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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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September 16, 2025
By Louise Bolger

Signs of a real estate turnaround

Did you hear it? Did you hear buyers and sellers, and, of course, real estate professionals slightly exhal­ing the breath they have been holding for over a year now? There are definite signs that…
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September 8, 2025
By Louise Bolger

Are you buying a house for the boat slip?

Buyers all come to the house hunting jungle with their lists of must haves and can’t stands. But when they’re looking for a waterfront property to buy, whether it’s a single-family home or a condo, i…
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September 1, 2025
By Louise Bolger

Are we stuck in place?

I wrote a column that came out on Aug. 20 talking about moving trends around the country focusing on Florida and Manatee County. This week I’m going to talk about how mobility around the country is s…
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August 27, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
Ross Built wins prestigious Southern Living award

Ross Built wins prestigious Southern Living award

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Bradenton-based Ross Built Custom Homes was featured in the August issue of Southern Living magazine as the winner of the 2025 Southern Living Custom Builder Program Member of the…
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August 25, 2025
By Louise Bolger

Homeownership in the golden years

Back in June, I wrote a column asking, “Are you tired of homeown­ership?” focusing on renting versus owning. Well, it now appears that plenty of people are tired of homeownership, primarily in the go…
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August 19, 2025
By Louise Bolger

Americans on the move

Americans have always moved around. Going back to the original settlers who first landed on the eastern coast of the country, everyone was looking for adventure and opportunity. Not much has changed;…
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August 12, 2025
By Louise Bolger

What investors are eyeing now

The old expression “follow the money” can be applied to several different as­pects of life. Sometimes it’s as simple as tracking trades in the stock market and sometimes following the money can discl…
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April 9, 2025
11:45 am

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