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Real Estate

Property values rise more than $1B in county

Property values in Indian River County went up more than $1 billion between January 2019 and January 2020, ...

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Local real estate market comes roaring back from slowdown

Real estate activity here has come roaring back from a brief COVID-19 lull, the upsurge driven in part ...

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2 local banks capture $79 million to provide paychecks to workers here

CenterState Bank Executive VP Chris Bieber was in the middle of an interview with Vero Beach 32963 when ...

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Island real estate market remains active despite coronavirus

While the island is quieter than normal for this time of year, real estate brokers are still showing ...

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Island sees boom in new home construction

Homebuilding has ramped up dramatically on the island and buyers have more new home choices today than at ...

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15 years on, homes finally complete at ‘The Strand’

It’s been a long and winding road from concept to completion for the prime Indian River Shores property ...

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Dale Sorensen Real Estate, largest brokerage in county, has record year

Dale Sorensen Real Estate had its best year ever in 2019 with more than $800 million in transactions ...

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Lagoon waterfront saved from development

All island residents who care about protecting the wide green vista along the western shore of the lagoon ...

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Top global planning firm helping shape future of Centennial Place

The Vero Beach City Council, which gets new members – and sometimes changes courses – every year or ...

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Prominent ‘Palazzo Di Mare’ estate tops $10M at auction

The prominent south-island property known as Palazzo Di Mare, which has been compared to the glittering Long Island ...

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ONE Sotheby’s buys brokerage from Thorpes

Treasure Coast Sotheby’s International Realty, a leading island brokerage that did nearly half-a-billion dollars in business in 2018, ...

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Centennial Place could give Vero the vibrant riverfront that it lacks

Ever wonder why Vero Beach doesn’t have a lively historic riverfront with restaurants, shops, docks and lodging like ...