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Selling your home gives you big tax breaks

Mar 31, 2026 – Louise Bolger
February 18, 2026
By Louise Bolger

Castles in the Sand: Frozen in place

For a long time, we’ve been saying the real estate market is frozen in place, but on Feb. 2 it was confirmed by Punxsutawney Phil.
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February 11, 2026
By Leslie Lake

Proposed cruise port prompts threats to county staff

County staff is reportedly being subjected to harassment and threats related to a proposed cruise terminal project near Rattlesnake Key. 
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February 10, 2026
By Louise Bolger

Castles in the Sand: People change their minds all the time

Humans are notorious for changing their minds. It could be as simple as the flavor of ice cream to the color of your new car. But when you’re involved in a real estate transaction, changing your mind…
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February 5, 2026
By Louise Bolger

Where did my parents’ Florida go?

Florida’s real estate market has changed a lot since the the 1970s, when a condo could be purchased for about $20,000.
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January 28, 2026
By Louise Bolger
January 21, 2026
By Louise Bolger

Castles in the Sand: Critical ignoring and crystal balls

The best thing that has happened to the real estate vocabulary in recent years is called critical ignoring.
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January 13, 2026
By Louise Bolger

Marketing for the new year

It’s a new year and time for new marketing ideas. You may think you’ve tried everything to sell your home, but you’ll be surprised at what you may have overlooked. For about 25 years of my working l…
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January 5, 2026
By Louise Bolger

Castles in the Sand: Sunny-side Up

Last week’s column was a bit of a downer. I’m not saying it wasn’t true, only that real estate sales need a sunnier pathway in order to encourage motion, so let’s see if we can let the sun shine in…
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December 30, 2025
By Louise Bolger

Financially irrational real estate market

New Year’s Eve is tradition­ally the night of hope for the new year, resolutions and good wishes. When it comes to the real estate market, 2026 isn’t promising much of a variation from the old year…
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October 27, 2025
By Louise Bolger

Cool market, maybe?

All national and local publications and real estate websites cover the real estate market. And as I’ve said many times, all real estate is local, so a small town on Big Sur in California will be wild…
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