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Transferring your property to your children

Dear Mr. Feichthaler: My husband and I want to gift a portion of our home to our three children over a three-year period, eventually they will own it all. We are transferring the property in stages so we don’t exceed the annual gift tax exclusion. Can this be done? —Jane A. Dear ...

Is our home market overvalued and what may be next?

In looking ahead to next year, there are a handful of things which could influence our local real estate market in 2022. This list includes the potential impact of the ongoing COVID pandemic and how it is dealt with, the supply chain issues, inflation, interest rates and the monetary policies ...

Borage: Bounty for bees, butterflies and brews

Late fall is the perfect time to plant the seeds of a lovely summer annual that will nourish bees, butterflies and you. Popular in the 1400s, borage, also known as Borago officinalis, is making its return to the herb garden. It is an edible, ornamental growing two feet tall with tiny hairs on ...

Dear Mr. Feichthaler: I own a home in Cape Coral, and I have two adult children from a previous marriage. I also am the parent of a minor child with my partner, but I do not have any custodial rights with the child. I have written in my will that my home should pass to my two adult ...

October home supply stays tight, sales set new record

Based on the preliminary results for November home sales, we have now surpassed last year’s all-time record of 6,080 closed single-family home sales in Cape Coral with a total of 6,388 sales so far in 2021. This number will adjust higher as the final November sales are entered into the ...

‘Tis the season for the festive poinsettia

What plant makes you think immediately of Christmas? I’m confident that you answered the poinsettia, which adorns our homes, holiday cards, wrapping paper and even our postage stamps during the holiday season. The poinsettia is the second largest-selling flowering plant in the country ...