Category: Real Estate

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Three Nassau County Commissioners Boldly Reject Proposed Settlement With Riverstone Properties

Nassau County, Florida Commission Meeting May 23, 2022
Nassau County, Florida Commission Meeting May 23, 2022

The Nassau County Commission spurned 11 proposed high-rise condominiums on the south end of Amelia Island.

Ramifications Of Proposed Amelia Island High-Rise Development On South End

Amelia Island Living magazine photo, last large undeveloped oceanfront parcel (privately-owned by Riverstone).
Amelia Island's Last Large Undeveloped Oceanfront Parcel (Riverstone). Photo by AmeliaIslandLiving.com

Editor’s note: Contributing columnist, Steve Nicklas, expresses his views and insight on various topics in Marketplace. — Steve’s Marketplace — Life is full of change. And Nassau County is experiencing a centenarian’s lifetime of it.  Our once-rural area is quickly becoming populated, densely in some places. This has ramifications for municipalities, schools, public safety, infrastructure, […]

National Moving Trends, Top “Hello” & “Goodbye” States

U-Haul Moving Trucks, Fernandina Beach, Florida on Amelia Island

What are the most popular in-migration states vs. those with highest out-migration? Glimpse America on the move, a story told by three moving companies.

Hedge Funds, Cash Buyers Scooping Up Scarce Supply of Residential Real Estate

Homes in Nassau County, Florida. Residential real estate market.

Instead of reinvesting their money into richly valued U.S. stocks or low-yielding bonds, hedge funds have turned to buying houses in booming locations.