Archives for February, 2007
Boca Hospital gets a $75 million gift
Friday, February 2nd, 2007
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Boca Raton - In one of the largest donations of its kind, a $75 million gift from a local benefactor brings Boca Raton Community Hospital a significant step closer to raising $250 million for a teaching hospital that could transform health care in the region. The donation from the Schmidt Family Foundation — the largest [...]
Village-like project planned in Delray Beach
Friday, February 2nd, 2007
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A Dallas-based real estate developer has acquired Office Depot’s sprawling Delray Beach headquarters for $80 million. Lincoln Property Co. sealed its deal for the three-building, 43-acre campus - on Congress Avenue just south of Linton Boulevard - on Dec. 22.
Office Depot will lease back its 566,852-square-foot headquarters until the end of 2008, when [...]
Save Florida from SAVE OUR HOMES
Friday, February 2nd, 2007
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“… There will eventually be dramatic differences in the assessed values of identically valued homes.” “… Property-tax payments will be effectively shifted from homestead properties that have not been sold recently to properties recently sold and to non-homestead properties such as businesses and rental units.” “Over time, the changes may work to limit (economic) growth, [...]
2007: A time of widgets and Web redesigns
Friday, February 2nd, 2007
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The new year is here, and brokers are already buzzing about new Web sites, widgets and other technological doodads that they expect to use in 2007.
Carolynn Ozar-Diakon, broker-owner of Resources Real Estate in Rumson, N.J., said she plans to explore the use of a “virtual kiosk” module for her real estate office this year.
Simon L. [...]
How not to run out of hot water
Friday, February 2nd, 2007
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Simple solutions for home water heater
Running out of hot water before you finish your morning shower is one of life’s little irritants. If you have an electric water heater, the answer may be as simple as adjusting a thermostat or replacing a heating element.
Your first task is to check the settings on the thermostats, [...]
Do I qualify for $250,000 home-sale tax break?
Friday, February 2nd, 2007
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Suppose you could receive up to $250,000 tax-free cash. Better yet, suppose you could receive up to $500,000 tax-free. Still better, suppose you could receive this tax-free money over and over again, but not more frequently than once every 24 months.
Stop dreaming. It’s possible. Thanks to Internal Revenue Code 121, millions of U.S. home sellers [...]
