Paul Owers

5 days ago | homes.com | Paul Owers

Florida lawmakers are awaiting Gov. Ron DeSantis' signature on a revised condominium safety law that's led to sharply increased fees for residents in older buildings and deep concerns for the state's condo market. The Florida House and Senate unanimously approved changes that would give condos another year to complete structural-integrity inspections and provide a two-year pause in funding reserves following those surveys.

1 week ago | homes.com | Paul Owers

Mickey Davis is a spry, 87-year-old great-grandmother. Her housemate Charles DuGood, a Pokémon card collector who wants to be a paleontologist, turned 31 in January. "People call us 'The Odd Couple,'" Davis said. DuGood chuckles good-naturedly, even though he has never heard of the iconic 1970s TV sitcom. Davis and DuGood live in her three-bedroom house in Ferrisburgh, Vermont, a little over an hour west of the state capital, Montpelier.

1 week ago | homes.com | Paul Owers

Nearly 900 single-family homes are earmarked for a slice of land in an emerging corridor of the fast-growing Dallas-Fort Worth region. Vanguard Real Estate Advisors said it represented Clairemont Development Group of Fort Worth in its purchase of 240 acres on the east side of State Highway 78, three miles south of downtown Farmersville, Texas. The city, with about 4,100 residents, is roughly 45 miles northeast of Dallas.

1 month ago | homes.com | Paul Owers

The locals say it's hard to describe adequately how vast The Villages is to someone who has never seen the development. The 55-and-over "active adult" haven of more than 70,000 homes about an hour northwest of Walt Disney World in Central Florida covers 90 square miles, stretching 35 miles north to south across three counties. And it's ever expanding. During a recent trolley tour of the property, the guide joked that The Villages will eventually reach Key West.

1 month ago | homes.com | Paul Owers

A developer who integrated luxury townhouses into a suburban, mixed-use destination outside Atlanta more than a decade ago plans to use that same formula for a project in a neighboring city. Mark Toro, principal of Toro Development Co., will build 133 brick townhouses at Medley, a 43-acre project under construction in Johns Creek, Georgia, the company said. Apartments, retail, restaurants, offices and a hotel also will be part of the mix at Medley, Toro Development said.