Property owners with equity may tend to overpay

Feeling pretty flush, are you? Most of us who have owned property for several years are pretty happy with the equity we have accumulated....

Some homeowners ‘going bare’

Florida homeowner’s insurance is one of our favorite cocktail party conversations here on the coast. People who don’t live on the coast think we’re...

New homes a no-brainer for some

Sometimes choosing something that you thought was totally out of your range becomes the obvious choice. In a tight real estate market with little...

Higher rates here to stay

On Aug. 17, mortgage interest rates spiked to 7.09%, the highest in years per Freddie Mac. A lot of this has to do with...

High-end properties show blow-out numbers

Every day I look at new listings on Anna Maria Island and in Cortez, and every day I’m surprised and ask myself when it...

Louise Bolger

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