Neighborhood feels impact of growth As new developments are approved in Manatee County, more longtime residents are certain to feel like Linda Farley. When Farley bought her home in the Woodlawn subdivision off Erie Road 10 years ago, real estate agents told her the woods around her house were protected because they contained wetlands. But …
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Plagued by debt
Plagued by debt Costlier home loans — and more foreclosures — spread to Ohio’s small towns and suburbs In Ohio, the loans are more common across the state’s farmlands and Appalachian hills, a Dispatch analysis of new federal data shows. Subprime loans are designed for people who can’t qualify for traditional mortgages because of poor …
Real estate market flooded with sellers
Real estate market flooded with sellers Conventional wisdom has held for months that the meteoric rise of the real estate market couldn’t continue in Southwest Florida. Year-end sales data shows that in some south Lee County and Collier County ZIP codes, median single-family home prices doubled or nearly doubled from 2003 to 2005. In Bonita …
2 more condo projects unveiled
2 more condo projects unveiled The Orlando area’s condo boom got another boost Thursday with the announcement of two more multimillion-dollar deals. One is another apartment being converted to a condominium in the MetroWest area of southwest Orlando. The Colonial Grand at MetroWest has become The Azur at MetroWest, with 311 condo units offered for …
Neighbor island home prices continue climbing
Neighbor island home prices continue climbing While the pace of home sales went down substantially last month in many neighbor island markets, for the most part prices continued to rise as the formerly tumultuous housing market stabilizes. The start of the New Year saw a continued lag in Kauai’s housing market. The pace of house …
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East Sarasota parcel sells for $132,500 per acre
East Sarasota parcel sells for $132,500 per acre In a rare handshake deal, Indiana investor J.Z. Morris sold 20 acres east of Interstate 75 for $2.65 million. That comes to $132,500 per acre, a record price for residential land in that part of Sarasota County. “It went on the market in April 2004,” said David …
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