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Nov 11, 2025 – Louise Bolger
October 21, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
Duncan Real Estate celebrates return to Pine Avenue

Duncan Real Estate celebrates return to Pine Avenue

ANNA MARIA – Duncan Real Estate celebrated the recent reopening of its hurricane-damaged Anna Maria office with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, a champagne toast, Chick-fil-A appetizers and the 7 Better D…
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October 21, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
The Feast approved for additional outdoor seating

The Feast approved for additional outdoor seating

HOLMES BEACH – City commis­sioners unanimously approved a request from The Feast restaurant owners to expand their outdoor seat­ing capacity from eight to 28 seats. City commissioners approved the r…
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October 21, 2025
By Louise Bolger

For sale: Haunted house

Every year I try and write a light column at the end of October about disclosure of what I’ll call “stigma­tized properties.” Last year, I skipped this topic for about three weeks since most of us we…
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October 14, 2025
By Louise Bolger

Mortgage rates: How did we get here?

On Sept. 17, when the Feds lowered the benchmark rate, I thought, about time. Although the ¼ point reduction wasn’t enough to bring buyers out of the closet, it was the Feds’ promise of two more rate…
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October 6, 2025
By Leslie Lake
Drift-In AMI to celebrate 100 years on Saturday

Drift-In AMI to celebrate 100 years on Saturday

BRADENTON BEACH – One year to the day that Anna Maria Island reopened for business after Hurricanes Helene and Milton, Drift-In AMI will be celebrating its 100-year anniversary on Saturday, Oct. 11…
October 6, 2025
By Louise Bolger

What are capital gains?

I’m always surprised when I talk to people who have owned a home for maybe decades but have no clue what their tax responsibility will be if they sell that property. No one wants to think about givin…
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September 28, 2025
By Louise Bolger

Finally, meaningful declining mortgage rates

The Federal Reserve finally graced us with a lower interest rate bone on Sept. 16 that should make everyone happy. The reason this ¼ point reduction is important is that the Federal Reserve all but p…
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September 26, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
Beachfront property now vacant due to hurricane

Beachfront property now vacant due to hurricane

BRADENTON BEACH – Hurricane Helene’s storm surge left behind several condemned homes and structures that were damaged beyond repair and were later demolished or still await demolition. Some of the h…
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September 26, 2025
By Joe Hendricks

July 2025 tourist tax collections

Manatee County’s 6% tourist development tax (resort tax) is collected from hotel, motel, resort, condo and other short-term vacation accom­modations rented for six months or less. The amounts shown…
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September 22, 2025
By Louise Bolger

Mortgage fraud and hurricanes

You might not think that mortgage fraud and hurricanes have much in common. But if you get caught in a mortgage fraud, it could end up being the biggest hurricane you’ve ever seen. There have been…
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April 9, 2025
11:45 am

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