ORLANDO Aug. 14 (PRNewswire) During the second quarter of 2008, Florida Realtors continued to report positive signs for the state’s housing sector, such as an increase in pending home sales (based on contracts signed but not closed) and a slower rate of expansion of inventory levels in some areas. Sales of both existing single-family homes and existing condominiums improved in second quarter 2008 from the first quarter of the year, according to the latest housing statistics from the Florida Association of Realtors. A total of 35,178 existing homes sold statewide in 2Q 2008, up 38.2 percent over 1Q 2008 when 25,443 homes sold. The statewide existing home median price in 2Q 2008 was $203,000, slightly higher than the $202,300 median price reported in 1Q 2008.
MIAMI (BUSINESS WIRE) Burger King Corp. (NYSE:BKC) announced today that it now has 1,000 restaurants open in the Latin America and Caribbean region. BURGER KING restaurants now operate in 27 countries across the region and have realized 15 years of positive comparable sales growth. Most recently, the BURGER KING brand surpassed its closest competitor in Mexico in total number of restaurants making it the region’s 17th country to successfully attain market leadership.
