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Florida seniors caught in trap

Jul 31, 2023 – Louise Bolger
June 26, 2023
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

100 years of paradise

Anna Maria is celebrating 100 years of providing exquisite beaches and aqua water to beachgoers and visitors. The celebration started on Memorial Day and will probably go on for several months and ri…
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June 21, 2023
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Timing is everything

In life, sometimes it’s just luck that makes the life-changing decisions we make look genius. In real estate, the importance of the old adage, “location, location, location” is only surpassed by timi…
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June 12, 2023
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

It can’t hurt to ask

In certain parts of the world, the marketplace is designed for negotiation. Don’t ever offer full price and don’t ever accept the first negotiation are two commonly employed strategies. It’s a cultur…
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June 5, 2023
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

More fraud red flags

Summer is here and while you’re sitting on the beach you might not want to think about real estate fraud, but fraudsters may be thinking about you. Over the past few weeks, we’ve gone over different…
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May 29, 2023
By Monica Simpson
Castles in the Sand

Condominium insurance and assessments

Does the talk of insurance make your eyes glaze over? If it does, join the club. Insurance of all types is complex and difficult to understand but in the case of homeowner’s insurance, condominium in…
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May 22, 2023
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Too good to give up

According to Lawrence Yen, whom I quote frequently, “It’s a unique market condition.” Coming from the chief economist for the National Association of Realtors, this is saying something considering…
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May 15, 2023
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Fraud by any other name is still fraud

For many of us who hold Florida real estate licenses in the state, you will be renewing this year. Renewal is pretty easy, it’s a 14-hour open book test and a state fee. Every renewal period addresse…
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May 8, 2023
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Packing up the wealth

Pity the poor governors of some of the large metropolitan areas in the Northeast, West and Mid-west. Specifically, New York and Illinois, where their mostly wealthy and upper-middle-class residents a…
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May 1, 2023
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

One country, two housing markets

The trend has been obvious for a while, east coast versus west coast with COVID-19 accelerating the movement. In fact, the March sales statistics are still showing that home prices are declining the…
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April 25, 2023
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Baby boomers continue to influence

Is the baby boomer generation ever going to disappear? Well, they surely will, but it could take another 40 years since the youngest of this influential generation is only 58. This large generation b…
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April 9, 2025
11:45 am

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