Money flowing into Florida

I recently read an interesting historical novel about the wealthy landowners in the South in the years just before the Civil War. These privileged...

Tallahassee finally at work

Just when you think it’s hopeless, there is a sliver of hope. The special session of the Florida Legislature is finally getting some changes...

Can’t be, not again – it’s hurricane season

As we get older, the years tick by more quickly - or so it seems - and here we are again looking down the...

Insurance and affordability

It’s the week to report the April sales statistics for Manatee County; it’s also the week where the Florida Legislature may be going into...

Are you noticing the mortgage interest rates?

My April 20 column was titled “The end of an era,” the era being one of ultra-low mortgage interest rates. In that column I...

Louise Bolger

Louise Bolger writes about real estate in Castles in the Sand. Email