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The greying of the mortgage market

Feb 17, 2020 – Louise Bolger
February 3, 2020
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Let’s all just take a breath

How would you feel lounging on your deck overlooking the shining waters of the Gulf of Mexico and reading this headline: “As seas rise, your coastal home in Florida could lose value by 15% by 2030?”…
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February 3, 2020
By Cindy Lane
Beach umbrella

Tourist tax collections 2019

Here’s a look at tourist tax collections in Anna Maria Island’s three cities. Numbers reflect the approximate change from the same month in the previous year. 2019 tourist tax collections compared t…
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January 27, 2020
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Broken record analysis

It seems like every other week or so I’m writing about the influx of new residents to Florida from high tax areas of the country. Forgive me if I sound like a broken record, but I’m not the only one…
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January 21, 2020
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

What does a mortgage broker do?

I’ve talked many times in this space about getting a mortgage for a home and how it is one of the most stressful aspects of purchasing. Many people don’t have the time to contact numerous lenders and…
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January 14, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Fire & Stone preparing to reopen

Fire & Stone preparing to reopen

CORTEZ – The owners of the Fire & Stone pizzeria on Cortez Road hope to reopen their restaurant as early as this week. When reopened, the renovated Fire & Stone restaurant will feature the…
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January 14, 2020
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Real estate winter

It’s winter in southwest Florida and although we talk a lot about beach, road and Publix congestion, we really do love visitors to the Island. We, of course, would love them even more if the visitors…
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January 7, 2020
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Is Anna Maria Island still Old Florida?

There’s no doubt how much Anna Maria Island has changed over the past 25 years since I found the Island. One might say it’s gone from shabby chic to polished coastal, but has it also gone from Old Fl…
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December 28, 2019
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Happy new real estate year

Getting through all of the Christmas presents, dinners and travel has probably made you not want to face another holiday much less another financial year with its ups and downs. But if you live in a…
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December 24, 2019
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Home ownership matters

It’s Christmas, and I’m not sure how many will take the time to read this column, so instead of giving you what I hope is my usual well thought out advice and real estate statistics, I just wanted to…
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December 18, 2019
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Million dollar homes and taxes

Three months ago, when I updated my quarterly million-dollar-and-over properties report in our area, I took some pity on wealthy real estate owners around the country who were experiencing a serious…
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