• Blue cottage with a flag in Lincolnville, St. Augustine, FL

    Halloween in a Florida Master-Planned Community: What Trick-or-Treat Night Really Looks Like

    What Does Halloween Look Like in a Florida Neighborhood? It is a few minutes before dusk on October 31st, and the street is already humming. Somebody down the block has a fog machine going. A skeleton sits in a lawn chair with a cold drink in its hand, because this is Florida and even the decoration

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  • River view of the city in Jacksonville, FL

    Coming Home From Overseas: Retiring to Northeast Florida After Years Abroad

    Ready to come home to a place that feels like yours? The plane drops through a layer of cloud and the ground below turns green, then gold, then the flat bright ribbon of a river. You have made versions of this trip many times, but this one is different. This time the bags you checked are not for a p

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  • Downtown skyline under blue sky in Jacksonville, FL

    What Is an Elevation Certificate and Why It Matters When You Buy Near the Water

    Does the house you love sit high enough? You are standing on a back deck in Palencia, looking out over marsh grass that glows gold in the late afternoon. A heron lifts off. Your partner says it is the most peaceful view you have seen in months. Then your agent asks a quiet question. Has anyone menti

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