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Crime fighters fall prey to pitch [Central Florida] Crime fighters fall prey to pitch As many as a dozen Orange County sheriff’s employees, including a top administrator, believed so strongly in an investment venture that they never questioned it or its executives. Despite years of law-enforcement experience and exposure to scam alerts and fraud investigations, …
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Proposal tees off some in Errol [Central Florida] It’s a subdivision divided. Amid the undulating green hills and century-old oaks of Errol Estate, residents are lining up on either side of the tee about how best to get the golf-course community on firm financial footing. It is longtime residents versus new, and club members versus …
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Putting a value on investment property Although you may not think so from reading the newspaper or watching television, people are continuing to invest in real estate as part of their financial plan for the future. Yes, we may not see the double-digit appreciation numbers of the past several years here in the Napa Valley, …
Deal to tear down Hyatt has been called off [South Florida] A deal to tear down the 297-room Hyatt Sarasota and its connected conference space is dead, a victim of the less-than-crying need for more luxury high-rise condominiums in Southwest Florida. While it might feel like a canceled $65 million check to the hotel’s owners, …
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All in the Family [New York City] Emily T. Frick and Dr. Henry Clay Frick II, the grandson of the legendary steel magnate, have bought a co-op at 3 East 77th Street. The $3.9 million purchase comes eight months after the couple sold their 7,000-square-foot house in Alpine, N.J., for $58 million. How does one …
Property Tax Increases Rile Renters [North Florida] The news was grim last week in the over-55 mobile home park of Crystal Lake. Rents are going up $15. But residents’ share of the property tax bill is what has them riled. “People are upset. Everyone in here is concerned with the rent increases, but the only …
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