Building boom continues

The Beaufort Gazette: Building boom continues County sees spike in condos In a week, Malcolm and Susan Goodridge will start making 2,400 square feet of marshside space their own, moving into a first-floor condominium and finding ways to fill the three bedrooms and three-and-a-half bathrooms that now sit empty and dusty from construction. Their new …

Housing could change S. Paula [Santa Paula, California]

Housing could change S. Paula [Santa Paula, California] If Measure Y passes and the Adams Canyon development is built on the outskirts of Santa Paula, almost 500 families could move in over the next 20 years. These newcomers would be unlike almost anyone who lives in Santa Paula now. In a word, they’d be rich. …

When is a condo not a condo? [South Florida]

When is a condo not a condo? [South Florida] Condo-hotel sales have been slow at the Penguin in South Beach. Is it real estate, or is it an investment? Owner Markus Friedli is thinking the latter. Owner Markus Friedli says he is quite pleased with the Penguin Hotel after three years of rising room rates …

Low-cost rentals evaporate, displacing seniors, disabled

Low-cost rentals evaporate, displacing seniors, disabled Waiting lists for homes, apartments grow as opportunities lag Ella Gerrity moved into a $160-per-month studio apartment at Imperial Towers when Jimmy Carter was president and Titusville had about 30,000 residents. She never dreamed that, at age 101, she’d be packing china and looking for a new apartment as …

Boca condo conversion [South Florida]

Boca condo conversion [South Florida] Frustrated by the snail’s pace of Eden Condominium construction, city officials will not rule out requiring that the community be demolished if the apartment-to-condo conversion continues to drag on. “Obviously, for a variety of reasons, we would like to see it finished,” said Jorge Camejo, Boca Raton’s director of development …