One of Jupiter, Florida hottest nautical and western brands of apparel that reflect fun, style and the trendy lifestyle of South Florida has just opened at a second location!

Sporty Girl Apparel has just recently opened another store at River Walk in Jupiter, FL. Sporty Girl was created in 2008 by a young and passionate Jupiter local, Kristy Grant, who grew up in the sporting industry. Her passion for the outdoors reflects in all her art, which is also printed on her clothing line.

“Sporty Girl is a line of clothing that is centered to express a women’s passion for what she loves. There are many women in the world that love the ocean and the woods and the beautiful wildlife that inhabits these environments. Those women would love to have a piece of…

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During the holidays, people are so busy with planning family gatherings and prepping for the holidays that real estate purchases seem to fall on the back burner.  According to Forbes Business, the biggest big-ticket items purchased during this time are homes!

Forbes states, “About a million consumers will purchase a home from November to January this year”.  Did you know that according to the Case -Shiller Price Index, typical homes rise around 3% to 5% per year?  They are predicting this year; the gain will be a little bit stronger closer to 6%.  A shortage of inventory is partially to blame.  Thusly, indicating a seller’s market.  Nevertheless, hold on one minute…

Homebuyers must keep in mind that great deals can be had during this time. The…

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The latest quarterly report by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), released November 12, 2015, asserting that median prices for existing homes in metropolitan areas continued to climb in the third quarter of 2015, but at a healthier pace that could entice more homebuyers into the market.

"Many of the metro areas with the fastest price appreciation over the past year were in the South — particularly in Florida," says Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist. The economist stated that Florida, in particular, had some of the strongest price appreciation.  Yun stated without question the housing market had its best quarter in nearly a decade. "The demand for buying, picked up speed in many metro areas during the summer as more households…

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"Emerging Trends in Real Estate” Is the most highly regarded and widely read forecast reports of trends in the real estate industry. “Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2016”, undertaken jointly by Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) and the Urban Land Institute (ULI) provides an "outlook on real estate investment and development trends, real estate finance and capital markets, property sectors, metropolitan areas, and other real estate issues throughout the United States and Canada."

If the “work” component of “live/work/play” is evolving, so is the “live” element -housing.  Global, as well as domestic homebuyers and investors are casting wider nets as they look at U.S. real estate markets. One such investor, at a large international institution, marveled…

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Farmers Markets are sprouting all over South Florida these days. Plentiful with organic fruits and vegetables that are locally grown as well as many artisan products from flowers, jelly’s, cheese and plants. But every market is different and seems to be expanding with vendors and with the amble amount of visitors that flock to these wonderful green markets seem to have a very promising future.  Many of the local markets are traditionally open on the weekends but some of the farm fresh goodness is available on the weekdays and more often in more places.

Below is a list of South Florida’s Green Markets:

1. Jupiter Green & Artisan Market at Riverwalk Event Plaza- 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Sundays – year round.
It is set along the beautiful Intracoastal…

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At the forefront of modernization, Palm Beach County real estate has experienced a flow of development but the newest and most anticipated community, Alton, is coming soon to Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Envision yourself living in a community where most of everything is at the tip of your fingers. A short walk from fabulous restaurants, charming boutiques, nature and fitness trails and even nightlife!

Alton is being led by Kolter Homes and this visionary place of living is now going to become a reality in the fall months of 2015. The community is intended to be comprised of up to 2,000 single and multi-family homes, townhomes, and apartments. It will have about 500,000 square feet of retail space and roughly 300 hotel rooms, office space and…

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Mid-way into 2015 and the American housing market is continuing to boom. Of late, new construction and building permits have been sky rocketing. Over the past year, building permit applications have risen 30%, an incredible advance compared to years past.

There are a few factors leading experts to believe that housing starts will only continue to rise in the upcoming months. Some of these factors influencing the promising stats include; a currently robust inflation and a recent rise in homebuilder sentiment. Home builder sentiment is a homebuilders' confidence in the market for new homes. The level of home builder sentiment in the United States is back up to levels not seen since the height of the housing boom a…

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Last week, realtors from across the nation attended or virtually attended a conference held by the REALTOR® University Richard J. Rosenthal Center for Real Estate Studies during the REALTORS® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo about the importance and benefits of “urban developments.”   Walk able urban developments are the up and coming trend in real estate development, and with good reason. In highly populated, urban areas this concept, “Creates walkability with restaurants and stores can help transition an edgy part of town into one that is hip and hopping with pedestrians,” said National Association of Realtors® Chief Economist Lawrence Yun. “This type of real estate development transforms the community for the better.”  

Christopher…

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As a group, humans tend to be fascinated with the idea of the future. Our imaginations offer plenty of room for ideas about where and how people will live in the future. With the world population growing at an exponential rate, these predictions have come to fruition in some cases. Some of these new housing trends are being seen in the U.S. and others are in countries with more extreme “rapid urbanization.” 

Here are 5 examples of housing of the future:

  1. TINY HOUSES- This movement has entered the “mainstream” category as you can find documentaries on Netflix, TV shows and more about something called “tiny houses.” These are homes built with very sensible and efficient space planning, usually spanning only 500 square feet. They have reduced…

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Housing Market Growth

The U.S. housing market continues to recover even with a slight dip in housing stars (i.e. new home construction). Due to a strengthening economy and gains in the job market, the housing market has been positively affected and continues to strengthen. 

However, in 2014 we saw an overall increase of 19% in housing start ups and as of January 2015 that number has fallen. “U.S. housing starts fell 2% in January from a month earlier to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.065 million,” the Commerce Department said Wednesday, February 18. This dip reflects a decline in new construction of single-family homes. This decrease reflects solely on new construction of single-family homes NOT apartment complexes. Nor does the dip affect the market for already…

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