I have written many times about some of the hidden houses of Key West, those special places that are rarely seen by most locals and tourists. Often they are located on one of our slow lanes which are mostly used by people that live there. Some are little houses tucked behind a larger house. O
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10/19/2012
Just listed by Preferred Properties, but not by me, 1109 Virginia Street in the Old Town area of Key West. This two bedroom/one bath home has vaulted ceiling in the combined living room and kitchen areas. French doors open out to the rear deck and pool. The place is cozy and comfy and is priced
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10/17/2012
Key West is a small island city located at the very end of the Florida Keys. State law restricts the construction of new houses under the Rate of Growth Ordinance (ROGO) in all of the Florida Keys as a part of hurricane evacuation plan. The fact is that Key West, like the other Keys, has a fin
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10/17/2012
I wrote about 1018 James Street (pictured immediately below) in January 2011. It did not sell then, but I'm pretty confident the soon to be completed renovation of the house next door at 1016 James Street will help persuade wannabe fixer-uppers that 1018 James Street is a project worthy of seriou
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10/16/2012
I have often written about life on the slow lanes of Key West. The cottage at 824 Terry Lane is a perfect example of space and time: it is a wonderful embodiment of space and time means nothing if you live here. The cottage is located at the rear of the Terry Lane Courtcondo compound (which I wil
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10/12/2012
Rumor has it that Bert and Ernie have been in Key West scoping out a new place to live in case Mitt Romney wins the election and makes good on his threat to stop funding PBS. Bert started out drinking on the plane. The thought of losing one's home and job is a pretty scary thing to happen to an
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10/09/2012
The lovely home at 3529 Sunrise Drive in Key West was built in 1963 and incorporates many of the styles and trends of that era. I pulled out the WayBack machine and recalled these events that occurred in 1963: the Beatles recorded their first album Please Please Me in a single session; Betty Fri
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10/08/2012
I recently showed an absolutely beautiful three bedroom town home at the Key West Golf Club that might appeal to a buyer seeking a move-in ready home that has been smartly upgraded and lovingly maintained. I am speaking about 11 Whistling Duck Lane that is offered at $349,000. The listing Realt
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10/06/2012
City is doing landscaping Just listed, but not by me, a Bank Owned property that was originally designed by the noted design team of Debra Yates and Raymond Jungles. (They were not the owners of this property when it was foreclosed.) The house is located at 1103 Ashby Street in the mid town are
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10/06/2012
I got an email from a buyer I have been working with for nearly two years. She noticed one property she has been eying had recently raised the asking price by $200,000 (not a typo). I looked the property up and recalled having discussed the property with my buyer several months ago. Sometimes se
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10/05/2012
