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Falling interest rates fuel Vero realty market

An early season surge in the housing market here that started in mid-January has island and mainland real ...

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‘Ultra-luxury’ rental apartments to grace Indian River Boulevard

Island residents driving north on Indian River Boulevard from the Barber Bridge have been wondering for some time ...

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Going fast: Final phase of $25M luxury garage project is half sold

A half dozen Ferraris, a $2 million Provost motorhome, luxury boats, and collections of historic maps, books and ...

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Famed ‘barcode lady’s house’ – listed at $60M – back on the auction block

One of the most famous houses on the island, long known as “the barcode lady’s house” and later ...

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Island’s ultra-luxury listings garner worldwide attention

The top end of the barrier island real estate market is set for a spectacular season, according to ...

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Orchid Cove celebrates opening after arduous journey

Seventeen years after it was first approved by county planners as Michael Creek, the boutique luxury subdivision now ...

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Fort Pierce gains support here for Brightline station

Long the most anti-train county on the Treasure Coast, much of our community appears to be having a ...

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Stricter standards, requirements seen in construction of new island condos

The collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside two and a half years sent shock waves through the ...

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Vero family’s $5 million donation boosts Brevard Zoo’s fund for new aquarium

On a charmed day last spring, Sara and David Scaife hopped in their car at their oceanfront home ...

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Dale Sorensen Real Estate opening new office at A1A and 17th Street

The largest real estate company headquartered in Indian River County is opening a third office on the barrier ...

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Boom times at John’s Island

After a slow summer for home sales that was felt up and down the island, the John’s Island ...

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Housing market expert sees chances of crash here as ‘very, very, very low’

There was an upbeat moment last Tuesday at a housing market lecture at Quail Valley River Club. The ...