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Buying a condo on the beach is bound to change

Aug 22, 2021 – Louise Bolger
August 1, 2021
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Are we starting to see a normal market?

I’m starting to read in national publications that the real estate market is beginning to return to normal with more new listings hitting the market, especially in what is considered the luxury marke…
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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 19, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
Duncan Real Estate stronger than ever after 20 years

Duncan Real Estate stronger than ever after 20 years

ANNA MARIA – Duncan Real Estate owner Darcie Duncan celebrated her company’s 20th anniversary last week. In addition to being her birthday, Tuesday, July 13, marked 20 years since the energetic re…
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July 18, 2021
By Jason Schaffer
Are tourists concerned about red tide?

Are tourists concerned about red tide?

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – As Anna Maria Island continues to experience a record-breaking summer of tourist visitation, the recent bloom of red tide in surrounding areas is of obvious concern to residents…
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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 11, 2021
By Jason Schaffer
Evacuation sign

Does anybody care that it’s hurricane season?

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – The first of June marked the beginning of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, and if things go as predicted by many weather experts, it should be another very active season. Th…
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July 11, 2021
By Jason Schaffer
Emma Beans

NYC couple banking on bugs to be big business

COQUINA BEACH – Anna Maria Island is home to countless species of palm trees, tropical plants, rare birds, marine life, and white sand beaches, but if you’ve spent even a few hours on the Island, you…
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July 5, 2021
By Jason Schaffer
Tourism consultant predicts record summer visitations

Tourism consultant predicts record summer visitations

BRADENTON – As Anna Maria Island continues to see a record-breaking number of visitors this summer, the question continues to be how long will the season last, and why is this year so different than…
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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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April 9, 2025
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