There are a lot of bridges on the coastline of Florida. They serve as an important function to transport vehicles and people to our beautiful beaches and restaurants. However, there is another type o…
July Fourth is this week, so fire up the grill and hang up the flags, but go easy on the fireworks. You may not need real fireworks after reading the May sales statistics for Manatee County and the g…
ANNA MARIA – While visiting Anna Maria Island, the One10Youth group from the Mandarin United Methodist Church in Jacksonville spent several hours helping the owners of the White Egret home décor and…
Sometimes it’s just time for a change, and that change can take a lot of different forms – breaking off toxic relationships, getting a new vehicle that isn’t a BMW or Mercedes, or downsizing your liv…
Florida is condo heaven. If you’re interested in condo living, Florida offers condos in all price ranges, in all locations and with a variety of amenities and floor plans. The condo selling challenge…
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.
Amounts shown were…
Everyone who has owned property – whether it’s a condo or a single-family home or investment property – has had those days when you have no idea why you’re doing this. Isn’t renting easier, less str…
I love to write. I didn’t come to writing from anything I learned in “J” school, where I never went, but rather in the school of hard knocks, working in business in New York City. Funny thing about w…
There’s a lot of reasons not to want to think about insurance. It’s expensive, confusing and boring. However, according to those in the know, Florida insurance rates may be starting to tick down or a…
My favorite real estate expression is “all real estate is local,” which I have used in this space many times. But what exactly does that mean?
Essentially it means that real estate markets are signi…
