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Mornings at the Dickens House revolve around a large, tiger oak table. Guests at the St. Petersburg bed and breakfast plop down around it each morning to nibble on fresh fruit and pastries before innkeeper Ed Caldwell sets down a plate of egg-white frittata or blueberry pancakes. He had the table custom made for the …
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An affiliate of Strategic Property Partners has purchased a historic downtown building for use as its office space as it forges ahead with a massive redevelopment of the Channel District. 802 Whiting LLC acquired a 1920s-era building at 802 E. Whiting that housed a paper company and wholesale grocer before becoming the District 3 event …
A decade ago, a collapsing housing market triggered an avalanche of foreclosures that nearly brought the civil court system in Polk County and across the country to its knees. Judges and court clerks grappled with an unprecedented flood of foreclosure lawsuits that no one had seen coming, and for which they were unprepared. In 2013, …
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Most Florida homeowners’ familiarity with the glass room known as a conservatory begins and ends with the crime-solving board game Clue. You know, Col. Mustard did it with the candlestick in the conservatory. But Sarasota homeowners Marta and Chuck Swanson have made an authentic upper-level conservatory the centerpiece of their home.The room with a wraparound …
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Pinellas, Pasco and Hernando counties also showed dramatic increases as buyers vied for an exceedingly tight supply of single-family homes — Pasco had less than a three-month inventory. And even though interest rates have risen slightly since the presidential election, there is little sign the market is slowing down. “We haven’t noticed any impact yet,” …
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There will be no “free houses” for Floridians who have defaulted on their mortgages but continue to live in their homes without paying. In a major opinion, the Florida Supreme Court has ruled that lenders can resume foreclosing at any time, even if they have taken no action in years. Previously, they had to act …