This Week In Florida – 12/15/2012

Trying a new format this weekend, so let me know what you think. The idea is to send you a weekly round-up of some of the best Florida real estate articles I’ve come across in the past week, and not just articles from my site, though you’ll see those here when I have new articles [...]

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Florida Voters Pass Three New Tax Breaks

Florida voters only passed three of the eleven amendments that were on the ballot in the November, but the interesting thing about the three that passed is that each of them is aimed at cutting property taxes in some way shape or form. Let’s take a look at the three amendments that passed. The first, [...]

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How to Find a Winter Rental in Florida

One of the most common questions I get, especially this time of year, is from people wondering how to go about finding a winter rental in Florida. Winter rental season here in Florida runs roughly from November through March, but some people extend their stay into the month of April. The obvious reason for people [...]

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The Florida Code

This list was sent in by a reader and I thought it was just too funny not to share. It’s from one of those forwarded emails which are generally terrible and make you want to reach your hand through the computer and wring somebody’s neck but this one is really good, and applicable to all [...]

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Four Seasons at Delray Beach

Four Seasons at Delray Beach, or FSDB, is a gated, active-adult community in southeast Florida. It’s located south of West Palm Beach and north of Fort Lauderdale, so it is within easy driving distance of many prime Florida attractions. Learn more about this community below. Basic Overview FSDB is designed with active older adults in [...]

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Tradition Florida Community Review

If one name stands out in the world of master-planned communities, its Tradition Florida. This vast community sprawls across more than 8,300 acres of prime real estate in Port St. Lucie, Florida, which is north of West Palm Beach on Florida’s Atlantic coast. Learn more about Tradition Florida, which is made up of several residential [...]

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Florida On The Comeback

According to a recent article by the folks at John Burns Real Estate Consulting, “Florida’s Housing Market is Booming” In their most recent review of the Florida real estate market they noted that both demand and prices were increasing in: – moderately priced communities, – active adult communities, and – luxury golf-course projects Realtors that [...]

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Grand Haven – Palm Coast

Grand Haven is a gated, master-planned community that lives up to its “grand” name. This remarkable, active-adult community is located near Florida’s Atlantic coast. With its location south of St. Augustine and north of Daytona Beach, it’s within easy driving distance of some of the best attractions in Florida. To top it all off, it’s [...]

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Glen Lakes – Weeki Wachee

Glen Lakes is a gated country club community located just 45 minutes north of Tampa. While its not a true Tampa retirement community as it’s not age restricted, it has many of the amenities and the type of lifestyle that many retirees are looking for. Just a side note, Weekie Wachee Springs is a somewhat [...]

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Del Webb Naples at Ave Maria

Del Webb Naples is actually located in the town of Ave Maria, FL. By now you probably know that Del Webb (now part of Pulte Homes) was the pioneer of the active adult retirement community concept, and their community in Naples lives up to all expectations you might have when it comes to Florida retirement [...]

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