Palmetto Town Center - 08/31/07 09:54 AM
A new plan for residential and commercial development has just been proposed for downtown Palmetto. The full city block of 4th & 5th Streets and 10th & 9th Avenues is stated to be a project to happen over the next 5 years. The project calls 6 phases with a combination of 28 store … (3 comments)
Angie's List - 08/21/07 10:13 AM
Anyone ever used Angie's List? Or maybe you had never heard of it, like myself? I didn't know this website even existed until this morning. I was watching TV and saw the advertisement for it. So what exactly is Angie's List? "A word-of-mouth network for consumers. Angie's List is a growing collection … (4 comments)
What Are Your Thoughts On What is Going To Happen? - 08/18/07 09:13 AM
Anyone care to share with us what your thoughts are on what is going to happen short term or long term due to many of the sub-prime lenders closing their doors and some of the large prime lenders now screaming of financial difficulties and some of them may be going under? I … (7 comments)
What's your funniest story? - 08/13/07 06:35 PM
I was doing some reading online tonight and came across a link on Realtor.org for people's funniest real estate stories. I never knew this page existed on the site until tonight. I decided to check it out and got a laugh out of some of them. There are quite a few of them … (2 comments)
More New Stores Are Coming To Parrish - 08/09/07 04:44 PM
Parrish will be seeing a few more new stores opening in the next month or so. "A pizzeria/Italian restaurant and a Chinese restaurant are already confirmed as new tenants of the Shops at Silverleaf, where Publix opened a new store on July 26. The plaza is on U.S. 301, near Chin Road.""A … (3 comments)
83 Yr Old Ellenton Woman Sees Her Old Home Restored - 08/09/07 04:27 PM
I was reading the paper this afternoon online and came across this story. I thought it was a neat story to share with you. It's a story about a woman who was surprised on her 83rd birthday. Her daughter planned a surprise party for her 83rd birthday at a home she was … (3 comments)
Do You Need A Good Title Company In The Manatee County Area? - 08/09/07 03:42 PM
If you are, I highly recommend Michelle Chevalier with CornerStone Title. She is very nice and very easy to work with. She will go to great lengths to sort out any problems to get a deal closed as smooth as possible. She keeps in contact with the lender and also keeps … (0 comments)
Manatee County Market Stats for July - 08/06/07 07:46 AM
Below are the stats for properties that SOLD and closed in July for Manatee County: July 2006# of single family homes SOLD = 234# of condos SOLD = 49Avg SOLD price for SFR = $372,162Avg SOLD price for condos = $286,861 July 2007# of single family homes SOLD = 182# of condos SOLD = 45Avg SOLD … (0 comments)
Don't Forget The Sales Tax Holiday Starts Today - 08/04/07 07:39 AM
This is just a reminder that the Florida Sales Tax Holiday starts today. The holiday goes from today until midnight August 13th. During the next 10 days would be a good time to get all of your school shopping done for your kids. Stock up on all the school supplies and … (4 comments)
Florida Property Insurance: Are We Ever Going To See Any Relief? - 08/04/07 07:23 AM
Another bill was introduced to Congress on Friday to reduce the costs of insurance premiums for homeowners in disaster-prone areas . But really, how far will this bill go? It's failed before, so are they really going to pass it this time around? "The bill would create a voluntary, market-driven national catastrophic fund designed to … (4 comments)
Creekwood Residents Could Be Losing Their Swimming Pool - 08/04/07 06:53 AM
A recent survey was mailed out to the residents of the Creekwood Subdivision asking them if they want to keep their community pool or have it close down. It also contained a repair list of costs totalling $100,000 to repair the pool. Apparently when the pool was first constructed it was constructed poorly … (0 comments)
Lakewood Ranch Could Become A City - 08/01/07 06:04 PM
There is talk of making Lakewood Ranch into it's own city. Even though it's a huge community with just about everything you need already in place, I'm not sure how happy the residents living there would be about this. What would be the cost of turning Lakewood Ranch into it's own city? What are the positives … (5 comments)
Over Watering Your Lawn Could End Up Costing You - 08/01/07 05:44 PM
Manatee County says they will now start handing out citations to people that are watering their lawns more than once a week. The citations will be issued only after the violators have been warned twice. On the third offense a citation will be issued. The first citation will carry a $50 … (9 comments)
The New Publix In Parrish Is Now Open - 08/01/07 05:25 PM
The new Publix grocery store in Parrish on Hwy 301 is now open. "Parrish did not have a large grocery store until the opening of Albertsons, close to Ellenton, in October 2001. But the large number of new homes built or being planned has helped put the once-sleepy community on retailers' radar.""About … (0 comments)
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A new plan for residential and commercial development has just been proposed for downtown Palmetto. The full city block of 4th & 5th Streets and 10th & 9th Avenues is stated to be a project to happen over the next 5 years.
