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In Briny Breezes, some sad at selling $1 million trailers [South Florida] Back in the early days, before telephones, air conditioning, television and double-wides, a loudspeaker chronicled many of the joys of tropical life, trailer-park style. When dolphins frolicked just offshore, the manager’s wife announced the sight on the public-address system. When families returned from …
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Colorado real estate a house divided Give him a home in good condition priced below $300,000, and Grand Junction real estate broker Hal Heath claims he can probably sell it within a few hours. “As soon as I make two phone calls, a sale is done,” said Heath, whose greatest fear is selling a home …
West Delray condo owners still wait to return after Wilma Elena Ecker points to what used to be her kitchen, bedroom, bathroom and living room. The one-bedroom condo is now just a shell divided by metal beams and a plywood roof. Ecker’s home is one of an estimated 375 units at Kings Point empty since …
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Sinkhole policies may change While insurers bemoan their troubles with Florida lawmakers this week, they stand to win at least one fight. The Florida House and Senate are on the verge of dramatically changing state law on sinkhole insurance. This could cut rates in half for homeowners in hard-hit Pasco and Hernando counties, where 80 …
Home sale between family has benefits DEAR BOB: I am buying my first home in the next couple of months from my aunt and mother. They’re inheriting my grandmother’s home, but neither of them wants to keep it. What is the best way to go about this family purchase? –James M. DEAR JAMES: Your aunt …
Port St. Lucie wrestles with high home prices [South Florida] With 80 percent of its vast acreage carved up into single-family building lots, Port St. Lucie has served as the affordable-housing mecca for cities from Broward to Indian River counties since it was twinkle in a developer’s eye 46 years ago. Most of those years, …
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