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Spring Break Vacation Home Primer: Karen Wagner Sells Santa Rosa Beach, Florida

By Candy Evans | March 10, 2014 |

This week is spring break for a lot of peeps, and we know that a hefty slice of Dallasites and North Texans have invaded the Beaches of Walton County, Florida, those picture-perfect white sands along Highway 30-A in the panhandle of northwest Florida. And after October, we might just re-populate the place.

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Top-5 Friday: Islamorada Means Living in The Lap of Luxury in The Florida Keys

By Joanna England | May 31, 2013 | Comments Off on Top-5 Friday: Islamorada Means Living in The Lap of Luxury in The Florida Keys

I love the Florida Keys, but Key West isn’t always the best place to spend a vacation. I mean, I love the Conch Republic and all, but sometimes I just want to watch the waves crash, do some surfing, or have a cocktail without navigating Duval Street. This island is undergoing rapid development, so now…

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Top-5 Friday: Florida Gulf Coast Puts Up More Than a Great Basketball Team

By Joanna England | March 29, 2013 | Comments Off on Top-5 Friday: Florida Gulf Coast Puts Up More Than a Great Basketball Team

It’s March Madness, so we took a cue from our nation’s obsession with basketball to showcase some great properties in Fort Myers, Fla., home of Florida Gulf Coast University, this year’s NCAA Basketball Tournament Cindarella story. In my opinion, this city is an ideal spot for a second home. There’s a great mix of rentals,…

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Florida Second Home Real Estate Overview: Inventory is Shrinking In The Sunshine State, Too

By Candy Evans | June 20, 2012 |

I’m off to NAREE, where for three and a half days all we do is talk about real estate. I’m moderating the panel on vacation homes featuring four of the nation’s top experts: Peter Kempf, president and CEO of Kempf International and an expert on the fractional market; Alex Iskenderian, Senior VP/COO Vail Resorts Development…

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Thank Goodness for Second Shelters: A Home in South Florida Saves the Day for Texas Native

By Candy Evans | January 6, 2012 | Comments Off on Thank Goodness for Second Shelters: A Home in South Florida Saves the Day for Texas Native

by Andrea Kavanagh Who would have ever thought that a second home could be an asset? Especially one in Florida?  Once upon a time, I had the best of both worlds.  A beautiful Preston Hollow home in the heart of my beloved Big D, and a fabulous second home in Weston, Florida – located in…

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Osama Bin Laden Slept Here? Brothers’ Florida Mansion Available, Really Reduced

By Candy Evans | May 4, 2011 |

For $2 million you can grab a Florida mansion for 50 cents on the dollar and maybe even brag to friends or tenants, “Osama Bin Laden MIGHT have slept here.” It’s huge and sprawling and located just 50 miles outside of Orlando, Florida on State Road 50, but it’s also been vacant and abandoned since…

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