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Four-legged plant pests!

Lat month we imagined the unhappy scenario of finding a plant, or plants, in distress in your landscape. Distress might be characterized as holes or tears in the leaves, pieces of the plant on the ground, or even a plant that appears to be defoliated overnight. Sometimes this damage is caused ...

Will life estate deed conflict with a will done in another state?

Dear Mr. Feichthaler: I recently moved here from Wisconsin and had a will done there several years ago. I named my three kids as beneficiaries. I have read your columns about Enhanced Life Estate Deeds and want to make sure I avoid probate. However, one of my children has helped me a lot, ...

Local market holds as economic and geopolitical turmoil grow

As our local housing market continues to hold its ground at levels well below the post-COVID market highs in a post-hurricane recovery to slower, more normal historical sales levels, the biggest wildcards in our real estate market in the near term seem to be from outside influences. A ...

Add some color to your spring garden

Spring brings the blooming of many showy, ornamental flowers. Two standouts are the Easter lily and the Barbados lily. The Easter Lily, Lilium longiflorum, is native to the Ryukyu Islands in Japan. Its large white, fragrant, trumpet-shaped flowers symbolize purity, rebirth and hope while ...

Buyer wants escrow deposit returned after seller backs out of deal

Mr. Feichthaler: I read your column weekly and have taken the information to heart. So, I entered into a contract to purchase a property in Cape Coral with an “as-is” contract, which gave me 10 days for inspection. During that time, you have noted a buyer can cancel for any reason, or no ...

Cape Coral condo market remains resilient in February

While expert economists, media pundits, politicians and various market analysts continue sorting through the details of the recent banking crisis and how it will impact the Fed’s next moves, there is a growing debate about the potential fallout from these developments. The view seems to be ...