s John Davis reports.

Southwest
Florida car dealers and consumers are cashing in on gas guzzling
clunkers. The government’s Car Allowance Rebate System, widely known as
“Cash for Clunkers”, has stimulated drivers to trade in their older
vehicles for something more fuel-efficient. The program has boosted
local car sales in the process. WGCU’s Farah Dosani reports.

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Sarasota
County is set to be designated as an economic “recovery zone.” County
leaders hope the designation will bring relief to area businesses hit
hard by the economic downturn. WGCU’s Farah Dosani reports.