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On posh Jupiter Island, hurricane threat simply a part of life Most snowbirds are gone. There is no bustle of activity on the narrow two-lane road serving as the connection between this enclave of wealth and the Martin County mainland. The only signs of life are an occasional dog-walker, jogger or resident in a golf …
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Real estate wrangle snares homeowners Asset freeze halts construction To understand the impact of real estate investor Solomon Dwek’s multimillion-dollar financial troubles, look no further than Sam and Terry Nowell. The Ocean Township couple thought they had a solid deal to sell their Monmouth Road home to Dwek. Less than a week after they put …
City’s auction goes online [North Florida] For years, those who wanted delinquent tax certificates waited for the week in May in which they could invade the county courthouse and bid Wall Street-style for those certificates pertaining to properties all over Duval County. The process was the 4-5 day auction in which delinquent tax deeds were …
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Marriott buying Marco Radisson for condos Attorneys representing an investment trust have requested permission for resort to be converted to a condo building taller than Marco’s limit of 150 feet The 233-room Radisson Suite Beach Resort on Marco Island has a new owner — Marriott Vacation Club International is buying it for $58 million. Boykin …
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Only a few ways to reverse action Homeowner makes big mistake when adding in-laws to title DEAR BOB: I bought a property, as a married man, as my sole and separate property under my name alone. Then I added my wife and the in-laws to the title. We refinanced and I signed a deed to …
A Resurgence in the Bronx Is Finally Putting the Grand Back in the Concourse During one of the Grand Concourse’s low points, in the 1960’s, the city’s Parks Department decided not to replant grass in the boulevard’s median. Instead, it poured cement and painted it green. It was an indignity for a street that had …
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