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Aug 30, 2021 – Louise Bolger
July 25, 2021
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

The always-evolving real estate market

Not everyone wants to own a home of their own. Those of us who have always owned rather than rented understand the challenges faced in ownership, whether you’re in a single-family home or a condo. I…
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July 17, 2021
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Just when you think you’ve seen it all

At the end of June, every waterfront condo owner in the state of Florida had what may have been the shock of their real estate lives. The collapse of the oceanfront Champlain Towers South in Surfside…
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July 12, 2021
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

A group home by any other name

A group home is defined as a small number of unrelated people, in need of support, living together. This may be the long-established definition, but in today’s unprecedented real estate environment i…
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July 3, 2021
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

East county developments will add to Island traffic

After more than 20 years of living in Florida, I no longer look for vacation destinations that involve beaches and water views. People who have lived north for most of their lives become obsessed wit…
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June 27, 2021
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Once-in-a-generation housing shortage

If you thought the national housing market was complicated, you might want to sit down, because there’s more to this story. On June 16, The National Association of Realtors (NAR) published a distu…
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June 20, 2021
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Where are the downsizers?

Long ago and far away, homeowners getting ready to retire would sell their family home to younger families looking to move up and purchase a smaller less expensive property. There was also this crazy…
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June 12, 2021
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

The explosion of the millions

As we all know, the real estate market has gone from fundamentally shut down to an unparalleled explosion of demand for housing all over the country, and particularly in Florida. Buyers and real esta…
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June 6, 2021
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Privacy and low inventory

When you purchase a home, it’s inevitable that you lose some privacy. Property purchases become public record and most counties in the United States make databases of these purchases available on the…
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May 29, 2021
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

It’s worth the stretch

A very wise real estate broker I was fortunate to meet more than 40 years ago not only got me interested in selling real estate, but also gave me great advice about buying as much house as you can po…
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May 23, 2021
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Crazy rich homeowners

We’re in the “careful what you wish for” zone, not just Floridians, but every homeowner across the country. Prices are up, inventory is low and a lot of potential buyers are really unhappy; where wil…
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April 9, 2025
11:45 am

The Off-Stage Ladies of the Island Players, April luncheon meeting