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Private clubs are thriving with soaring real estate market

Vero’s 14 private clubs are enjoying a phenomenal boom heading into this mostly post-pandemic season, with waiting lists ...

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Vero TV home renovators tackle Alma Lee Loy’s humble house

A Vero couple with a fledgling home renovation show are close to finishing their remake of the Alma ...

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New home building boom ramping up at John’s Island

When 32963 readers think of new development on the barrier island, few picture John’s Island. They more likely ...

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Vero oceanfront estate sells for record $27 million

A new real estate record for the barrier island was set last Saturday when an oceanfront home in ...

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Canadian snowbirds once again able to drive to Vero Beach

The snowbirds are coming. On Monday, for the first time in more than 19 months, fully vaccinated Canadians ...

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Island’s oldest realty company moves into the future as AMAC

The oldest real estate company on the island – Alex MacWilliam Inc. – now has the most modern ...

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Surfsedge: ‘If we build it, they will come’

What a difference a year makes. In October 2020, there were no homes sold or built in the ...

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Noted South Florida landscape architect designs native plant garden at county administration complex

A noted South Florida landscape architectural firm has teamed up with Pelican Island Audubon Society and Indian River ...

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Seasonal rental rates for island properties skyrocket

In another measure of the barrier island’s ever-increasing cache, rental rates have skyrocketed this year, jumping as much ...

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Marine Bank, growing fast during pandemic, plans more expansion

Marine Bank is on a roll. It has been a record year for residential loan production, according to ...

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New home boom pushes south on the barrier island

A new-home building boom is ramping up on the barrier island south of the county line, where 76 ...

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U.S. 1 shopping plazas getting major upgrades

A new restaurant and retail plaza is coming to the Kmart center on U.S. 1 at the same ...