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Real estate | Development

June 23, 2025
By Louise Bolger

Time to consider downsizing your home

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…
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June 16, 2025
By Louise Bolger

Challenges of selling condos

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…
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June 9, 2025
By Louise Bolger

Are you tired of homeownership?

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…
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May 28, 2025
By Louise Bolger

Insurance rates going down?

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…
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May 20, 2025
By Louise Bolger

All real estate is local, especially now

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…
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May 11, 2025
By Louise Bolger

Florida condo owners getting a break

It hasn’t been pretty for condo owners in the Sunshine State since the collapse of the Champlain Towers South in 2021. After this tragedy, laws were passed requiring “milestone inspections” of older…
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April 14, 2025
By Louise Bolger

Condo ownership challenging

If you like the condo lifestyle and you live in Florida, you’ve landed in the right place. But even what seems to be the right place can have challenges, especially in the environment we’re currently…
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April 7, 2025
By Louise Bolger

The new real estate reality

It’s been six months since Hurricane Milton invaded us and every day we still feel the effects of the storm. Most of us are either continually rebuilding, cleaning up or juggling finances to get our…
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April 1, 2025
By Louise Bolger

Buyers, sellers, hurricanes – and remorse

Remorse is the feeling of regret, second thoughts or disappointment in a decision recently made. When it comes to buying and selling real estate, it’s difficult not to have some level of remorse abou…
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March 25, 2025
By Louise Bolger

It’s the buyers turn

Balance of power is something we usually talk about as it relates to international positioning between powerful nations. Now the phrase is lending itself to the real estate market and the buyers are…
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Upcoming Events

April 9, 2025
11:45 am

The Off-Stage Ladies of the Island Players, April luncheon meeting