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Feb 5, 2026 – Louise Bolger
January 21, 2026
By Louise Bolger

Castles in the Sand: Critical ignoring and crystal balls

The best thing that has happened to the real estate vocabulary in recent years is called critical ignoring.
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January 13, 2026
By Louise Bolger

Marketing for the new year

It’s a new year and time for new marketing ideas. You may think you’ve tried everything to sell your home, but you’ll be surprised at what you may have overlooked. For about 25 years of my working l…
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January 5, 2026
By Louise Bolger

Castles in the Sand: Sunny-side Up

Last week’s column was a bit of a downer. I’m not saying it wasn’t true, only that real estate sales need a sunnier pathway in order to encourage motion, so let’s see if we can let the sun shine in…
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December 30, 2025
By Louise Bolger

Financially irrational real estate market

New Year’s Eve is tradition­ally the night of hope for the new year, resolutions and good wishes. When it comes to the real estate market, 2026 isn’t promising much of a variation from the old year…
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December 22, 2025
By Louise Bolger

Legislation would eliminate property taxes

It’s been an interesting month, but then, December usually is. Lost in the gay atmosphere of the holidays, it’s easy not to notice that business goes on as usual, and this December didn’t disappoint…
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December 17, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
Island business community loses beloved ambassador

Island business community loses beloved ambassador

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – The Island business community lost a great friend and ambassador with the recent passing of Susanne Arbanas. According to close friends, she was discovered deceased at her apartm…
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December 16, 2025
By Louise Bolger

What’s the future of housing?

Everyone who owns real estate, lives in real estate, finances real estate or sells real estate is buying crystal balls for Christmas; 2026 was expected to be a steadier housing market, but so far, th…
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December 9, 2025
By Louise Bolger

List too high, sell too low

Why is it that every home seller always thinks their property is worth more than the identical one next door? Much of selling real estate is an art as much as a financial transaction; that’s why no t…
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December 2, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
‘Captain Anthony’ hopes to land paid parking lot

‘Captain Anthony’ hopes to land paid parking lot

ANNA MARIA – Pending city com­mission approval, Anthony and Joann Manali plan to operate a 26-space paid parking lot on their commercially-zoned property at 105 Spring Ave. The couple owns and opera…
November 25, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
Rotary, Chamber present annual business awards

Rotary, Chamber present annual business awards

HOLMES BEACH – This year’s Rotary Club of Anna Maria Island and Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce annual business awards ceremony was a celebration of com­munity and resiliency in the wake of las…

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