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What will happen if we don’t pay condo fees?
September 30, 2011 Q: My husband and I, like so many people, are suffering financial hardships. more »»
Home improvements to consider before selling
September 30, 2011 If you are getting your home ready to place on the market, there are a few home improvement considerations to make that could add value. more »»
Autumn has arrived ... is it cool yet?
September 30, 2011 By H.I. JEAN SHIELDS Special to The Breeze The calendar says autumn has arrived. True, the days are shorter now. There is not as much sun, however that is because someone has not turned off the rai. more »»
Couple contemplates refinancing
September 23, 2011 Q: My husband and I have a relatively small mortgage, albeit at 9 percent interest, but we are the only couple in our neighborhood who are not upside down in our home. more »»
Religion Notes
September 23, 2011 Cape Coral Cape Christian Fellowship This weekend Pastor Wes Furlong begins a new series Bold Crossings with the message “The Breakthrough” at Cape Christian Fellowship. more »»
Fall season has officially arrived
September 23, 2011 By JOYCE COMINGORE Special to The Breeze Friday, September 23, was the big kick-off day of fall. It’s nice to have a specific date, because it is hard to tell in “Paradise. more »»
Defining the probate process
September 6, 2011 Q: I’ve heard the word “probate” a dozen times but I’m still not sure what it means or why I need to avoid it. A: Probate is the legal process of settling the estate of a person who is deceased. more »»
Assessed value, is it accurate?
September 6, 2011 Florida law requires that the just value of all property be determined each yea. more »»
Pay off my mortgage, or invest for the future?
August 19, 2011 Q: I’ve never understood the advantages and disadvantages of having a mortgage. On one hand, having a mortgage helped me buy my house and to have a much nicer house than if I had to pay cash. more »»
Technology ... where has it taken us?
August 19, 2011 When I first entered the real estate business, cellular phones were merely dreams to electronic engineers. Contracts were either delivered in person or by fax machines. more »»
The upside down gardening world of Florida
August 19, 2011 By JOYCE COMINGORE news@breezenewspapers.com We often tell northern gardeners to turn all their gardening knowledge upside down or reverse it all when gardening in Florida. more »»
Employment laws apply to condo associations
August 16, 2011 Q: I’m on the board of a condo association. We have several employees and I’ve been asked to investigate what employment laws apply to u. more »»
The importance of lighting in your home
August 16, 2011 By MARIO D’ARTAGNAN Sometimes you walk into a beautiful home, when all of a sudden, the lighting grabs your attention. In many cases the lighting is either too bright, or too dim. more »»
It is time to take a break from gardening
August 16, 2011 By H.I. Jean Shields Special to The Breeze It is time for all good gardeners to take a break. With all of the sun and rain we are having, Mother Nature has gone wild. more »»
Buying home in ‘Over 55’ community
August 5, 2011 Question: My daughter would like to buy my husband and I a condo for our retirement but the place we found is in an “Over 55” community. more »»
Much too hot ... too much work
August 5, 2011 By H.I. JEAN SHIELDS news@breezenewspapers.com We migrated south, for good, at the end of the year in 1994. We settled in our Southwest Cape Coral home, Dec. more »»
Handling the chores as estate executor
July 29, 2011 Q: I have heard that real estate is usually the greatest asset that people have at the end of their lives. This has been true for both my deceased father and grandparents. more »»
Festival is ideal for the mango obsessed
July 29, 2011 By JOYCE COMINGORE Special to The Breeze MANIA—obsession or irrational behavior. Today and tomorrow, Mango-Mania is upon us. more »»
Dealing with assessment delinquencies
July 22, 2011 Q: I have been the president of our condo association for seven years and this is the first time that we are faced with several owners who are delinquent in paying their assessments. more »»
Can installment sales provide lifetime income?
July 22, 2011 Question: Bob, I have been reading your columns since 1990 and have enjoyed 99 percent of them. I greatly enjoyed your article several months ago about real estate installment sales. more »» |
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