The subjectivity of home appraisals

My favorite way to define home appraising is that it’s an art rather than a science. In today’s market, which changes almost on a...

Resident spirit or creaking house?

Halloween is this weekend, so it’s time to discuss the prospect of your house having a real live spirit who has taken up residence....

Love is blind

Usually, I write this column around Valentine’s Day, but this year I don’t think I can wait ‘til February. So, let’s talk about the...

Bigger waterfront homes, bigger insurance

Have you forgotten the collapse of the condo in Surfside, Florida yet? Those of us who live on the water in Florida may never...

Get ready for sticker shock with flood insurance 2.0

It’s October, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) new program, called Risk Rating 2.0 Equity in Action, went into effect on Oct. 1....

Louise Bolger

Louise Bolger writes about real estate in Castles in the Sand. Email