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Home renovations not for the faint of heart

Sep 19, 2021 – Louise Bolger
August 22, 2021
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Buying a condo on the beach is bound to change

How many people do you know who actually hired an engineer to inspect their purchase of a condo? I don’t mean just a building inspector to make sure the appliances, plumbing and air conditioning syst…
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August 17, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
Renovated Bortell's Lounge reopening soon

Renovated Bortell’s Lounge reopening soon

UPDATED Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021 at 12:09 p.m. – ANNA MARIA – Bortell’s Lounge is scheduled to reopen at noon on Wednesday, Aug. 25. “We’re super excited to be back and we’re looking forward to seein…
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August 15, 2021
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Homes with docks more valuable than ever

You’ve probably read it dozens of times in real estate advertising: “Buy a home for your boat.” Homes with access to a boat dock have always been popular, but like everything else that COVID-19 has i…
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August 8, 2021
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

COVID-19 has changed the meaning of home

If it’s true that everything old is new again, we may be living through the real estate version of that idiom. Small cities and small towns sprinkled over the entire United States are having a resurg…
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August 2, 2021
By Jason Schaffer

Four hoteliers keep their seats on the TDC

BRADENTON – Four hoteliers have been reappointed to the Manatee County Tourist Development Council (TDC). In a meeting on July 27, county commissioners voted to retain the four TDC members for ano…
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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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April 9, 2025
11:45 am

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