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Mar 19, 2019 – SUN contributor
February 26, 2019
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Florida’s new foreign buyers

I was born in New York state and up until 20 years ago when I moved to Florida, lived my entire life in the New York City and surrounding suburban area. There have been innumerable times during those…
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February 19, 2019
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

A home’s equity is sometimes subjective

Are you familiar with the expression, “The happiest days of a boat owner’s life are the day he buys the boat and the day he sells it”? It’s not unlike homeownership. The happiest day is the day you w…
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February 14, 2019
By Tom Vaught
Surf Shop reopens

Surf Shop reopens

HOLMES BEACH – West Coast Surf Shop, 3902 Gulf Drive, just south of Manatee Beach, is back in business following a fire on April 15 of last year. Owners Jim and Ronee Brady had a soft opening Mond…
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February 12, 2019
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Why is the housing market declining?

It’s a curious situation the national economy is in right now. In spite of the stock market having a fit in December, not only did it make a strong comeback, but the employment statistics have remain…
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February 11, 2019
By Cindy Lane
COVID-19 impact on 2020 visitation slight

Red tide down, tourism promotion up

Updated Feb. 14, 2019 – BRADENTON – Local officials are accelerating tourism promotion efforts to overcome the stigma left by red tide since it appeared in area waters in August 2018. Red tide was…
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February 5, 2019
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Selling your home – it should show like a model

Every year around this time I try and remind homeowners what potential buyers are looking for. Even though our market remains brisk, we are on the brink of the busy selling season, which will get in…
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February 1, 2019
By Cindy Lane
Manatee County seal

County plans to pursue Airbnb users for taxes

BRADENTON – Manatee County commissioners have unanimously voted to find another way to collect tourist taxes from vacation rental owners using Airbnb to rent their properties, rather than wait for a…
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February 1, 2019
By Cindy Lane
Beach umbrella

Tourist tax collections 2018

The local 5 percent tourist tax is collected from owners of accommodations rented for six months or less who charge the tax to their renters, in most cases, tourists. About 50 percent of the tax p…
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January 30, 2019
By Tom Vaught
Surf shop reopening soon

Surf shop reopening soon

HOLMES BEACH – The surf is up for the reopening of the West Coast Surf Shop, 3902 Gulf Drive, after a fire heavily damaged it on April 15, 2018. Owner Jim Brady was notified Tuesday that the shop’…
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January 29, 2019
By Joe Hendricks
Sato and Duncan county’s top Realtors

Sato and Duncan county’s top Realtors

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Jason Sato was Manatee County’s top Realtor for the fourth consecutive year and Darcie Duncan was the county’s number two Realtor in 2018. The sales and listing figures are con…
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