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Longtime agent opening own brokerage with focus on ultra-luxury island niche

Well-known island real estate agent Luke Webb has opened his own brokerage in a 3,000-square-foot office at the ...

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Site work on Windsor’s North Village, idyllic subdivision steeped in sustainability, moving at rapid pace

After a long pre-development prelude, site work is moving ahead at an impressive pace at Windsor’s North Village, ...

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Dip in mortgage interest rates seen giving Vero realty market late summer boost

Mortgage interest rates have finally fallen far enough to give the sluggish Vero Beach real estate market a ...

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Vero still somehow beating Florida’s iffy realty market

The national real estate press is full of headlines proclaiming the precarious condition of the Florida real estate ...

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ORCA founder’s story wins ‘wave’ reviews at film fest

Vero Beach’s most notable marine biologist Edie Widder officially joined the rarified ranks of celebrity scientists this month ...

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Island real estate market energized by NYC mayor’s race

New York City, despite its many trials and tribulations, remains the richest city in the world with 384,000 ...

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Quail’s new $25M racquet sports hub gets key county OK

Quail Valley Club members are a big step closer to racquet sports heaven. A fourth club location at ...

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South County seeing 3,000-home building boom

A sprawling masterplan for seven interconnected subdivisions – with a park and commercial area at their core – ...

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A seawall for the ages – or at least the rest of the century

There are still some people out there who deny the reality of climate change and sea level rise ...

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Tale of 2 bridges: Building new span easier than fixing old

Turns out it is quicker to build a massive new bridge from scratch than to repair one that ...

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Spectacular estate hits market for $16M, a potential record for a Windsor property

The largest estate in Windsor has come on the market for $16 million. If it sells at that ...

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Brightline: Ridership up, but financials way off track

It has been almost two years since Brightline’s sleek, brightly colored trains began flashing through Vero Beach, and ...