Willow Lake Apartments are going condo – with an affordable twist. Newly formed Esperanza LLC will sell its newly acquired 218 units at 2500 10th Ave. N. for rock-bottom prices starting at $109,900. Local prices for condo conversions have frequently started at above $200,000. Lennard Kligler, one of two businessmen behind the $13.5 million purchase, […]
Snowbirds May Find Roosting a Bit Cheaper
Snowbirds arriving in force this month will find a renter’s market. Mary Hass, a 57-year-old from Louisville, Ky., who has been spending winters in Florida for 20 years, said she saw rent drop for the first time in several years. “We actually paid a little less this year,” she said, “but it was minimal.” She […]
County to Spend Millions to Cut South Palm Beach Water Plant Smell
For the past year, consultants have tried to figure out why the neighborhoods around Palm Beach County\’s Southern Region Water Reclamation Plant smelled so foul. On Wednesday, officials came up with some answers and promised to spend up to $11 million fixing it. About 50 residents turned out at the Avalon Estates clubhouse to hear […]
Buyer ID of Beachside Briney Breezes Trailer Park Delayed
BRINY BREEZES residents of the 43-acre, 488-unit mobile home park, with frontage along both the Intracoastal Waterway and Atlantic Ocean, had a meeting on Wednesday where they were to learn the identity of the bidder willing to pay at least $500 million for their property. The board of directors and attorneys, however, were unable to […]
Cell Phone Productivity Tool – Emoze
Interesting software application that uses a free secure wireless push technology to send email and personal information management to your cellular phone. Normally you can configure your cellular phone to periodically send and receive email message. Emoze instead uses your computer and your email software program to send emails to your cellular phone. The periodic […]
Technology Gains Ground in Home Transactions
Survey: Most home sellers choose full-service brokerage Technology is dominating many aspects of the real estate transaction process, but the most important factors are purely human, according to an industry survey of home buyers and sellers. Most sellers prefer full-service brokerage, where brokers handle all aspects of the transaction process from listing to closing, according […]
Seminole Tribe Buying Hard Rock Cafe Business for $965 Million
The Seminole Tribe of Florida is buying the Hard Rock business, including its massive collection of rock ‘n’ roll memorabilia, in a $965 million deal with British casino and hotel company Rank Group PLC, the tribe announced Thursday. The Hard Rock business includes 124 Hard Rock Cafes, four Hard Rock Hotels, two Hard Rock Casino […]
Your Fall Home Maintenance Checklist
Checklist for Showbirds before you head to the warm weather of South Florida. Fall is already in the air, which means that another chilly winter can’t be too far behind. So before the cold weather arrives and you snuggle up indoors again, here’s your annual checklist of things to do to get your home ready […]
Citizens delays vote on 55 percent insurance rate increase
The state’s insurer of last resort decided Thursday to delay a vote on whether to increase its homeowners rates by an average of 55 percent, following requests from lawmakers to defer its action until after a special legislative session next month. The decision by Citizens Property Insurance Corp.’s board of governors means a reprieve at […]
Take a Break and Express Yourself
Boca Raton is a city that definitely has it’s own personal style and expressive personalities. But if you want to know what the rest of the country is into, LookSpark is a community of users excited to talk about personal style. Although they talk about trendy hair style , they also create a sense of community and […]
