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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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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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Rent Now, Sell Later Local housing market stalled? Consider becoming a temporary landlord. The slump in home prices coupled with the plethora of For Sale signs add up to a double whammy for anyone who has to sell a home. Richard Rogers, an executive with Travelers Insurance, put his home in Overland Park, Kan., in …