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Property Tax Increases Rile Renters [North Florida] The news was grim last week in the over-55 mobile home park of Crystal Lake. Rents are going up $15. But residents’ share of the property tax bill is what has them riled. “People are upset. Everyone in here is concerned with the rent increases, but the only …
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Say ‘hello’ to sane housing market If you’ve gotten the idea that the sky is falling on the real estate market, 2006 is actually one of the best years on record for home sales. The average price of both new and existing homes combined rose a healthy 8.2 percent during the second quarter of this …
Caught off balance [Los Angeles] Home prices dropping here, rising there and sluggish appreciation. Squeamish owners fear a sudden tumble. Experts predict a long slowdown. Whether at the dinner table, Starbucks or just standing around the office water cooler, Question No. 1 for most property owners these days is this: Is my home’s value tanking …
Shopping centers are now going up — and up [South Florida] Some of South Florida’s strip shopping centers are prime candidates for vertical, mixed-use remakes. But some developers want to wait out the slowdown in the condo market. Take a good look at the giant asphalt parking lots in front of South Florida’s strip shopping …
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Forced-out tenants could see more money Ann Silver’s landlord must pay her $500 to move out of the apartment she’s lived in for nearly 16 years — an apartment that’s about to become a condo. But if her landlord knocked down the building and built a new condominium tower, rather than converting the apartments, Silver …
Upscale condos cater to Gator alumni, parents [North Florida] UF alumni are shelling out big bucks to spend football game weekends in Gainesville – and their checks aren’t going to local hotels. More and more alumni are buying upscale condos within walking distance of UF’s campus, and developers are happy to keep up with the …
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