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Big community north of Grand Harbor approved

An innovative subdivision north of Grand Harbor that will have a population larger than most incorporated towns and ...

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New racquet game complex proves big hit at Orchid Club

A key component of Orchid Island Golf and Beach Club’s ongoing $20-million upgrade came online this summer when ...

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Quail Valley will add 4th club facility to meet demand for racquet sports and lawn games

Quail Valley is adding a fourth major facility to its roster of club locations to meet demand for ...

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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 ...