KB Home bets on Stewart, New Orleans KB Home bets on Stewart, New Orleans It’s 10:30 p.m. in Paris, and Bruce Karatz, CEO of home builder KB Home (KBH) , has just finished dining with Yves Carcelle, CEO of the Louis Vuitton luxury brand, at the George V hotel. Karatz is in town for the …
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Eager buyers keep eye on Holiday Isle resort deal
Eager buyers keep eye on Holiday Isle resort deal The pending sale of Islamorada’s Holiday Isle may be stalled, but other potential buyers are eager to swoop in. Either way, this might be its last spring break, since a luxury rebuild is a likely outcome. Four would-be buyers are hovering around the troubled sales talks …
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Charles Kovaleski: Is it too late for investing in Florida real estate? | naplesnews.com | Naples Daily News
Charles Kovaleski: Is it too late for investing in Florida real estate? Close to one in four pieces of property sold in the past year were bought by investment buyers, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). And for these buyers, the payoff has been huge: Investment properties have increased in value 25.4 percent …
Uphill climb to success
Uphill climb to success [North Georgia] Here in Northeast Georgia about five miles from Amicalola Falls is a place where dreams can come true. The road leading here is a nice two-lane blacktop. Sometimes it flows between green hills covered with cows, and sometimes it rolls through a forest. Many miles do not have a …
Housing Speculators Relocate to Hotter Spots [Southern California]
Housing Speculators Relocate to Hotter Spots [Southern California] Some who scored with L.A.-area property take their profits to Las Vegas and Arizona. Their flight may soften the local market’s landing. Southern California’s high housing prices have at least one silver lining. They have kept speculators like Jay McKee from driving prices even higher — and …
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Making It Easier to Buy in Mexico
Making It Easier to Buy in Mexico When Thomas Keeling, a New York City firefighter, retired from the force in 2003, it took him less than a month to leave College Point, Queens, for this beach town about five hours south of Tucson. Mr. Keeling, 43, paid less than $500,000 for a 3,800-square-foot house with …