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Amid uncertainty, island brokerage takes realtors suit settlement in stride

Ever since a Kansas City jury voted in October in favor of a group of Missouri homeowners in ...

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Popular Miracle Mile hotel getting $3M upgrade

When driving down 20th Street, you may have noticed the extensive scaffolding erected on the exterior of the ...

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A1A designated Jimmy Buffett Memorial Highway

Islanders take note: It’s time to break out your flip-flops and flowered shirts in remembrance of a tropical ...

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$680M in new construction fuels rise in county property values

The taxable value of real estate in Indian River County turns out to have soared even more in ...

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‘The Reserve’ keeps Grand Harbor renaissance going

The Reserve at Grand Harbor, where construction started five months ago, is moving forward rapidly and residents will ...

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Dale Sorensen Real Estate on track for fourth straight $1B year

Even though the island real estate market has slowed since the glory days, Dale Sorensen Real Estate is ...

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Entrepreneur’s ‘360Butler’ venture offers homeowners concierge service

A businessman who has moved here from Miami with a background in packaging rental properties for purchase by ...

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Property values continue to rise here, propelled by ‘raging’ high-end market

Indian River County property values continued upward at a surprising pace in 2023. Even though the year did ...

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Renovated ‘Jones’ house will have new life as museum

A humble cracker house built along the Jungle Trail the year Warren Harding became president is in the ...

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Former Vero star QB brings NFL flavor to youth football camp here

Vero Beach native Shawn O’Dare’s football dreams came true, and he wants football dreams to come true for ...

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Home sales remain steady, prices up in island club communities

Despite continued uncertainty in the real estate market, the island’s club communities had a solid season with sales ...

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Does Sebastian Inlet District owe us millions for sand?

Longtime island resident Bob Bruce, a retired software engineer and entrepreneur and well-known environmental advocate, says the Sebastian ...