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  A Boca Raton-based developer has announced plans for three new apartment communities in Broward and Palm Beach counties. The Altman Cos. says it will build in Boynton Beach, Coconut Creek and Pembroke Pines. A fourth complex will be in Kendall, adding 1,100 units to the South Florida inventory...

  Authorities say some of the 263 small dogs removed from a southwest Florida house could be ready for adoption as early as Monday.Sarasota County Animal Services removed the dogs from a house in Venice last week.     Authorities say most of the Chihuahuas, poodles, schnauzers and other small dog...

      Isn’t this the reaction you are hoping potential buyers will have when they see your listing? As you get ready for market, here’s how to prep for a positive reaction. 66% - would rather build equity than pay rent  50% - homeowner is a better long term investment  35% - want to own where the...

Here are the top five things potential buyers want in a brand-new house, according to a recent survey Everything is new Less maintenance More energy-efficient Opportunity to customize Contemporary floor plan And here are the top five things potential buyers like about existing homes: More afforda...

WCI Communities has raised prices in its Somerset neighborhood at Heron Bay in Parkland.   It’s not the amount – just $5,000 – but rather the intent that’s noteworthy here. Homebuilders have been beaten down for so long, retrenching and trying to survive. An actual price increase, no matter how s...

A Phoenix-based company is capitalizing on demand for rentals with plans to open a 396-unit luxury apartment community next year in Coconut Creek. The first units at Broadstone Cypress Hammocks, 5201 W. Hillsboro Blvd., will be ready in early 2013, and construction on the entire complex is expect...

    After six years of historic price declines, South Florida's housing market has hit bottom. So says Zillow.com, a Seattle-based real estate website that reports home values aren't just stable but rising in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. Prices in South Florida reached their low p...

CITY OF PARKLAND STAFF SAVINGS FROM OCTOBER 2011 TO APRIL 2012Department Description of Action Cost Savings Engineering Dog Park Certification performed in house rather than with consultant $7,000NSID permit certifications performed in house rather than with consultant $4,000Mecca Boulevard Resur...

Learn How to Swim at Three Broward County Parks Registration begins May 5 for swimming lessons offered at three Broward County Parks – C.B. Smith, 900 N. Flamingo Road, Pembroke Pines, 954-357-5179; Central Broward Regional, 3700 N.W. 11th Place, Lauderhill, 954-357-7088; and T.Y., 3300 N. Park R...

KaBOOM! Names Parkland Amoung 213 "Playful City USA" Communities Today’s children spend less time playing outside than any previous generation, but 213 cities and towns, including Parkland, earned recognition from national non-profit KaBOOM! as 2012 Playful City USA communities for their efforts ...