Californians plan exit strategies Some simply can’t afford a home. Others own homes and are taking advantage of the strong real estate market to cash out and move to nicer homes in Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Washington, Oregon and beyond. Ray and Sue Manzo have been told their Moreno Valley home could sell for $350,000. If …
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Coast still waiting for storm repairs
Coast still waiting for storm repairs In the weeks following Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne in 2004, Treasure Coast residents with roof and screen damage counted themselves lucky if they could get roofers and screen repair companies to answer the phone. They gladly wrote checks for deposits and gratefully took their place in the long line …
Southern Business: Marina space dwindling in U.S. hot spots
Southern Business: Marina space dwindling in U.S. hot spots For eight years, Rob Quinlivan has lived in his version of paradise – a 40-foot power boat docked in a public marina. It’s a life that’s given him adventure, freedom and a way to experience the best of South Florida without the soaring prices of its …
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Office complex that cost $1M sells for $19M
Office complex that cost $1M sells for $19M In a deal that reveals his business acumen and modus operandi, not to mention the region’s hot real estate market, Sarasota attorney and investor David Band sold a cluster of medical office buildings at the southwest corner of Tuttle Avenue and Bahia Vista Street for $19 million. …
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MiamiHerald.com | 01/18/2006 | Key condo debtor case settled
Key condo debtor case settled A woman has agreed to settle her bankruptcy case rather than wage a legal battle over whether appreciation in her condo should count against the homestead exemption in the new bankruptcy law. A Sunny Isles Beach woman — among the first to become entangled in tougher bankruptcy rules intended to …
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Family sells Sarasota County ‘oasis’ for $40 million
Family sells Sarasota County ‘oasis’ for $40 million One of the last remaining big chunks of agricultural land west of Interstate 75 has been bought up for a high-end development, and at what is likely a record land price. The 80 acres near Stickney Point Road, owned by one of the region’s founding families, is …
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