The recent economic downturn has led to numerous battles between county property appraisers desperate to preserve revenue and homeowners desperate to generate additional income from their properties. A new battle ground has emerged as to the extent to which property appraisers can revoke the constitutional right to homestead where property owners rent out their homesteaded [...]

As part of its plan to stimulate the U.S. housing market and address the economic challenges facing our nation, Congress has passed new legislation that:

Extends the First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit of up to $8,000 to first-time home buyers until April 30, 2010.
Expands the credit to grant up to $6,500 credit to current home owners [...]

Current use is Bed & Breakfast or use it as a great Old Florida Style Pool Home with in law quarters.
Large 4 Bedroom / 3.5 Bathroom home on quiet street in West Bradenton offers huge caged deck and heated pool with auto cleaner. The oversized, fenced in lot offers two lush, landscaped backyard areas, one [...]

Bradenton / Sarasota Sep 27 2009 – Weiss International Realty proudly announces the affiliation with the world’s largest vacation rental network www.homeaway.com.
Homeaway.com has the largest and most diverse selection of homes around the world, with nearly 180,000 properties across 120 countries.
HomeAway is funded by Austin Ventures, Institutional Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Technology Crossover Ventures and [...]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – June 4, 2009 – Home and business owners who think their local tax bill is too high caught a break today when Gov. Charlie Crist signed a bill that makes it easier to challenge how much a property is worth.
Flanked by business and real estate leaders, Crist put his name to HB [...]

Businesses moving on Old Main Street
By GRACE GAGLIANO – gagostin@bradenton.com    (Excerpt from Bradenton Herald 05-19-2009)
BRADENTON — A popular downtown Bradenton drinking establishment is being kicked out of its current home on Old Main Street.

A lease for the Lost Kangaroo Pub will not be renewed by landlord Mike Carter when it expires Sept. 31. Instead, Carter [...]