Colleen Cooley's (ccooley1) Blog

                   Admirals Cove offers a wide range of magnificent homes, from a bit more modest to outrageously divine! Each one a standout, worthy of consideration on its own particular merits. But great residences are just one reason to seek out Admirals' Cove... one of Palm Beach County's pr...

It's not just because it's a glorious sunspot for boating, fishing, golfing or hitting the beach. It's because it now offers a remarkable combination -a laid-back place to live, and a booming place to invest in Florida properties! From Boca to Stuart and beyond, you'll be seeing home prices start...

    Frenchman's Reserve is a private, gated country club community in Palm Beach Gardens featuring elegant single-family estate and custom homes by Toll Brothers. Reminiscent of the elaborate Palm Beach mansions designed by 20th Century architect Addison Mizner, the awe-inspiring architecture thr...

I recently read an article by a mortgage consultant advising home sellers against putting all the equity they gained from the sale into their next home. He emphatically suggested they stay more liquid, and make their money work harder in another investment vehicle.  As I recall, the word DIVERSIF...

                        Where the sky's so dark, the stars don't just twinkle. They pop. And the moon seems to hang in mid-air, almost close enough to touch. So oversized, you expect to see the Dreamworks® logo. And the waves keep rolling gently in. If all that sounds just a bit too picturesque, ...

Everyone has them. Those moments when something strikes you a certain way, alters your perception, changes the outcome. Take Florida rains, for example.  They're particularly impressive. The sheer heaviness of them. The electrical violence of lightening streaks and thunder booms that stun any new...

I'm a New Jersey girl. My sole experience with fish before I moved to Florida was ordering it Sunday morning at the local deli. But, when I moved to Miami and married an honest-to-Pete Floridian, I got a crash course in everything with gills. Five years ago, we escaped to Jupiter. Two fugitives f...

I'm a New Jersey girl. My sole experience with fish before I moved to Florida was ordering it Sunday morning at the local deli. But, when I moved to Miami and married an honest-to-Pete Floridian, I got a crash course in everything with gills. Five years ago, we escaped to Jupiter. Two fugitives f...

Yes, it's true. I live in Valencia at Abacoa. But even if I didn't, I'd want to. Abacoa is a pretty remarkable planned community by anyone's standards. And Valencia is by far its crown jewel. Sure, green parks, little bridges, a delightful lake, community clubhouse and pool add to its charm. But ...

             The address is 124 Santiago Drive in Valencia at Abacoa. The neighborhood alone should tip you off. But nothing will quite prepare you for this house. Not for the Brazilian cherry and mud set porcelain floors (that you'll probably mistake for marble). Not for the dream kitchen with t...