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Sebastian leads the way for rising home values

The housing market is on fire in Sebastian. That’s not surprising, since the entire county is in the ...

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News analysis – Big jump in property values won’t bring lower tax rate

Despite an exhilarating jump in Indian River County property values in 2020, most residents probably won’t see the ...

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Huge price jump for property on ocean and river

Oceanfront and riverfront real estate prices on the island have jumped dramatically over the past year and especially ...

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Classic, ‘one-of-a-kind’ Royal Palm Place home on market

Good news for anyone looking for a house in Vero Beach who loves historical architecture: A classic Mediterranean ...

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Surfsedge homes sell at record pace during pandemic

When real estate developers from Florida’s Gulf Coast bought a 5.2-acre tract of land in Indian River Shores ...

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Huge new subdivision would add hundreds of homes near airport

A massive subdivision that was planned but never started on the property known as Dodger Pines just west ...

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New oceanfront development off to blazing start

The island’s latest luxury oceanfront development is off to an extraordinary start. New developments typically take years to ...

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Vero Beach Regional Airport thriving; launching ad campaign to raise profile

Despite the pandemic, Vero Beach Regional Airport is visibly thriving, with private jet traffic up, more than $12 ...

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Kimberly Thorpe: A meteoric life comes to an untimely end

The hundreds of people who showed up at Strunk Funeral Home last Friday during visitation for Kimberly Thorpe ...

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Dale Sorensen Jr. leads innovative PPE distribution effort

Dale Sorensen Jr. has been a man on a mission in recent weeks. Besides managing his family’s successful ...

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Island brokers see 2021 shaping up as another phenomenal year

After a record-breaking year in 2020, the island real estate market has only gotten hotter so far in ...

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Pandemic propels island real estate to a record year

The global pandemic that saw wealthy home-and-apartment owners flee big-city virus hotspots throughout 2020 propelled the barrier island ...