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Mamie Rose wanted her last years to be simple. She was already in her 80s. She bought her Northside home 40 years earlier. Her husband had died. Her children were grown, leading lives of their own. She didn’t want to worry about mortgage payments, repairs or insurance. Her daughter told her about a “reverse mortgage.” …
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Palm Beacher Robert W. Paltrow, who is awaiting sentencing for filing false tax returns, has sold his 1928 seaside house on North Ocean Boulevard for more than $7 million.The house, at 1250 N. Ocean Blvd., sold for a recorded $7.27 million, records show. Marsha Cross Beeson, of Houston and Palm Beach, bought the six-bedroom, three-story …
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From her backyard, Beverly Myers has a good view of one of the largest tracts of undeveloped land in Seminole County’s core urban area.Hundreds of acres of woods and pastureland owned by the Catholic Diocese of Orlando wraps around the southeastern shore of Lake Howell, home to eagles, hawks, large oaks and a few wild …
Home prices are up, long-vacant houses have families moving in, but fear of what the future might bring has prompted some of the homeowner associations in the unincorporated area of West Boca to limit who might move in. Some of the 125 master homeowner associations have either banned or are considering a ban on a …
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The rise of all-cash deals in places like Miami has made it difficult for high-end home buyers planning to use a mortgage. In response, many of these borrowers are turning to lenders able to close loans quickly or offer a range of financing options. In Miami-Dade County, for example, 62% of all closed residential real-estate …
When a landmarked house on a historic street enters the market, it’s always a newsmaker — and doubly so when the home has been maintained to a standard that honors its original era while offering a comfortable lifestyle today. And when the residence in question turns out to have been part of an even larger …
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