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Paint can be a wallpaper alternative

Published: Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 4:01 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 1:59 a.m. Elaine Griffin is crazy about stripes - in small rooms and kids' rooms, powder rooms and halls.


Subdivision Residents to Pay More Taxes

Subdivision Residents to Pay More Taxes


Stirling Sotheby's International Realty forms Partnership with Canin Associates Planners, Architects

ORLANDO - Stirling Sotheby's International Realty has formed a strategic partnership with Canin Associates urban planning, landscape architecture and architectural design studios in Orlando. Roger Soderstrom, founder and owner of Stirling Sotheby's International Realty, said the internationally recognized, full service, multi-disciplined design and architectural firm is a perfect match for Stirling Sotheby's.


Winston-James Development Negotiates New Leases in Oviedo, Winter Garden

SOUTH DAYTONA- Winston James Development, Inc. recently negotiated new lease agreements that total 2,000 square feet of industrial space at Aloma Commerce Center in Oviedo and the West Orange Business Center in Winter Garden. Winston Schwartz, president of Winston-James Development, Inc., said Little Anthony's restaurant franchise leased 1,000 square feet of space at Aloma Business Center, located off Aloma Ave. at 2785 Wrights Rd. in Oviedo. Ty Brackney of Dunhill Management Corp. negotiated the lease agreement representing the tenant, Schwartz said. Regulatory Compliance Association, Inc. leased 1,000 square feet of space at West Orange Business Center, located at 1249 Winter Garden-Vineland Rd. in Winter Garden. The tenant, an online training company for financial auditing firms, was represented in the transaction by Ty Brackney of Dunhill Management Corp.


Lennar Reports Record Pace of New Home Sales at Heritage Bay Golf and Country Club Community,Naples

NAPLES - Lennar reports it sold a record 29 new homes in February at Heritage Bay, a gated golf and country club resort community located on Immokalee Road east of I-75 in Naples. Matt Devereaux, director of sales for Lennar's Southwest Florida Division, said sales of new homes at The Verandas at Heritage Bay and Heritage Bay Terrace Condominiums exceeded projections for the month.


Ashton Woods Homes has only Eight Home Sites Remaining in First Phase at The Landings, South Tampa

TAMPA - Only eight new homes remain for sale in phase one at the Ashton Woods Homes community, The Landings located off Interbay and Westshore Blvds. in South Tampa. Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing at Ashton Woods Homes in the Tampa Bay area, said the new phase that started construction will offer 35 three, four and five-bedroom homes priced from $199,900.


Lennar Opens Two New Model Homes at River Strand Golf & Country Club, Heritage Harbour in Bradenton

BRADENTON - Lennar has opened two new model homes and introduced six new floor plans at River Strand, the gated golf and country club community located within Heritage Harbor in Bradenton off S.R. 64. Matt Devereaux, director of sales for Lennar's Southwest Florida Division, said new homes at River Strand range in size from 1,194 square feet of living space to more than 3,800 square feet and new homes are priced from the $140s to more than $500,000.


Best Buy founder looks at Portland properties

Richard Schulze, the founder and chairman of Best Buy Co. Inc., has launched a real estate investment partnership with Gerald Rauenhorst, the founder and former CEO of Opus Corp.


Saul Centers declares quarterly dividend of 36 cents per common share

Saul Centers Inc. declared a quarterly dividend of 36 cents per common share. The dividend will be paid on April 30, 2010 to shareholders of record on April 16, 2010.


Runaway Prius case presents nagging questions

Investigators are confronted with a series of nagging questions as they try to unravel the case of a California real estate agent who said his Toyota Prius turned into a runaway death trap after the gas pedal became stuck.


03/10/10 - Equity One Offers 4.2M Shares of Common Stock

Equity One, Inc., an owner, developer, and operator of shopping centers, announced today that it will issue and sell 4.2 million shares of its common stock in a public offering.


Code violation controversy

Neighborhood hit with building code violations





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