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For your consideration: American beautyberry

Two reasons homeowners may veer toward the purchase of exotic plants rather than Florida natives are that they are readily available in big box stores and, as examples such as Hibiscus rosa-sinensis and Ixora spp. demonstrate, look quite fetching when in bloom. What some homeowners may not ...

What does a title insurance policy cover?

Dear Mr. Feichthaler: You have said before that an owner’s title insurance policy is part of nearly every real estate transaction, and an important part of it. What does this policy insure, and how much does it cost every year? — Kathryn R. Dear Kathryn: I handle about 300 real ...

Along with tracking our regular Cape Coral home and condo statistics about closed sales, median sales prices and the monthly supply of unsold homes sitting on the market, we have also been providing weekly updates about active listings and pending sales because of the abnormally low inventory ...

Everglades tomatoes: Tiny wonders

Imagine a self-seeding bush that produces tiny, sweet tomatoes all year long. Now imagine this bush is disease and pest resistant, requires little care and thrives in our hot, humid climate. If this sounds too good to be true, you haven’t discovered the wild Everglades tomato. This ...

Dear Mr. Feichthaler: I have lived in my home in Cape Coral for 15 years. I am considering renting out a room to a friend of mine, but I don’t want to lose my homestead protections and exemptions. Will renting out a room in my house cause a problem? — Andrew B. Dear Andrew: Our real ...

It’s hard for us to believe, but we have now lived here for 42 years, with the winter of 1978 being the primary driving force behind moving to Cape Coral from the northeast back in 1979. Having had a front row seat from which to watch the blossoming of Cape Coral and all of Southwest Florida ...