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Aug 27, 2019 – Joe Hendricks
August 6, 2019
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

It’s all about the kitchen

You may not want to do a kitchen renovation in August, but August is the perfect time to start planning one. Sitting on the patio with your iPad or on the beach with a home decorating magazine is an…
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July 30, 2019
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Calming waters

It’s the end of July, and most of the country is hot, really hot. But if you live near the water as we do, it doesn’t seem so bad. Imagine living in a landlocked state and it’s 95 degrees day after d…
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July 23, 2019
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

The condo dance

Every dance has specific dance steps. Even though some dancers may look like they’re just winging it, they’re at least the ones that you keep looking at. Living in a condo requires learning a multipl…
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July 16, 2019
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

The suburbs and the millennials

For several years, I wrote about how the millennials were moving into the cities. They didn’t want anything to do with the suburbs and their parents’ lifestyle. Well, in the space of two weeks I disc…
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July 9, 2019
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Are you as smart as a private equity firm?

The phrase, “follow the money,” goes back to the Watergate era as a method to shed light on corrupt activities by looking at money transfers. But following the money does not always lead to corruptio…
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July 2, 2019
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Real independence

July 4 is Independence Day, representing this country’s desire to be independent of not only the British but also to be self-sufficient, able to make to our own decisions and to live in freedom. We’r…
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June 25, 2019
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

The buyer’s best buddy

I love learning new words, and I love applying those new words to anything in real estate. My new word is chimera, which is from Greek mythology and is a fire-breathing female monster. Now before you…
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June 18, 2019
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Real estate selling for the smartphone generation

If your smartphone has become an extension of one hand and the TV remote an extension of the other, then iBuying may be the next logical step in selling your home. There have always been people wh…
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June 17, 2019
By Cindy Lane
County to consider record high tourism budget

County to consider record high tourism budget

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Tourism officials voted to recommend a record $13.2 million marketing budget for the Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) today for fiscal year 2020-21. The budg…
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June 11, 2019
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

What’s in a color

Did you know there is an entire segment of psychology devoted to color? Color can dramatically affect moods according to experts in color psychology, so what effect does color have on the color of…
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